Secure Foundations for AI Workloads on AWS

Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS^®) helps organizations deploy AI and high-performance compute environments from a trusted, hardened operating system baseline. CIS Hardened Images^®help teams reduce misconfiguration risk, support compliance efforts, and move faster in AWS.

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What Are AI-Optimized CIS Hardened Images

CIS Hardened Images are secure, on-demand, scalable cloud images that help organizations deploy from a more secure operating system baseline.
For AI workloads on AWS, they support GPU-accelerated and distributed compute environments that need stronger security from the start.
Instead of spending days on manual hardening and configuration, teams can begin with images that are designed to support AI use cases such as:

Model training
Inference
Analytics
Large-scale simulation
Mission-critical compute

Why Teams Use CIS Hardened Images for AI

Secure from Day One

Start from a hardened operating system baseline built to help reduce risk before AI workloads go live.

Reduce Misconfiguration Risk

Use pre-configured environments to support more consistent deployment across GPU, distributed compute, and AI infrastructure.

Support Compliance Efforts

Give teams a stronger starting point for environments that align to frameworks such as PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and DoD SRG.

Deploy Faster

Reduce manual setup so teams can move more quickly from infrastructure preparation to model development, training, and inference.

Support Compliance Efforts

Give teams a stronger starting point for environments that align to frameworks such as PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and DoD SRG.

Two Secure Options for AI on AWS

CIS Hardened Images for AI Workloads

Built for rapid prototyping, machine learning training, inference, and production AI environments that need a secure starting point on AWS.

Rapid prototyping and inference
Machine learning training
Pre-configured drivers and frameworks
Computer vision, NLP, and fraud detection
AWS Marketplace deployment

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CIS Hardened Images for Supercomputing

Built for large-scale simulations, distributed AI, and high-performance compute environments that require scalable infrastructure with security built in from the start.

Distributed AI and HPC workloads
Large-scale model optimization
Climate modeling, seismic imaging, genomics
Massively scaled compute environments
AWS Marketplace deployment

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Why Start with CIS?

AI environments often scale quickly. When security configuration varies across environments, organizations can create operational complexity and unnecessary risk. CIS Hardened Images help teams start from a more consistent baseline.

CIS Benchmarks are widely adopted across enterprise and government environments. CIS Hardened Images bring that guidance into cloud deployments so engineering, security, and operations teams can build on a stronger foundation.

Supporting AI Workloads Across Environments

CIS Hardened Images support organizations deploying AI on AWS across commercial and public sector environments. Teams can start from a more secure operating system baseline while supporting consistent deployment, compliance efforts, and scalable infrastructure.

Commercial Organizations

For companies building and operating AI-driven products and platforms that require scalable infrastructure, consistent configurations, and stronger security from the start.

Machine learning platforms and SaaS applications
Data, analytics, and AI model pipelines
Fraud detection, forecasting, and risk modeling
Distributed compute and high-performance workloads

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Public Sector Organizations

For government agencies, system integrators, and public sector teams deploying AI workloads that require documented security baselines and support for compliance-driven environments.

Federal agency AI and research workloads
State and local government infrastructure
Defense, aerospace, and mission systems
Climate modeling, genomics, and advanced simulation

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How CIS Hardened Images Help Teams Move Faster

Teams can deploy from a pre-hardened image instead of building a secure baseline from scratch.
Pre-configured environments help reduce setup time for GPU-based and distributed compute workloads across enterprise and government deployments.
Consistent images can help simplify cloud operations across development, testing, and production environments, with a documented security posture that supports compliance reviews and ATO processes.

Common Use Cases