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# Monitor and track compliance adherence

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.

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| Step                                             | See more                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Step 1. Decide which compliance standard to use. | [Choose compliance standards from the compliance catalog](/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/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-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/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-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/monitor-and-track-compliance-adherence/view-and-manage-compliance-assessments-and-reports.md)                               |


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