Tag: CIS

Learn how to set up an Amazon EC2 Mac instance with a hardened image provided by the Center for Internet Security (CIS). This will help you to mitigate common threats like malware, denial of service, insufficient authorization, and overlapping trust boundary threats. CIS is an AWS Partner and community-driven nonprofit that aims to make the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments.

Learn how the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark helps organizations operate securely whilst examining the common challenges businesses face in its implementation. Stax can offer a solution to speed up AWS account creation while adhering to the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark. Creating and configuring AWS accounts securely can be a time-consuming and tedious exercise. Competing priorities can result in rushed or inconsistent process, impacting security, agility, and velocity.

The HCL Augmented Network Automation (ANA) Platform takes self-organizing networks to the next generation. It features a closed-loop network automation environment that supports multi-vendor, multi-technology cellular network deployments. Learn how HCL ANA on AWS enables telecom service providers to simplify network management complexity and improve end-customer satisfaction, as AI-based automation and operation is becoming a crucial component for all tiers of cellular networks.

Customers using cloud resources on AWS can safeguard sensitive IT systems and data by complying with the industry-recognized CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, among other best practices defined by AWS security experts. This post explains how to get visibility of your cloud security posture when building secure multi-account, multi-region AWS deployments. Kyndryl is an IT infrastructure services provider that designs, builds, manages, and modernizes the information systems the world depends on every day.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is responsible for the CIS Controls and CIS Benchmarks, which are globally recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data. The implementation of these can help harden systems through various means, whether it be disabling unnecessary ports or eliminating unneeded services. Purchasing a pre-hardened image is a great option, especially since you are ensured compliance with the CIS Benchmark, and deploying it would not require much maintenance on your end.

Like many SAP customers, one of Atos’ customers had a large, on-premises environment, encompassing a combination of virtual and physical servers and traditional storage. Learn about the migration process used to move the customer from their on-premises estate to AWS. We’ll also describe the target architecture used within AWS, along with the benefits the customer has achieved both during and post migration.

Security and compliance are primary considerations for many AWS customers as they begin their cloud journey. Public sector customers, in particular, face obstacles and challenges using commercially available solutions that may not have an Authority to Operate (ATO). To help customers overcome these obstacles, the Authority to Operate on AWS program provides resources to solution providers who need assistance pursuing a compliance authorization.