fort: An open-source macOS security auditing tool for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance
By
Dheeraj Joshi
Crispy enough to crunch, soft enough to enjoy. A good bake.
Summary
fort is an open-source Go binary that runs 15+ security checks on macOS devices, helps fix issues with user approval, and generates compliance reports for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits. Built by a developer frustrated with manual security configuration, it requires no agent, signup, MDM, or telemetry, and is available via Homebrew under an MIT license.
Key quotes
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The answer usually meant digging through system settings, running terminal commands I could never remember, and manually collecting evidence for auditors.
fort checks your Mac against common security best practices, helps fix issues with your approval, and generates a report you can use for compliance and audit evidence.
No agent, no signup, no MDM, no telemetry. One MIT-licensed Go binary.
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