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AWS Graviton2 processors are 64-bit Arm-based processors custom built by AWS to offer customers a better price to performance ratio for workloads like web and mobile backends, data, and media processi

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) now offers two CIS Hardened Images on AWS Graviton2 processors: Ubuntu Linux 20.04 and Amazon Linux 2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) custom builds these processors using 64-bit Arm Neoverse cores. AWS Graviton2 processors deliver 40% better price performance compared to current generation x86-based instances, according to AWS. These hardened VMs are two of more […]

As organizations mature their utilization of the cloud, they find more innovative and effective solutions for their workloads. For example, containerized applications offer portability, high efficiency, and faster app start-up. These are just a few reasons why Gartner reports that by 2023, “70% of applications deployed in the cloud will use containers as a packaging […]

Organizations tasked with meeting regulatory framework compliance know the difficulties they will face. On top of the resource hours, it can be costly to ensure compliance. Public sector organizations as well as their contractors and consultants also understand the importance of Defense Information Security Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides (DISA STIGs) compliance. These configuration standards […]

Gain greater security for containerized applications with hardened images.

CIS Hardened Images support security and compliance efforts across multiple frameworks.

Improve your organization’s ability to meet compliance while boosting security by using CIS Benchmarks.

If you’re using infrastructure in the cloud, you need to ensure secure configurations and controls for your applications. CIS and AWS can help.

A reigniting debate says security pros overestimate the practical value of the ubiquitous Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).