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Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

Why Automate Compliance?

Manual compliance is slow, error-prone, and unsustainable. Automation provides continuous verification, instant reporting, and faster audit cycles.

CIS Benchmark Scanning

Automate CIS benchmark checks across infrastructure:

cis-benchmark-config.yaml

benchmarks:

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\- name: "CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v3.0"

scope: "account"

checks:

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\- id: "1.1"

title: "Avoid using root account"

command: "aws iam get-account-summary | jq '.SummaryMap.AccountAccessKeysPresent'"

expected: "0"

severity: "critical"

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\- id: "1.3"

title: "Ensure MFA for root account"

command: "aws iam get-account-summary | jq '.SummaryMap.AccountMFAEnabled'"

expected: "1"

severity: "critical"

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\- id: "2.1"

title: "Enable CloudTrail in all regions"

command: "aws cloudtrail describe-trails --query 'trailList[*].IsMultiRegionTrail'"

expected: "[true]"

severity: "high"

CIS compliance checker

import subprocess

import json

class CISChecker:

def init(self, config):

self.checks = config["checks"]

self.results = []

def run_checks(self):

for check in self.checks:

result = self.run_single_check(check)

self.results.append(result)

return self.generate_report()

def run_single_check(self, check):

try:

output = subprocess.check_output(

check["command"], shell=True, text=True

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