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title: Security Compliance Testing with Inspec
osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/conferences/seagl2019/program/proposals/637
beginning: '2019-11-15T16:15:00.000-08:00'
end: '2019-11-15T16:35:00.000-08:00'
resources:
  internet_archive_identifier: complianceinspec
presenters:
- name: Garrett Honeycutt
  affiliation: Tailored Automation
  osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/users/67
  gravatar_id: 965eaf24096906071b12c72d1c0d8a32
  biography: |-
    Garrett Honeycutt, Principal at Tailored Automation, has been working with open source software and spreading its merits for over twenty years. He is passionate about automating systems and teaching others. Regularly sharing his experiences, he has had the opportunity to speak at conferences across the globe and now organizes DevOpsDays Indianapolis.

    [https://tailoredautomation.io/](https://tailoredautomation.io/)
---

This talk explains the need for functional testing for security compliance and shows how to implement that using Chef's InSpec software. It assumes no previous knowledge of functional testing or security compliance.

Attendees will leave understanding

* why this type of testing is important
* where to start
* how the tool works
* resources for learning more

This talk would fit in both DevOps and Security tracks.
