In environments with AWS Cloud workloads, a proactive approach to vulnerability management involves shifting from traditional patching to regularly deploying updated Secure Golden Images. This approach is well-suited to a modern Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment, where the goal is rapid, automated deployment — and doing this with AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) ensures that every instance benefits from consistent security updates.
Creating the Golden Image
The first step to securing your EC2 environment is building a Secure Golden Image (SGI) —a pre-configured AMI that serves as the baseline for deploying secure EC2 instances. An SGI should include:
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