Rudder 8.2 new major features includes:

• Security benchmarks ⭐ : A new plugin to apply and check compliance of security benchmarks
• Compliance persistence : keep compliance of nodes that have been shutdown, like workstation and laptops
• Security only campaigns ⭐ : Run patch campaigns that updates only security updates
• CVE on Windows ⭐ : vulnerability analysis is not limited anymore to Linux! Based on missing KBs
• Create group from CVE ⭐ : remediate your vulnerabilities by creating dynamic groups based on CVE presence
• User management in Rudder : user management plugin has been integrated in Rudder Core. With many improvements

This is a first draft of the feature list that will be improved and completed really soon

⭐ : feature only available with a subscription.

More details about the new features and installation/upgrade procedures can be found in the releases notes.

As a result, the end of support for Rudder 8.1 is set to the 29th January, 2025.