Determination of a security rating of a network element

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions, which when executed a processing resource communicatively coupled to a plurality of network elements connected to each other via a security fabric, causes the processing resource to perform a method comprising:

• executing, a collection of security checks on at least a first network element of the plurality of network elements by:
• receiving configuration data of the first network element pertaining to each security check of the collection of security checks, wherein the configuration data is received via the security fabric;
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• validating each security check by comparing the received configuration data pertaining to each security check with a pre-defined or configurable network security configuration recommendation to generate a compliance result;
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• providing, by the processing resource, a report including an indication of the validation of each security checks, wherein the report includes compliance results obtained by executing each security check of the collection of security checks.

A system, the system comprising:

• a processing resource communicatively coupled to a plurality of network elements connected to each other via a security fabric;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processing resource, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodies a set of instructions, which when executed the processing resource associated with an enterprise network of an enterprise and communicatively coupled to a plurality of network elements connected to each other via a security fabric, causes the processing resource to perform a method comprising:
• executing, a collection of security checks on at least a first network element of the plurality of network elements by:
• receiving configuration data of the first network element pertaining to each security check of the collection of security checks, wherein the configuration data is received via the security fabric;
• and
• validating each security check by comparing the received configuration data pertaining to each security check with a pre-defined or configurable network security configuration recommendation to generate a compliance result;
• and
• providing, by the processing resource, a report including an indication of the validation of each security checks, wherein the report includes compliance results obtained by executing each security check of the collection of security checks.