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SEC0347 Mastering CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps and Infrastructure Specialists

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What do you take away from the CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps course?

Turn CIS Controls into deployable Ansible playbooks in under 48 hours Reduce configuration drift across hybrid Red Hat environments Produce audit-ready evidence automatically during deployment Align security baselines with CI/CD pipelines without slowing velocity Build self-documenting infrastructure that proves compliance by design.

How does this map to your situation?

When new CIS benchmark versions are released During infrastructure standardization initiatives Before internal or external audits While migrating workloads to hybrid cloud.

What's included with your purchase?

12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters) Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access 30-day money-back guarantee.

What does the CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps cover on delivery and format?

Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access. Time investment: Approximately 90 minutes per week over three weeks, with flexible pacing.

How does this compare to the alternatives?

Generic CIS training explains controls but not deployment. This course bridges the gap between policy and practice , specifically for Red Hat DevOps environments , with actionable, code-first workflows.

What does the CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps cover on frequently asked?

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

How is the CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps delivered?

The CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps is fully self-paced with immediate online access after enrolment. Access does not expire and future updates are included at no cost. A certificate of completion is issued by The Art of Service when you finish.

How much does the CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps cost?

The CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps is $199 as a one time payment. There is no subscription and no hidden fee. Enrolment carries a 30 day satisfied or refunded guarantee, so it can be assessed in full before you commit.

Closely related courses: Red Hat Ansible Toolkit, Red Hat OpenShift Toolkit, Red Hat Enterprise Toolkit, Red Hat in DevOps.

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A tailored course, built for your situation

Mastering CIS Controls for Red Hat DevOps and Infrastructure Specialists

A step-by-step path from compliance intent to deployed configuration in hours, not weeks

$199 one-time
24-hour access provisioning 30-day money-back guarantee Hand-built implementation playbook
12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Security policies change fast. Deploying them shouldn’t take weeks.

Who this is for

Senior DevOps and infrastructure practitioners at regulated enterprises who own security-hardened deployments but are slowed by manual compliance translation.

Who this is not for

Entry-level engineers, pure developers without deployment ownership, or auditors without implementation responsibilities.

What you walk away with

  • Turn CIS Controls into deployable Ansible playbooks in under 48 hours
  • Reduce configuration drift across hybrid Red Hat environments
  • Produce audit-ready evidence automatically during deployment
  • Align security baselines with CI/CD pipelines without slowing velocity
  • Build self-documenting infrastructure that proves compliance by design

The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)

Module 1. Why CIS Controls move faster in DevOps than traditional audits
Introduces the paradigm shift from compliance as documentation to compliance as code. Explores how Red Hat environments benefit from automated baselines and real-time validation. Establishes the core principle: speed comes from repeatability, not shortcuts.
12 chapters in this module
  1. The shift from audit-first to deployment-first compliance
  2. How modern DevOps shortens the control feedback loop
  3. Common bottlenecks in translating CIS to production
  4. Role of automation in reducing manual validation
  5. Benchmarking current cycle time for control deployment
  6. Aligning with NIST CSF and ISO 27001 through CIS
  7. How Red Hat OpenShift changes security deployment patterns
  8. The cost of inconsistency in hybrid environments
  9. Why documentation lags behind execution
  10. Building confidence through repeatable workflows
  11. Integrating security baselines into sprint planning
  12. Measuring success by deployment speed and coverage
Module 2. Mapping CIS Level 1 and Level 2 controls to infrastructure as code
Teaches how to systematically convert CIS recommendations into version-controlled, parameterized Ansible roles and Terraform modules. Focuses on clarity, reusability, and auditability of code artifacts.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Differentiating CIS Level 1 and Level 2 control applicability
  2. Structuring Ansible roles for modular compliance
  3. Using variables to support environment-specific exemptions
  4. Tagging controls for traceability in deployment logs
  5. Automating file permission enforcement via playbooks
  6. Hardening SSH settings with reusable task blocks
  7. Managing service states across Red Hat variants
  8. Configuring logging and auditd using CIS guidelines
  9. Enforcing password policies through code
  10. Validating control coverage in CI pipelines
  11. Documenting control logic directly in code comments
  12. Versioning baselines for audit trail integrity
Module 3. Accelerating control validation with automated testing
Covers integration of InSpec and OpenSCAP into CI/CD pipelines to validate configurations against CIS benchmarks pre-deployment. Focuses on reducing false positives and speeding up feedback.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Introducing automated compliance testing frameworks
  2. Integrating InSpec profiles into Jenkins pipelines
  3. Using OpenSCAP to scan container images pre-deploy
  4. Setting pass/fail thresholds for automated gates
  5. Reducing noise in compliance test output
  6. Generating machine-readable compliance reports
  7. Validating host-level settings in CI environments
  8. Testing network security controls automatically
  9. Parsing CIS benchmark XML into test logic
  10. Speeding up scan execution with targeted checks
  11. Handling temporary exemptions in test suites
  12. Correlating test results with deployment events
Module 4. Building self-documenting infrastructure for audit readiness
Teaches how to design systems that generate compliance evidence automatically. Shows how to reduce auditor follow-up by baking logs, traces, and attestations into deployment artifacts.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Designing infrastructure that proves its own compliance
  2. Automating evidence collection during provisioning
  3. Linking control execution to timestamped logs
  4. Generating human-readable compliance summaries
  5. Storing attestation records in secure locations
  6. Using tags to map resources to CIS controls
  7. Creating audit-friendly reporting dashboards
  8. Exporting evidence in auditor-requested formats
  9. Maintaining evidence integrity across environments
  10. Reducing time spent compiling audit packages
  11. Aligning evidence structure with ISO 27001 clauses
  12. Versioning evidence templates for consistency
Module 5. Hardening containerized workloads using CIS Kubernetes benchmarks
Focuses on applying CIS Controls to OpenShift and Kubernetes environments. Covers pod security, network policies, and image scanning in CI/CD.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Understanding CIS Kubernetes benchmark structure
  2. Applying pod security policies in OpenShift
  3. Configuring network policies to limit pod communication
  4. Scanning container images for vulnerabilities early
  5. Enforcing immutable containers in production
  6. Managing service accounts with least privilege
  7. Securing etcd and control plane components
  8. Auditing API server configuration settings
  9. Automating policy enforcement with OPA/Gatekeeper
  10. Validating Helm charts against security rules
  11. Integrating CIS checks into GitOps workflows
  12. Documenting container compliance across teams
Module 6. Integrating CIS baselines into CI/CD pipelines
Shows how to embed compliance checks directly into Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Tekton pipelines. Enables fast feedback and reduces rework.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Inserting compliance gates into deployment stages
  2. Using pipeline-as-code to enforce standards
  3. Failing builds on critical control violations
  4. Parallelizing compliance tests for speed
  5. Caching scan results to accelerate pipelines
  6. Reporting compliance status to Slack and email
  7. Managing exceptions through approval workflows
  8. Auditing pipeline configuration for integrity
  9. Securing secrets in CI environments
  10. Integrating SAST and DAST into compliance gates
  11. Validating infrastructure drift post-deploy
  12. Measuring pipeline compliance coverage over time
Module 7. Customizing CIS benchmarks for hybrid environments
Teaches how to adapt CIS Controls for mixed on-prem and cloud Red Hat deployments. Focuses on consistency without one-size-fits-all.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Assessing environment-specific control applicability
  2. Creating scoped baselines for different tiers
  3. Managing exemptions with justification tracking
  4. Aligning cloud-specific settings with CIS benchmarks
  5. Hardening VMware and bare-metal hosts uniformly
  6. Standardizing logging across hybrid nodes
  7. Unifying time synchronization policies
  8. Enforcing consistent DNS and NTP configurations
  9. Applying network segmentation rules across stacks
  10. Validating hybrid compliance with central tools
  11. Updating baselines for new cloud integrations
  12. Documenting deviations for auditor review
Module 8. Automating remediation of non-compliant configurations
Covers how to design self-healing systems that detect and fix deviations automatically, reducing drift and rework.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Detecting configuration drift in production
  2. Triggering automated remediation workflows
  3. Using Ansible to restore non-compliant settings
  4. Scheduling compliance reconciliation tasks
  5. Validating remediation success automatically
  6. Logging self-healing actions for audit
  7. Setting thresholds for automatic correction
  8. Preventing infinite remediation loops
  9. Integrating with monitoring and alerting systems
  10. Handling exceptions during auto-remediation
  11. Securing remediation playbooks from tampering
  12. Measuring mean time to compliance recovery
Module 9. Scaling CIS enforcement across teams and regions
Addresses version control, governance, and change management when rolling out standardized baselines enterprise-wide.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Establishing a central compliance code repository
  2. Managing versioned baselines across business units
  3. Implementing change review for baseline updates
  4. Training teams on compliance-as-code practices
  5. Rolling out baselines in phases by risk tier
  6. Handling regional compliance variations
  7. Auditing baseline adoption across environments
  8. Measuring consistency of control application
  9. Supporting local exemptions with global oversight
  10. Using CI/CD to enforce baseline compliance
  11. Integrating feedback from operational teams
  12. Optimizing baseline performance at scale
Module 10. Linking CIS Controls to business continuity and incident response
Shows how hardened configurations reduce attack surface and accelerate recovery during outages.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Reducing blast radius through strict host hardening
  2. Speeding up incident investigation with clean configs
  3. Using baseline compliance to shorten MTTR
  4. Validating backup configurations against CIS
  5. Testing disaster recovery with hardened nodes
  6. Aligning patch cycles with compliance updates
  7. Enabling faster forensic data collection
  8. Reducing false positives in SIEM from misconfigs
  9. Securing failover systems to same standard
  10. Integrating compliance status into war rooms
  11. Using audit logs during post-mortems
  12. Documenting recovery procedures with evidence
Module 11. Optimizing CIS implementation for cost and efficiency
Focuses on eliminating redundant checks, streamlining tooling, and reducing compute overhead without sacrificing coverage.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Identifying redundant compliance validations
  2. Consolidating overlapping control checks
  3. Using lightweight agents for continuous monitoring
  4. Reducing scan frequency for stable environments
  5. Optimizing resource usage of compliance tools
  6. Avoiding over-hardening non-critical systems
  7. Prioritizing controls by business impact
  8. Aligning baselines with risk assessment outputs
  9. Measuring ROI of compliance automation
  10. Reducing licensing costs through consolidation
  11. Reusing controls across cloud and on-prem
  12. Benchmarking efficiency gains over time
Module 12. Maintaining CIS compliance through organizational change
Teaches how to future-proof compliance workflows so they survive team changes, leadership shifts, and technology transitions.
12 chapters in this module
  1. Documenting decision logic in code comments
  2. Creating onboarding guides for new engineers
  3. Preserving institutional knowledge in repos
  4. Using templates to maintain consistency
  5. Reviewing baselines after leadership changes
  6. Updating controls post-merger or spinoff
  7. Handling team reorganizations smoothly
  8. Retaining evidence during platform migrations
  9. Ensuring compliance survives budget cuts
  10. Measuring maturity of compliance automation
  11. Planning for technology obsolescence
  12. Building feedback loops for continuous improvement

How this maps to your situation

  • When new CIS benchmark versions are released
  • During infrastructure standardization initiatives
  • Before internal or external audits
  • While migrating workloads to hybrid cloud

Before vs. after

Before
Spending weeks translating CIS Controls into deployable configurations, reworking playbooks, and compiling evidence manually.
After
Deploying hardened, audit-ready infrastructure in days using repeatable, self-documenting workflows.

What's included with your purchase

  • 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
  • Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
  • Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Delivery and format

  • Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
  • Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access

Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.

Time investment: Approximately 90 minutes per week over three weeks, with flexible pacing.

If nothing changes
Without a structured method, teams continue to rebuild compliance from scratch each cycle , leading to configuration drift, audit failures, and escalating rework. The faster security evolves, the more costly manual translation becomes.

How this compares to the alternatives

Generic CIS training explains controls but not deployment. This course bridges the gap between policy and practice , specifically for Red Hat DevOps environments , with actionable, code-first workflows.

Frequently asked

How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Is this relevant if I use both cloud and on-prem Red Hat systems?
Yes , module 7 covers adapting CIS Controls for hybrid environments.
Do I need coding experience to benefit?
The course assumes familiarity with Ansible and infrastructure as code, but explains all code examples step by step.
$199 one-time. Approximately 90 minutes per week over three weeks, with flexible pacing..

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

30-day money-back guarantee· 144 chapters· Hand-built playbook included· Account access within 24 hours
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