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# Monitor and track compliance adherence
Evaluate and track asset compliance against industry standards and organizational policies.
Determine asset vulnerabilities and risk by checking whether assets adhere to industry standards or your organization's best practices for compliance.
You can view all compliance-related details in the tenant under **Posture Management → Compliance**.
## Cortex compliance flow
Cortex compliance workflow for evaluating your overall compliance posture for various compliance standards.
The following steps describe the flow for evaluating asset compliance.
| Step | See more |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Step 1. Decide which compliance standard to use. | [Choose compliance standards from the compliance catalog](/cortex-cloud-posture-management/compliance/monitor-and-track-compliance-adherence/choose-compliance-standards-from-the-compliance-catalog.md) |
| Step 2. Create a compliance assessment. | [Use an assessment profile to run compliance checks on your assets](/cortex-cloud-posture-management/compliance/monitor-and-track-compliance-adherence/use-an-assessment-profile-to-run-compliance-checks-on-your-assets.md) |
| Step 3. Review the results. | [View and manage compliance assessments and reports](/cortex-cloud-posture-management/compliance/monitor-and-track-compliance-adherence/view-and-manage-compliance-assessments-and-reports.md) |
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