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Hardened AWS Cloud EC2 Image for Security & Compliance by Madarson IT
Madarson IT Hardened Image Intro
SUSE Enterprise Linux Features
Hardened EC2 Images for Secure Cloud Deployments
Pre-Hardened EC2 Image in AWS, Azure, and GCP

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This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening. This AWS-based EC2 comes pre-configured with the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 image, optimized for security and featuring advanced hardening measures to help protect against vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with industry best practices. This configuration includes stringent access controls, audit logging, file integrity monitoring, and robust system settings to enhance overall system integrity and resilience. Implementing this hardened image helps organizations establish a baseline level of security and reduce risk exposure to common cyber threats. Organizations may need to further customize based on their specific security requirements and risk profile.
Key features: This hardened image maps to many established standards and regulatory frameworks, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the ISO 27000 series of standards, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others. Hardening helps protect against unauthorized access, denial of service, and other cyber threats by limiting potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Why use Madarson IT SUSE Linux Enterprise Server images?
Madarson IT certified images are always up to date, secure, follow industry standards, and are built to work right out of the box.
Disclaimer: SUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are registered trademarks of SUSE LLC. Madarson IT does not provide commercial licenses for SUSE products.
Highlights
- This hardened image maps to many established standards and regulatory frameworks, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the ISO 27000 series of standards, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others
- Hardening helps protect against unauthorized access, denial of service, and other cyber threats by limiting potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to cyberattacks.
- Hardening is a process that helps reduce attack surfaces and protect against Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability attacks.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m5a.large Recommended | $0.50 |
t2.micro | $0.25 |
t3.micro | $0.50 |
c5a.2xlarge | $2.00 |
d3.2xlarge | $2.00 |
c3.2xlarge | $2.00 |
d2.4xlarge | $4.00 |
i3.large | $0.50 |
t2.small | $0.25 |
r6a.xlarge | $1.00 |
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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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 - Hardened for Security and Compliance
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Usage instructions
Allow inbound SSH access in your security group (TCP port 22) To connect to your instance using the Amazon EC2 console: Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ . In the navigation pane, choose Instances. Select the instance and choose Connect. Choose the EC2 Instance Connect tab. For Connection type, choose Connect using EC2 Instance Connect. Access the ec2 with the default username: "ec2-user"
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