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# Brainframe DEFEND (Aikido)

# 🛡️ **Brainframe DEFEND (Aikido)**

> **"Automated security at the heart of your compliance."**  
> The **Brainframe DEFEND** module offers automatic control checks across **code, applications, cloud environments, and domains**.  

[More details available on the product page](https://www.brainframe.com/defend)

By linking DEFEND to Brainframe GRC, you integrate real-time vulnerability scanning directly into your compliance frameworks, ensuring up-to-date risk assessments and faster remediation cycles. Here's how the controls look like in your compliance dashboard:

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## 1️⃣ **Setting Up the Integration**

1. Go to the **Compliance module** and click **+** on any requirement → *Automated control*.  
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2. On first use, the configuration screen appears. Enter:  
* Endpoint  
* Client ID  
* Client Secret  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/image-82_7100d9.png =605xauto)

3. Click **Test connection**.  
4. If successful → **Save** the configuration.

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## 2️⃣ **Selecting Automated Control Sets**

1. Once connected, select from **pre-defined standards**.  
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2. Example: choose **ISO 27001 controls**.  

3. Next, pick the **Aikido control groups** mapped to that requirement.  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/screenshot-2026-07-13-at-12084_1kihq25.png =677xauto)
4. Brainframe will now display:  
* (A) Relevant DEFEND controls  
* (B) Controls with issues (linked to Aikido)  
* (C) Combined **coverage view** = Manual maturity + Automated controls  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/screenshot-2026-07-13-at-12091_8k28z5.png =613xauto)
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## 3️⃣ **Modifying Linked Controls**

1. Click the **edit icon** to update linked controls.  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/image-86_9z9h8s.png)

2. You may select **multiple sets** depending on needs — though best practice is to keep selections **focused on relevant controls**.  
   
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## 4️⃣ **Reporting & Printing**

Automated control results are included in Brainframe reports:  

1. **Simple report** – lists applied controls.  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/image-88_y8jkg1.png =386xauto)

2. **Detailed report** – adds compliance status *(compliant/failing)*.  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/image-89_bw5lsz.png =653xauto)

3. **Excel export** – contains the same control information for offline review.  
   ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/2/6/3f26ce462760bc00/image-90_1wuhcrd.png =816xauto)

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## 5️⃣ **Best Practices**

* 📊 **Use coverage metrics** to combine manual + automated control maturity.  
* ⚡ **Regularly refresh integrations** to ensure new controls and vulnerabilities are synced.  
* 📝 **Leverage reporting outputs** for auditors and management reviews.  

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## 🎯 **Visual Checklist**

* [x] Integration configured  
* [x] Test connection successful  
* [ ] Automated control sets selected and linked  
* [ ] Reports generated and validated  
* [ ] Regular sync and coverage review scheduled