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    CIS Hardened Image Level 2 on Microsoft Windows Server 2022

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    This product has charges associated with the pre-built hardening to the CIS Benchmarks™ and recurring maintenance. The CIS Hardened Images® are hardened in accordance with the associated CIS Benchmarks, an industry best practice for secure configuration. Reduce cost, time, and risk by building your AWS solution with CIS AMIs.
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    CIS Hardened Image Level 2 on Microsoft Windows Server 2022

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    Overview

    The CIS Hardened Image Level 2 on Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is a pre-configured image built by the Center for Internet Security (CIS®) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is a pre-configured, security-hardened image that aligns with the robust security recommendations, the CIS Benchmarks, making it easier for organizations to meet regulatory requirements.

    Not only is this image pre-hardened to the CIS Benchmarks guidance, but it is also patched monthly in alignment with the updates from the software vendor.

    Key Benefits

  • Enhanced Security: Mitigates risks like malware, denial of service, and authorization issues by following globally-recognized secure configuration guidance to support your cloud security posture management (CSPM) program.
  • Compliance Readiness: Helps your organization comply with PCI DSS, FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, FISMA, select NIST publications, and more.
  • Faster Deployment: Pre-configured according to CIS Benchmarks, allowing you to deploy secure virtual machine images.
  • Consistency Across Environments: Ensures consistent security configurations across development, testing, and production environments, reducing drift and compatibility risks.
  • Cost Efficiency: Lowers remediation efforts, reduces attack surface, and minimizes business loss from security incidents.
  • Easier Maintenance: Regular updates ensure that your systems are always in line with the latest security standards and software patches.

    This image is hardened against the corresponding Level 2 profile which is intended for environments or use cases where security is paramount, acts as a defense in depth measure, and may negatively inhibit the utility or performance of the technology. No components are installed on or removed from this image outside of those already present on the base image or as recommended in alignment with the corresponding CIS Benchmark recommendations.

    To demonstrate conformance to the CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Level 2 Benchmark, industry-recognized hardening guidance, each image includes an HTML report from CIS Configuration Assessment Tool (CIS-CAT® Pro). Each CIS Hardened Image contains the following files:

  • Base_CIS-CAT_Report.html - this provides a report of CIS-CAT Pro run against the instance before any change is made by CIS (e.g., software updates, CIS hardening).
  • CIS-CAT_Report.html - this provides a report of CIS-CAT Pro run against the instance after the corresponding CIS Benchmark was applied to the image.
  • Exceptions.txt - this provides a list of recommendations that are not applied because the configuration of those recommendations may inhibit the use of this image in this CSP, require environment-specific expertise, or hinder the integration of this image with CSP services or extensions.

    These reports are located in C:\CIS Hardening Reports.

    If this instance is used in a domain environment where policies are managed globally, the majority of the security settings will be changed and managed by domain policies.

    For customized pricing options or private offers, reach out to us at cloudsecurity@cisecurity.org .

    To learn more or access the corresponding CIS Benchmark, please visit https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks  or sign up for a free account on our community platform, CIS WorkBench, https://workbench.cisecurity.org/ .

  • Highlights

    • Hardened according to a Level 2 CIS Benchmark that is developed in a consensus-based process and that is accepted by government, business, industry, and academia.
    • Helps with compliance to PCI DSS, FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, FISMA, select NIST publications, and more.
    • Pre-configured to align with industry best practices that are developed and supported by CIS, this image has hardened account and local policies, firewall configuration, and computer-based and user-based administrative templates.

    Details

    Delivery method

    Delivery option
    64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

    Latest version

    Operating system
    Win 2022

    Typical total price

    This estimate is based on use of the seller's recommended configuration (t2.large) in the US East (N. Virginia) Region. View pricing details

    $0.143/hour

    Pricing

    CIS Hardened Image Level 2 on Microsoft Windows Server 2022

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    Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covering your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
    Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator  to estimate your infrastructure costs.

    Usage costs (508)

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    Instance type
    Product cost/hour
    EC2 cost/hour
    Total/hour
    t2.nano
    $0.022
    $0.008
    $0.03
    t2.micro
    AWS Free Tier
    $0.022
    $0.016
    $0.038
    t2.small
    $0.022
    $0.032
    $0.054
    t2.medium
    $0.022
    $0.064
    $0.086
    t2.large
    Recommended
    $0.022
    $0.121
    $0.143
    t2.xlarge
    $0.022
    $0.227
    $0.249
    t2.2xlarge
    $0.022
    $0.433
    $0.455
    t3.nano
    $0.022
    $0.01
    $0.032
    t3.micro
    AWS Free Tier
    $0.022
    $0.02
    $0.042
    t3.small
    $0.022
    $0.039
    $0.061

    Additional AWS infrastructure costs

    Type
    Cost
    EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes
    $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage

    Vendor refund policy

    Refunds through AWS are not available at this time. You will only be billed for actual time of instance use. As with all CIS security products, our aim is always 100 percent customer/member satisfaction.

    Custom pricing options

    Find a fit for enterprise or unique needs with a private offer.

    Legal

    Vendor terms and conditions

    Upon subscribing to this product, you must acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the vendor's End User License Agreement (EULA) .

    Content disclaimer

    Vendors are responsible for their product descriptions and other product content. AWS does not warrant that vendors' product descriptions or other product content are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

    Usage information

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    Delivery details

    64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

    Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

    An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.

    Version release notes

    N/A

    Additional details

    Usage instructions

    Once the instance is running, choose Get Windows Password in the EC2 console then connect using a Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) client. The RDP client MUST be able to authenticate using NTLMv2. See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738867(v=ws.10).aspx  for more information. Immediately apply latest security updates after launching the instance.

    Support

    Vendor support

    Questions, feedback, and support accessing CIS-developed AMIs is provided by contacting

    AWS infrastructure support

    AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.

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