CIS Benchmarks compliance

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks are globally recognized best practices for securing IT systems. Ubuntu simplifies compliance by providing tools to audit and apply these configurations automatically using the Ubuntu Security Guide (USG).

This section helps you understand the CIS Benchmarks, audit your system, and customize profiles to fit your specific needs.

• CIS Benchmarks and profiles
  • Install CIS profiles
• Auditing an Ubuntu system for CIS Benchmarks compliance
  • Audit the system
  • Customizing the audit
• Apply the CIS Benchmarks rules to the current system
• Customizing CIS Benchmarks profiles
  • Setting variables
  • Disable rules