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CIS is Launch Partner for Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) New Authority to Operate (ATO) on AWS APN ProgramEAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is an official launch partner in Authority to Operate (ATO) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), a new Amazon Partner Network (APN) program. AWS formally rolled out the program in June 2019 at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C. ATO on AWS Simplifies Path to Compliance ATO on AWS is a partner-driven process helping organizations converge common security frameworks to be secure and address compliance requirements at the same time. CIS and other partners worked with AWS to develop the AWS Security Automation and Orchestration (SAO) methodology which enables AWS customers to constrain, track, and publish continuous risk treatments (CRT). CRT is a process and technology approach using AWS services and partner solutions to detect, maintain, and in most cases correct security, compliance, and threats. "Our partnership within the ATO on AWS will have multiple benefits for our customers, including improving cloud security and reducing time to develop a compliant environment," said Curtis Dukes, EVP CIS Security Best Practices & Automation Group. CIS Hardened Images and CIS Benchmarks "CIS Hardened Images take the guesswork out of secure configuration," said Troy Bertram, General Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Business Development, Amazon Web Services. "CIS Benchmarks are recognized by security frameworks like FedRAMP, the DoD SRG, and PCI-DSS; using CIS Hardened Images speeds time to compliance." CIS Hardened Images, as configured to the CIS Benchmarks™ can be utilized for cloud devices/systems as defined in the DoD SRG, Version 1, Release 3 which states: "Impact Level 2: While the use of STIGs and SRGs by CSPs is preferable, industry standard baselines such as those provided by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks are an acceptable alternative to the STIGs and SRGs." Learn more about CIS Hardened Images on AWS: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-hardened-images/amazon/ About CIS Contact: Barbara Ware View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cis-is-launch-partner-for-amazon-web-services-inc-aws-new-authority-to-operate-ato-on-aws-apn-program-300902745.html SOURCE Center for Internet Security |