CIS Hardened Images^® bring the globally recognized security configuration recommendations of the CIS Benchmarks to the cloud. Securely preconfigured virtual machine images are available to spin up immediately from the major cloud provider marketplaces – all for just $0.02 per compute hour of each image.

A hardened virtual image is much more secure than a standard image. Hardened images help to mitigate common threats such as denial of service, insufficient authorization, and overlapping trust boundaries. They also help you to avoid misconfigurations and other instances of human error that can leave you vulnerable to other cyber threats. Best of all, we update our Hardened Images regularly to save you time and money on patching.