We developed these baseline Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for our work building secure cyber physical infrastructure for Department of Defense (DoD) customers and supporting multiple operationally deployed systems with continuous Authority to Operate (ATO).
As we worked to cloud connect Air Force Operational Technology / Control Systems (OT/CS) over the past 3 years, we kept running into the same problem. Any time we’d spin up a new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud instance (EC2), we’d have to bring the image into full compliance for our Authority to Operate (ATO) on the defense network.
Every defense contractor developing on AWS has to go through the same process, resulting in hundreds or even thousands of hours a year of duplicate labor. There haven't been ready-built, DoD compliant, constantly updated operating system images available. So we built one and then two more.
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2023
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 22.04 LTS
Specifically hardened to support Department of Defense programs and provide a secure baseline OS for rapid implementation, integration, and compliance.
Reduces time to obtain and maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) by leveraging baselines used in pre-existing programs.
The provided Amazon Machine Images are hardened per Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG)s and scanned for validation with industry leading tools to ensure a secure baseline.
Interested in learning more about our STIG Hardened Amazon Machine Images and how they can help your team?
Find our AMIs in the AWS Marketplace for more details, pricing, and to purchase and implement.
Access the developer portal to learn more about how our STIG Hardened AMIs work and how you can implement in your workflows.
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Simplesense leverages the latest DoD-compliant software tools and open frameworks, as well as our network of technology partners, to build cyber physical infrastructure that outperforms traditional network models on security and scalability.
