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This product has charges associated with it for security hardening and compliance alignment. Madarson IT pre-hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS AMI with foundational security controls - deploy audit-ready EC2 instances aligned to NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and HIPAA frameworks in minutes.
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Madarson IT Hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Level 1: Foundational Hardening
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening, compliance alignment, and ongoing maintenance of this image.
Madarson IT's Hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS AMI eliminates the manual effort of securing baseline EC2 instances. Instead of spending days configuring security controls, your team can launch a pre-hardened instance and begin running workloads immediately.
Who This Is For
This image is designed for DevOps engineers, security teams, and cloud architects at organizations that need to meet compliance requirements quickly - whether you are preparing for a HIPAA audit in healthcare, building PCI DSS-scoped payment infrastructure in fintech, or establishing a secure baseline for any regulated workload.
What Is Included
- Foundational Security Hardening: Controls covering access management, filesystem permissions, network configuration, logging, and auditing
- Compliance Framework Alignment: Controls map to NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, and HIPAA requirements
- Reduced Attack Surface: Default services minimized, unnecessary packages removed, and kernel parameters tuned for security
- Regular Updates: Images maintained with current patches to address known vulnerabilities
Deployment Details
This AMI is designed to work out of the box on AWS EC2. After launching your instance:
- Connect via SSH using your configured key pair
- Verify hardening controls are applied by reviewing system configuration
- Customize any controls that need adjustment for your specific workload
- Integrate with your existing monitoring and compliance toolchain
AWS Service Compatibility: This hardened image is compatible with AWS Systems Manager for patch management, Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, AWS Inspector for vulnerability assessment, and AWS Security Hub for centralized compliance visibility.
Example Deployment Scenario
A healthcare SaaS team preparing for HIPAA certification launches this hardened AMI as the base for EC2 instances hosting patient data workloads. The pre-applied foundational hardening controls provide documented evidence of baseline security during their audit, reducing preparation time from weeks to days.
Important Scope Notes
- This image provides Level 1 (Foundational) hardening and should be considered a starting point. Organizations may need to customize settings based on their specific security requirements and risk profile.
- Application-layer hardening and workload-specific configurations remain the responsibility of the deploying team.
- Some default services may be disabled that your application requires - review the hardening profile after deployment to re-enable as needed.
Why Madarson IT
Madarson IT certified images are always up to date, secure, follow industry standards, and are built to work right out of the box. Our hardening process limits potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to unauthorized access, denial of service, and other cyber threats.
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.
Highlights
- Foundational compliance framework alignment mapped to NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Pre-applied hardening controls cover access management, filesystem permissions, network configuration, logging, and auditing - providing a documented evidence base for regulatory assessments without weeks of manual configuration effort.
- Compatible with AWS Systems Manager, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub. Integrate this hardened AMI into your existing AWS security and operations toolchain without additional configuration. Monitor compliance posture, manage patches, assess vulnerabilities, and centralize security findings using native AWS services.
- Reduced attack surface with unnecessary services disabled, default packages minimized, and kernel parameters tuned for security. Deploy audit-ready EC2 instances in minutes instead of spending days manually hardening baseline images. Madarson IT maintains regular updates to address known vulnerabilities and keep the image current with the latest security patches.
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c5.large Recommended | $0.05 |
r6a.xlarge | $0.10 |
r5a.12xlarge | $1.20 |
r7a.32xlarge | $3.20 |
r4.16xlarge | $1.60 |
m4.large | $0.05 |
c7a.2xlarge | $0.20 |
c6a.2xlarge | $0.20 |
m5.8xlarge | $0.80 |
r6a.12xlarge | $1.20 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for this hardened Ubuntu 22.04 image, billed only while an instance runs. Pricing scales with the EC2 instance type you choose, not by tiers or feature levels. The listing covers many instance families: general-purpose (m-series, t-series), compute-optimized (c-series), memory-optimized (r-series), a GPU option (g6), and high-memory u-series. Within each family, the hourly rate rises with instance size, from large up to configurations like 48xlarge. AWS infrastructure charges for the underlying instance apply separately from this software rate.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
You get a hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image with a security baseline configuration. The vendor aligns its hardening with recognized security and compliance frameworks. The image is pre-configured and updated regularly with security patches, so you deploy a ready-to-run compliant instance.
The software rate meters running time only. A fully stopped instance stops accruing the hourly software charge. Note that separate AWS charges, such as storage for attached volumes, may still apply while the instance is stopped. Those AWS infrastructure fees are billed apart from this software rate.
Each row maps to one EC2 instance type. The rate reflects the size and family of that instance. Smaller sizes like large cost less per hour than sizes like 24xlarge or 48xlarge. You pick the instance type that fits your workload, and that choice sets your hourly software rate.
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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
Hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image - Level 1: Foundational.
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Usage instructions
Allow inbound SSH access in your security group Access the ec2 with the username: "ubuntu"
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For questions about this hardened Ubuntu 22.04 LTS AMI, private offers, compliance audits, or customization needs, contact Madarson IT at info@madarsonit.com .
Support scope includes:
- Questions about which foundational hardening controls are implemented
- Guidance on re-enabling services that may be disabled by default
- Assistance with compliance documentation needs
- Private offer and licensing discussions
Please include your AWS account ID, instance ID, and a description of your issue when contacting support.
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