What is a Security-Hardened Image?

A hardened image is a pre-configured operating system with security best practices, compliance controls, and vulnerability mitigations already implemented. Instead of starting with a standard OS and spending days applying security configurations, you can launch instances that are secure by default.

Who Benefits from Hardened Images?

• Financial Services: Meet PCI-DSS, SOX, and regulatory requirements
• Healthcare: Achieve HIPAA compliance and protect patient data
• Government Contractors: Satisfy NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP controls
• E-commerce: Secure payment processing and customer data
• SaaS Providers: Demonstrate security commitment to enterprise customers
• Startups: Enterprise-grade security without dedicated security teams

Key Security Features

• CIS Level 2 Compliance: Implements 200+ security controls from the Center for Internet Security
• Zero-Day Protection: Kernel hardening, ASLR, and secure boot configurations
• Audit-Ready: Pre-configured logging, monitoring, and compliance reporting
• Access Control: Enhanced authentication, authorization, and network security
• Automated Updates: Security patches applied with minimal downtime

Getting Started

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Once setup is done, SSH into your VM using your public IP and SSH key:

ssh -i your-key.pem azureuser@your-vm-public-ip

Replace azureuser with your chosen username during setup.

Use Cases:

• Web Applications: Secure LAMP/LEMP stacks
• Databases: Hardened MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB
• Containers: Secure Kubernetes nodes
• CI/CD: Protected Jenkins/GitLab runners
• Big Data: Secured Hadoop/Spark clusters