Dashboard: CIS v1.0.0

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Overview

This security configuration Benchmark covers foundational elements of IBM Cloud. The recommendations detailed here are important security considerations when designing your infrastructure on IBM Cloud Services.

Profile Definitions

The following configuration profiles are defined by this Benchmark:

Level 1

Items in this profile intend to:

• be practical and prudent;
• provide security focused best practice hardening of a technology; and
• limit impact to the utility of the technology beyond acceptable means

Level 2

This profile extends the "Level 1" profile. Items in this profile exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:

• are intended for environments or use cases where security is more critical than manageability and usability
• acts as defense in depth measure
• may impact the utility or performance of the technology
• may include additional licensing, cost, or addition of third party software