Benchmark: CIS v3.0.0

To obtain the latest version of the official guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org.

Overview

The CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Security Benchmark provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure baseline configuration for Microsoft Azure.

Profiles

Level 1

Items in this profile intend to:

be practical and prudent;
provide security focused best practice hardening of a technology; and
limit impact to the utility of the technology beyond acceptable means.

Level 2

This profile extends the "Level 1" profile. Items in this profile exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:

are intended for environments or use cases where security is more critical than manageability and usability
acts as defense in depth measure
may impact the utility or performance of the technology
may include additional licensing, cost, or addition of third party software.

Usage

Install the mod:

mkdir dashboards
cd dashboards
powerpipe mod init
powerpipe mod install github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-azure-compliance

Start the Powerpipe server:

steampipe service start
powerpipe server

Open http://localhost:9033 in your browser and select CIS v3.0.0.

Run this benchmark in your terminal:

powerpipe benchmark run azure_compliance.benchmark.cis_v300

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe benchmark run azure_compliance.benchmark.cis_v300 --share