One Linux identity assessment. Evidence for every framework that applies to you.
Whichever frameworks you answer to — NIS2, DORA, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, CIS — each one requires demonstrable identity and access control over your systems. On Linux that means sudo, SSH keys, service accounts, and privilege drift. Assess once; evidence many.
Why Regulated Industries Make Linux Identity Visible
- Every major framework you answer to requires demonstrable identity and access control over in-scope systems — and on Linux that resolves to the same underlying artifacts: sudo rules, SSH keys, service accounts, and privilege drift. One collection can evidence all of them.
- Framework sprawl duplicates work: the same Linux controls re-evidenced N times for N auditors, each pull point-in-time and disconnected from the last. A single Linux identity source of truth ends the duplication.
- Modern frameworks increasingly want continuous effectiveness, not an annual snapshot. LinuxGuard detects privilege and configuration drift on a 60-second interval, so your evidence reflects the estate as it is now, not as it was at audit time.
- Non-human identities now outnumber humans by roughly 109 to 1 (Palo Alto Networks, 2026 Identity Security Landscape) — service accounts, CI/CD credentials, and machine identities that cut across every framework’s access-control clause and rarely appear in traditional IAM reviews.
- Because the product does not change per framework, the same assessment scores your Linux estate against CIS, NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS from one data collection — you pick the frameworks that apply to you.
How the Founding Pilot Addresses One control set, many frameworks Requirements
Every pilot finding is mapped to specific One control set, many frameworks controls, providing direct compliance evidence for your regulatory submissions.
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| Article / Requirement | What It Mandates | How the Founding Pilot Covers It |
|---|---|---|
| NIS2 Article 21(2)(i) | Identity and access management | Inventory of users, sudo rules, SSH keys, and service accounts with privilege path mapping across in-scope Linux hosts |
| DORA Articles 8–13 | ICT risk management and third-party risk | Access-control and service-account evidence for financial-sector systems where DORA applies |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 Req 7 & 8 | Least privilege and unique authenticated access | Detection of excessive privilege, shared accounts, and weak authentication on cardholder-data systems |
| ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 & A.8.2 | Access control and privileged access rights | Governance state of access control and privileged accounts, risk-scored for remediation |
| SOC 2 CC6 | Logical access controls (provisioning, de-provisioning, privileged-access review) | Evidence of joiner/leaver de-provisioning and privileged-access review across Linux fleets |
| NIST SP 800-53 (AC) / CIS Benchmarks | Access control family and hardening baselines | Mapping of Linux access-control findings to the AC family and CIS access-control benchmarks |
| HIPAA Security Rule §164.312 | Access control and audit controls (where PHI systems are in scope) | Assessment of access control and audit-trail coverage on Linux systems handling protected health information |
What You Get
- Identity & Privilege Inventory — Every user, group, sudo rule, SSH key, and service account across your Linux estate, showing who can do what
- Risk-Scored Findings Report — Prioritized findings based on real exploit patterns, highlighting the privilege paths attackers would use first
- Compliance Evidence Package — Identity governance gaps mapped to whichever frameworks apply to you (NIS2, DORA, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, CIS) with remediation guidance
- Prioritized Remediation Plan — Phased plan to reduce privilege drift and move toward least-privilege, with a zero trust alignment overlay where applicable
- Board-Ready Executive Summary — Executive summary for boards and a technical deep-dive for your security team
How the Founding Pilot Works
The Founding Pilot runs in four phases over 60 days — discovery and scoping, identity and privilege mapping with lightweight read-only collectors, a security and compliance assessment that maps findings to whichever frameworks apply to you, and reporting with a prioritised least-privilege remediation roadmap. You assess once and evidence many. See the Founding Pilot for the full four-phase process, timeline, and deliverables.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sectors we serve
A single Linux identity assessment maps to whichever frameworks apply to you. If one sector dominates your world, start with the focused page for it.
Banks, payment processors, and financial services — Linux identity evidence for the overlapping mandates finance answers to.
Explore Finance
Operators of essential services — Linux access-control evidence for the converging regimes CNI operators face.
Explore Critical National Infrastructure
SaaS companies where SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are revenue gates — Linux identity evidence for the buyer-trust artifacts customers demand.
Explore SaaS & Technology
Life-sciences and healthcare systems — Linux access-control and audit-trail evidence for the frameworks that govern regulated data.
Explore Pharma & Healthcare
Framework deep-dives
A deeper look at NIS2 Article 21 on Linux — identity and access-control evidence for the systems in scope.
Explore the NIS2 Pilot
A deeper look at DORA on Linux — ICT risk management and third-party access evidence for financial entities.
Explore the DORA Pilot
Zero-trust access controls and compliance posture for Linux infrastructure.
View Security & Compliance
Further reading: Linux access control evidence under NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act.