Security Compliance Management Scanning in Puppet Enterprise

Perforce Puppet

Jul 31, 2025

In this session Jason and Nelson provide a walkthrough of Security Compliance Enforcement (SCM) scanning in Puppet Enterprise, emphasizing its seamless integration and ability to check compliance against CIS benchmarks. It highlights the compliance dashboard, which offers immediate insights into security status and supports scanning for up to a hundred thousand nodes.

Learn how to perform on-demand scans, create scheduled scans, and utilize the activity feed to track compliance efforts. Security Compliance Management is designed to help maintain security standards, reduce risk, and ensure compliance across your infrastructure.

Key Moments

0:00 – Introduction to SCM and CIS Benchmark scanning

1:15 – Scalability of SCM for large infrastructures

1:45 – Using the inventory section and default benchmark associations

2:40 – Running ad hoc scans from the Scan Report tab

3:30 – Scheduling scans for recurring compliance checks

3:50 – Viewing scan completion and activity updates

4:30 – Summary of SCM's role in improving security and compliance

Referenced Content and Resources

Security Compliance Management Documentation: https://ter.li/uj3skn

Help and Support: https://help.puppet.com

Visit the Puppet Enterprise Platform page to learn more about what Puppet can do for you: https://ter.li/eogo2u