Puppet SCE for Linux 2.8.0 - Now Available

[Puppet Product Updates]

Security Compliance Enforcement (SCE) for Linux 2.8.0 is now available, delivering updated CIS Benchmark coverage along with improvements to policy enforcement, auditing, and logging reliability. These updates help organizations strengthen compliance programs, reduce operational risk, and maintain confidence that Linux systems remain aligned with security and governance requirements. SCE for Linux is available as part of Puppet Core and Puppet Enterprise Advanced.

Why Upgrade?

• Stay aligned with current CIS guidance through updated benchmark coverage for major enterprise Linux distributions. 
• Improve audit readiness with expanded benchmark coverage and updated compliance checks. 
• Reduce operational risk through fixes that improve firewall, integrity monitoring, and logging behavior. 
• Increase confidence in enforcement by addressing issues that could prevent configurations from being applied as intended. 

What's New?

• Updated CIS Benchmark support for RHEL 8, AlmaLinux 8, Oracle Linux 8, and Rocky Linux 8. 
• Enhancements that improve alignment with current benchmark recommendations across system hardening, auditing, networking, and account management. 
• Reliability improvements for firewall zone enforcement, AIDE-based integrity monitoring, and log forwarding.
• Updated platform dependencies to support ongoing compatibility and maintainability.

Security and Maintenance Updates

This release includes maintenance updates and issue resolutions that help improve platform stability, reduce security risk, and support more reliable compliance operations.

Next Steps

Review the release notes for complete details and upgrade guidance, then plan your upgrade to take advantage of the latest benchmark coverage and reliability improvements.

If you're new to SCE, visit the documentation page to learn how it helps automate compliance assessments, policy enforcement, and ongoing audit readiness across enterprise Linux environments.

Read the release notes - https://help.puppet.com/sce/current/linux/scel_relnotes_280.htm

Learn more about SCE - https://help.puppet.com/sce/current/intro/sce_intro.htm

 

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