Madarson IT Hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS AMI - Level 1

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening, compliance alignment, and ongoing maintenance of this image.

Deploy a security-hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS EC2 instance that is pre-configured to align with industry compliance frameworks. This AMI eliminates the manual effort of hardening a base image, enabling DevOps engineers, platform teams, and compliance officers to launch audit-ready infrastructure in minutes rather than days.

• Healthcare organizations preparing patient-facing applications that must meet HIPAA security requirements
• Fintech teams building payment infrastructure subject to PCI DSS audits
• SaaS platform engineers who need a secure baseline for multi-tenant workloads
• Any team that wants to reduce manual hardening effort and establish a consistent, repeatable security baseline across their AWS environment

This image maps to established standards and regulatory frameworks, including:

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• ISO 27000 series of standards
• PCI DSS
• HIPAA

Hardening measures applied include:

• Stringent access controls and privilege restrictions
• Kernel parameter tuning for security
• Disabled unnecessary services to reduce attack surface
• Robust firewall and network configuration settings
• File system integrity and permission hardening
• Regular updates to address known vulnerabilities

Consider a healthcare startup building a patient portal on AWS. Instead of spending weeks manually hardening Ubuntu instances and documenting each control for auditors, the team launches this pre-hardened AMI, runs a compliance scan to confirm alignment with HIPAA controls, and presents the results to their auditor - reducing time-to-compliance from weeks to hours.

Madarson IT certified images are always up to date, secure, follow industry standards, and are built to work right out of the box. This foundational hardened image helps organizations establish a baseline level of security and reduce risk exposure to common cyber threats including unauthorized access, denial of service, and data exfiltration.

• This image provides Level 1 (Foundational) hardening. Organizations may need to apply additional configurations based on their specific security requirements and risk profile.
• Application-layer hardening (databases, web servers, custom applications) is the responsibility of the deploying team and is not included in this image.
• Organizations should maintain their own patch management process for ongoing updates after initial deployment.

After launching the AMI, verify that hardening controls are active by reviewing system configurations. For questions about compliance documentation or technical configuration assistance, contact Madarson IT at info@madarsonit.com .

Disclaimer: Ubuntu is a trademark of Canonical Ltd. This offering is provided by Madarson IT and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Canonical Ltd.