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DISA STIGs: Who Needs Them & How to Enforce DISA STIG Compliance
DISA STIGs outline system security recommendations for DoD contractors, and they're a heavy lift for any DevSecOps team. In this blog, learn how Puppet Enterprise and Security Compliance Enforcement premium features can help you cut down on the time it takes to configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance.
Security & Compliance, Government
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4 Key Reasons to Switch from SaltStack to Puppet
SaltStack’s push-based automation model can be great for quick changes, but Puppet’s pull-based agent automation lets you continuously enforce desired state across Linux and Windows. In this competitive comparison blog, find out why organizations choose to switch from SaltStack to Puppet for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
Infrastructure Automation, Configuration Management
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Patch Management Software: Your Guide to Picking a Patch Manager (with Examples)
Patch management software helps keep IT up-to-date and secure – but not all patch managers are created equal. In this blog on patch management tools and how they’re used for security and compliance, find tips and examples to help you choose the right patch management software.
Security & Compliance, How to & Use Cases
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Cloud Native Security vs. Third-Party Tools: How to Choose (and Why You Might Not Have To)
Your cloud platform probably came with tools to secure and manage the resources you create. We call those cloud-native security tools because they’re proprietary to the vendor you’re using them on. Third-party alternatives, on the other hand, are usually created to be compatible with several cloud provider platforms at once.
Cloud, Security & Compliance
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Open Source Compliance: Tools, Software + How Configuration Management Streamlines Compliance in OSS Technologies
Open source compliance is an essential element of managing infrastructure with OSS technologies. In this blog for SecOps and IT compliance audiences, learn about tools for ensuring open source compliance and how configuration management makes it so much simpler.
Security & Compliance, Community & Open Source