Use an assessment profile to run compliance checks on your assets - The compliance Assessment Profiles are configurations that define which standard to run on which asset group. - Administrator Guide - Cortex XDR - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XDR 5.x Documentation

Product
Cortex XDR
License
XDR + Cloud
Creation date
2025-07-13
Last date published
2026-06-04
Category
Administrator Guide
Abstract

The compliance Assessment Profiles are configurations that define which standard to run on which asset group.

An assessment profile runs scans on asset groups to check whether the assets adhere to a specific standard.

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Right click on the profile to disable, edit, or delete an existing profile.

To create a new assessment profile, select a compliance standard and one or more asset groups you want to run it on.

How to create a new profile
  1. Under Posture ManagementComplianceAssessment Profiles, click Create New Assessment.

  2. Define assessment profile metadata, including:

    • Profile name

    • Description (optional)

    • Optionally schedule generating a report.

      1. Enter one or more report email recipients, clicking enter or enter.png between each entry.

      2. Set the cadence for the report generation.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Select a compliance standard to associate with the assessment profile.

  5. Select an asset group to run the standard against.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Review the profile details in the Summary and click Create.

    The assessment profile evaluates the compliance posture and generates a report at the optionally defined cadence, and sends it to the defined emails.