Ubuntu Security Guide (USG)

Security Technical Implementation Guides like the CIS benchmark or DISA-STIG have hundreds of configuration recommendations, so hardening and auditing a Linux system manually can be very tedious. Ubuntu Security Guide (USG) is a tool that greatly improves the usability of hardening and auditing, and allows for environment-specific customizations.

Installation

Learn how to install and enable USG on your system, as well as how to transition from older versions of compliance tools.

• Install Ubuntu Security Guide
  • Prerequisites
  • Install the Pro client
  • Attach the subscription
  • Enable the USG
  • Transition from the previous compliance tooling

CIS compliance

Learn how to use USG to audit your system for CIS compliance, find appripriate CIS profiles, customize, and apply them to your system.

• CIS
  • CIS benchmarks and profiles
  • Auditing an Ubuntu system for CIS compliance
  • Applying the CIS rules to the current system
  • Customizing CIS profiles

DISA compliance

Learn how to use USG to audit your system for DISA-STIG compliance, customize and apply DISA-STIG rules to your system.

• DISA-STIG
  • Auditing an Ubuntu system for DISA-STIG compliance
  • Applying the DISA-STIG rules
  • Customize DISA-STIG profiles