Compliance Management
Automate, Scale and Codify Compliance Into Every Workflow
Embed policies as code, detect misconfigurations early and meet audit standards—without disrupting delivery.
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The Progress® Chef® solution helps teams turn policy goals into continuous, testable and automated enforcement. Here's how you can apply it:
Codify Compliance as Code
Write human-readable rules that are version-controlled, reusable and testable - no more scattered spreadsheets or ad hoc checklists.
Shift Compliance Left
Catch configuration violations early in the development lifecycle, before they ever reach production.
Audit Anything, Anywhere
Run compliance scans across bare metal, VMs, cloud accounts, containers and even air-gapped environments.
Automate Remediation
Connect findings to actions. Automatically fix issues at the source instead of waiting for post-incident recovery.
Policy Enforcement Starts with a Shared Language
Security, DevOps, and compliance teams often speak different operational languages, which leads to silos, friction and audit delays. The Chef solution bridges this gap by turning compliance rules into executable, version-controlled code that everyone can work with. The Chef platform enables you to:
- Validate system state continuously
- Create reusable controls in YAML
- Scan anything - Linux, Windows, macOS, containers, clouds, endpoints
- Integrate directly into pipelines and audit systems
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Premium Content
Access prebuilt, customizable security and compliance profiles—like CIS benchmarks, DISA STIGs, and Chef-curated guides.
Automated Scans
Define scan targets for Linux, Windows, containers, cloud accounts (AWS, Azure, GCP) and even offline/air-gapped nodes.
Automate Scans with Scheduled or Event-Driven Triggers
Run compliance scans periodically or trigger on demand by changes in GitHub, Jenkins or infrastructure.
Integrated CI/CD
Embed compliance checks into your CI tools to fail builds on policy violations and maintain secure delivery pipelines.
Automated Remediation
Link failed controls to fixes via Chef Infra Cookbooks or remediation scripts; apply manually or auto-trigger to close the detection-correction loop.
Unified Fleet View
Get a centralized, real-time dashboard built to track drift and monitor remediation and policy adherence across your entire fleet.
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Enforce Security and Compliance Baselines Across Teams
Standardize control sets using reusable policies to maintain org-wide consistency.
Accelerate Audit Readiness
Generate audit-ready reports that map directly to frameworks like CIS, PCI, HIPAA, and DORA.
Validate Policies Early in CI/CD
Catch and help prevent misconfigurations at the source by embedding compliance checks directly into your pipelines.
Apply Zero Trust at the Configuration Layer
Treat every node as untrusted and enforce hardened configurations everywhere.
Tailor Policies to Internal Requirements
Customize controls, waivers and exceptions to align with internal governance needs.
Extend Compliance to Cloud Infrastructure
Apply codified controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP to audit cloud resources, enforce security baselines and maintain continuous visibility across hybrid environments.
Cerner Achieved 95% Less Rework and 30% Faster Audit Readiness
When Kyle Harper (then DevOps Manager, now Lead Engineering Manager) led Cerner's compliance overhaul with Chef, his team reimagined their approach entirely - treating controls, waivers, and remediation as reusable code. This shift reduced friction between teams, made audits easier to prepare for, and helped standardize enforcement across cloud and on-prem environments.
Chef Premium Content
Trusted, Ready-to-Use Policy and Remediation Packs
Jump-start your compliance efforts with curated content aligned to global benchmarks like CIS and DISA STIGs. Chef Premium Content helps teams move faster with pre-validated audit profiles and automated remediation content - designed to work seamlessly with Chef Compliance and Chef InSpec. Whether you're securing cloud infrastructure, validating endpoint configurations or prepping for audits, Premium Content accelerates time to value.
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Chef Support, Built Around You
Chef support isn't just about solving tickets; it's about helping you grow, learn and shape what comes next. Whether you're just getting started or scaling enterprise-wide, we have resources to support your journey.
LearnChef
Explore hands-on, self-paced learning built by Chef engineers. LearnChef helps your teams master the platform quickly - so support extends beyond tickets, into real, sustainable skill-building.
Maturity Assessment by Chef Services
Uncover how to scale your DevSecOps strategy. Chef Services benchmarks your maturity, identifies gaps and delivers a clear roadmap to scale securely.
Customer Validation Program (CVP)
Be the first to shape what's coming. Our Customer Validation Portal (CVP) lets you test new features early, offer feedback, and partner directly with the Chef product team.
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