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Protecting your digital assets isn't just about safeguarding data; it's about safeguarding your business's reputation, integrity, and longevity. With cyber threats evolving constantly, the stakes have never been higher. Amidst these challenges, there is a simple yet effective solution for assessing and securing resources.
Mondoo is a comprehensive security tool designed to continuously assess the security of your IT infrastructure, both during development and in production. It operates by employing policy-as-code automation, allowing you to identify risks, CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), and misconfigurations, thereby enhancing your overall security posture.
One of Mondoo's key features is its use of high-level code for creating policies, and streamlining security compliance and best practices. Users can select from a range of pre-configured policies certified by Mondoo and the Center for Internet Security, or tailor requirements to suit their organisation's specific needs. Mitigation recommendations for every single test case provide users with actionable insights for remediation, ensuring a proactive approach to addressing vulnerabilities and maintaining a robust security posture across their entire infrastructure.
Integration with CI/CD pipelines is seamless with Mondoo, enabling automatic scans to detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations early in the development process, preventing issues from reaching production without disrupting builds.
Here's why you should consider using Mondoo:
Mondoo isn't limited to specific types of infrastructure; it covers a broad spectrum, including:
Moreover, you have the option to receive notifications in case of changes in asset scores or configurations, keeping you informed and proactive in maintaining the security of your infrastructure.
By integrating security into every stage of the change process, Mondoo helps you identify and rectify security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations proactively. Whether you're testing infrastructure during development or automating checks within your CI/CD pipeline, Mondoo ensures continuous compliance and security across all your environments.
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cnspec is an invaluable open source CLI tool designed to assess the security of your entire infrastructure. In today's digital landscape, where attackers are relentlessly looking for vulnerabilities to exploit, cnspec is a simple yet critical tool for quickly scanning assets.
At the heart of cnspec are its robust security policies, which consist of high-level code. Each policy represents a set of checks that verify compliance with standards set by industry best practices. These checks range from ensuring secure SSL/TLS configurations, to mandating multi-factor authentication, to protecting against inadvertent disclosure of sensitive data.
But what really sets cnspec apart is its flexibility. While it comes with a wide range of pre-configured policies, it allows you to customise and extend these policies to meet your organisation's unique security requirements.
cnspec doesn't stop at discovering vulnerabilities - it provides you with actionable intelligence to drive remediation efforts. With options to export scan results in human-readable formats or machine-friendly formats such as Junit or JSON, cnspec integrates seamlessly into your automation workflows, whether it's within your development pipeline or production monitoring setup.
With seamless integration with over 600 resources, cnquery is your companion for unravelling the intricacies of your systems. Whether you're aggregating package information across containers, identifying cloud instances exposed to the internet, or uncovering outdated certificates lurking in Kubernetes clusters, cnquery puts actionable intelligence at your fingertips.
What sets cnquery apart is its intuitive query language, MQL. Combining the efficiency of a graph database approach with powerful filtering capabilities, MQL allows you to effortlessly formulate complex queries and extract the exact information you need in record time.
The results of cnspec can be viewed directly from the CLI where it was run, or within the Mondoo Dashboard UI.
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cnspec scan local
Output:
Checks:
✓ Pass: Disable Media Sharing
✓ Pass: Do not enable the "root" account
✓ Pass: Disable Bluetooth Sharing
✕ Fail: Enable security auditing
✓ Pass: Enable Firewall
...
✕ Fail: Ensure Firewall is configured to log
✓ Pass: Ensure nfs server is not running.
✓ Pass: Disable Content Caching
✕ Fail: Ensure AirDrop Is Disabled
✓ Pass: Control access to audit records
Summary
========================
Target: user-macbook-pro
Score: A 80/100 (100% completed)
✓ Passed: ███████████ 70% (21)
✕ Failed: ███ 17% (5)
! Errors: ██ 13% (4)
» Skipped: 0% (0)
Policies:
A 80 macOS Security by Mondoo
Scanned 1 assets
macOS
B Stella.home
For detailed output, run this scan with "-o full".
cnquery shell
users { * }
Output:
users.list: [
0: {
sid: ""
enabled: false
gid: 242
shell: "/usr/bin/false"
uid: 242
authorizedkeys.list: stat /var/db/nsurlsessiond/.ssh/authorized_keys: permission denied
home: "/var/db/nsurlsessiond"
name: "_nsurlsessiond"
group: group name="_nsurlsessiond" gid=242
sshkeys: stat /var/db/nsurlsessiond/.ssh: permission denied
}
1: {
sid: ""
enabled: false
gid: 272
shell: "/usr/bin/false"
uid: 272
authorizedkeys.list: []
home: "/var/db/diagnostics"
name: "_logd"
group: group name="_logd" gid=272
sshkeys: []
}
2: {
sid: ""
enabled: false
gid: 78
shell: "/usr/bin/false"
uid: 78
authorizedkeys.list: []
home: "/var/empty"
name: "_mailman"
group: group name="_mailman" gid=78
sshkeys: []
}
...
]
In conclusion, Mondoo is a trusted partner in the ongoing effort to protect digital assets, offering comprehensive security solutions that adapt and evolve with evolving cyber threats, providing peace of mind and resilience in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Integrating your assets is easy, and with Mondoo's GitHub Actions and Terraform Provider plugin, you can automate the process effortlessly. Our comprehensive guide to the Mondoo Terraform plugin provides step-by-step instructions to ensure seamless integration and continuous security monitoring of your infrastructure: How to use Mondoo with Terraform
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