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Part 3: Deploying CIS Benchmarks at Scale with Systems Manager

Part 3 is live! Deploy CIS benchmarks to hundreds of Windows servers using Systems Manager + DSC. Includes monitoring, both with cloudwatch dashboards and scheduled maintenance. #AWS #WindowsServer #DSC #SystemsManager #CloudSecurity #Automation #DevOps #Compliance…

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Part 2: Making Sure Systems Manager Actually Works and Logs Are Sent to CloudWatch

Ever wonder why your Windows instances don't show up in Systems Manager? Published Part 2 of my DSC series - the troubleshooting guide that should've been in the AWS docs. #AWS #SystemsManager #CloudOps #WindowsServer #DevOps #Troubleshooting #CloudComputing #TechBlog…

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Part 1: Getting Started with PowerShell DSC and CIS Benchmarks in AWS

Eliminate Windows security configuration drift forever. $dayjob has me working in AWS. This first post starts the step-by-step guide to automating CIS benchmarks with AWS Systems Manager. #AWS #WindowsSecurity #DevOps #Automation #CIS #DSC…