Log inGet a free assessment
Fix Now. Fix Forever.

CIS hardening that fixes failed controls, and keeps them fixed

Most tools stop at a compliance score for the CIS Benchmarks and CIS Critical Security Controls. Mondoo's AI-native platform fixes each failed control on the systems you already run, autonomously where it's safe and with your approval where it matters, then proves it passes and keeps it that way.

Get an assessment
Snapshot 2m ago
Illustrative example
  • Assessment against CIS Benchmarks
  • Fixes for failed checks on running systems
  • Verified by rescan
The problem

Knowing a control failed is the easy part

CIS Benchmarks are the standard for hardening. Most tools will tell you which controls fail. Two things stall the fix: teams don't trust the remediation guidance enough to run it, and much of it can't be automated on systems that are already in production.

Stop ranking failed controls. Start closing them.

Why Mondoo

Most tools score your CIS compliance. Mondoo closes the gaps.

Compliance scanners tell you which controls failed. CIS Build Kits set a hardened baseline. Mondoo does what sits between them: it fixes each failed control on the systems you already run, proves it passes, and keeps it that way.

Compliance scanners

Tell you which controls failed.

What sits between them

  • Assessed and fixed in one platform.

    Assessment against CIS Benchmarks and a fix for each failed check, side by side. No exporting results to another tool before anyone can act.

  • Fixed on running systems.

    Each remediation targets the failed control on the assets that failed it, so you harden production without rebuilding it.

  • Tested before you run them.

    Enhanced remediations are tested end to end on real Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems.

  • Kept hardened, with proof.

    Policy as code fixes drift as soon as it appears, and every fix is recorded against the control it closes.

CIS Build Kits

Set a hardened baseline.

 Compliance scannersCIS Build KitsMondooMondoo
Shows which controls failedCompliance scannersYesCIS Build KitsNoMondooYes
Fixes failed controlsCompliance scannersNo, reports themCIS Build KitsApplies a whole baselineMondooPer failed control, on the assets that failed it
Fix formatsCompliance scannersNoneCIS Build KitsGPO (Windows), shell scripts (Linux)MondooPowerShell, shell, Ansible, Terraform and GPO, run as scripts or delivered via Microsoft Intune and CrowdStrike Falcon, plus manual steps
Verifies the fixCompliance scannersA separate scanCIS Build KitsA separate assessment stepMondooBuilt in: the next scan closes the finding
Keeps it fixedCompliance scannersNoCIS Build KitsReapply the baselineMondooPolicy as code fixes drift automatically
Beyond the operating systemCompliance scannersVariesCIS Build KitsOperating system baselinesMondooAlso cloud, SaaS and infrastructure as code
Audit evidenceCompliance scannersScan reportsCIS Build KitsNot includedMondooEvery check, fix and rescan recorded per control
AccessCompliance scannersVariesCIS Build KitsCIS SecureSuite membersMondooIncluded in Mondoo

CIS Build Kits and Mondoo work well together: Build Kits set the baseline, and Mondoo extends coverage, fixes and proves each control on the systems you run.

How it works

From failed control to passing control

  1. Assess

    Mondoo checks endpoints, servers, cloud and SaaS against CIS Benchmark content.

  2. Fix

    Each failed check comes with a remediation, as a script, infrastructure as code or manual steps, scoped to the assets that failed it.

  3. Deliver

    Run it yourself, paste it into your automation, or deliver it through Microsoft Intune or CrowdStrike Falcon for endpoints, or run them with Ansible on Linux servers.

  4. Verify and keep fixed

    The next scan confirms the control passes, and policy as code fixes it again if it drifts.

On drift, fixed again by policy

Remediation content

More controls you can fix, with more confidence

The remediations are Mondoo's own, built for CIS Benchmarks. More Benchmarks are added continuously.

Enhanced remediations

CIS-published assessments and Build Kit remediations that Mondoo has quality-checked, tested on real systems and refined, so you can run them with confidence.

Extended remediations

Assessments and remediations Mondoo has created and tested for areas CIS doesn't publish for, so more of your estate is covered and more failed checks come with a fix that's ready to run.

Coverage

Hardening across your whole estate

Fixes run autonomously where it's safe and with your approval where it matters, as part of Mondoo's agentic remediation.

See agentic remediation

Endpoints
Windows and macOS laptops and desktops
Servers
Windows Server and Linux
Cloud
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Kubernetes
SaaS and code
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, GitHub and infrastructure as code
Fix forever

Hardened, and kept hardened

Configurations drift. New systems get built from old images, and someone changes a setting to get something working on a Friday afternoon. Mondoo enforces your CIS baseline as policy as code, so when a control drifts, it's fixed again.

Ensure SMBv1 client is disabled · 37 Windows 11 laptops

Passing

Proof for your auditors, in real time

Every check result, every fix and every rescan is recorded against the Benchmark it maps to. That supports your evidence for NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS, without a week of screenshots before the audit.

Illustrative example

Frequently asked questions

Close the controls you've been carrying

See which CIS controls fail in your environment, and how many Mondoo can fix today.

Get an assessment

Fix Now. Fix Forever.