Does CIS^® Still Maintain End of Support CIS Hardened Images^®?

In addition to being costly and troublesome, the continued use of unsupported technologies can expose your organization to security risks. CIS Hardened Images are supported and maintained by The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS) for the length of time the technology is generally available, or until it reaches end of support. 'End of Support' is the date when a vendor stops delivering and supporting a particular version of its technology. Once the technology reaches end of support and extended support/licensing is required to maintain it, CIS no longer maintains the CIS Hardened Image for that technology version.

CIS Hardened Images will continue to be available in Cloud Service Provider (CSP) marketplaces for up to 90 days after a related CIS Benchmark reaches end of support. After that time, the CIS Hardened Image will be removed from the CSP marketplaces. If the customer is subscribed to the image, they can continue to use the image but the customer will need to maintain the image relative to patches and updates after CIS has removed the image.