This product has charges associated with it for seller hardening and maintenance support. The Foundation HIPAA Compliant Rocky Linux 8 AMI is designed to help organizations meet the stringent requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enhancing the protection of sensitive health information.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a set of regulations that establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of individuals' sensitive health information. HIPAA compliance is mandatory for any entity that deals with protected health information (PHI), including healthcare providers, insurers, and their business associates. Adhering to HIPAA involves implementing measures such as secure data transmission, access controls, regular audits, and proper disposal of PHI.
This Rocky Linux 8 virtual machine image is hardened with hundreds of security controls built-in to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data. With this preconfigured Rocky Linux 8 image, companies can easily deploy a HIPAA-compliant environment, reducing the time and resources required for security implementation. Foundation Security's image is regularly updated to keep up with the latest security threats and compliance regulations, providing customers with confidence that their data is well-protected. This offering is ideal for healthcare providers, insurers, and other entities that handle protected health information and require a secure and compliant environment.
Foundation Security has a team of industry experts with deep knowledge of security and compliance regulations. This ensures that their virtual machine image is well-designed and implemented with the highest level of security standards. Additionally, their experienced team provides ongoing support to ensure their customers' security needs are met. As proud AWS Partners, Foundation Security's images are used by several Fortune 500 companies, demonstrating the reliability and trustworthiness of their solutions.
Highlights
Enhanced Security and Compliance: Foundation Security's VMs are hardened with hundreds of security controls and are regularly updated to comply with the latest security standards, ensuring robust protection for sensitive data.
Expert Support and Maintenance: Our team of industry experts provides ongoing support and maintenance, helping customers quickly deploy and manage compliant environments with minimal effort.
Trusted by Leading Organizations: As proud AWS Partners, our VMs are trusted and used by several Fortune 500 companies, offering a proven solution for secure and compliant virtual machine deployments.
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You pay by the hour for a hardened Rocky Linux 8 image built to support HIPAA compliance. Pricing is usage-based, with no upfront commitment. Each dimension maps to a specific AWS EC2 instance type, so your rate depends on the instance you launch. The list spans hundreds of choices, from small general-purpose instances to large compute, memory, storage, GPU, and high-performance options. Larger instances with more CPU, memory, or accelerators carry higher hourly rates. You pick the instance size that fits your workload, and the software charge applies for each running hour.
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What does one hourly unit cover on this listing?
Each unit is one running EC2 instance of the type you launch, billed per hour. The software charge is the hardened Rocky Linux 8 license fee. It applies on top of the underlying AWS compute cost. Your rate follows the specific instance type you pick, matched to its CPU, memory, or accelerator size.
Am I charged when my instance is stopped or paused?
The hourly software charge meters running time only. When you stop an instance, the software fee stops accruing for that hour. Stopped instances may still incur underlying AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but the license charge applies only while the instance runs.
Is this pay-as-you-go, and does support come included?
Pricing is usage-based with no upfront commitment. You pay only for the hours each instance runs. The vendor offers on-demand support by email, phone, and chat, with responses targeted within 24 hours. More intensive, higher-priority support is available on request from the vendor.
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June 2026 maintenance release: latest OS security updates applied
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