What is CIS Compliance?
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls are a set of recommended cyber defense measures designed to protect your organization against hackers and cybercriminals. The CIS Controls prioritize low-effort, high-impact actions and tactics that will improve your cybersecurity posture immediately. (These controls were formerly known as the CIS Critical Security Controls– or CIS CSC. The version 8 update shortened the CIS CSC from 20 to 18 controls and changed the name simply to– CIS Controls.)
The CIS Controls are effective because they’ve been created based on some of the most common cyber attack patterns and trends. The standards were designed by a pool of experts from the National Security Administration (NSA) and some of the nation’s top cybersecurity forensic experts.
This makes the CIS Controls a dynamic, always-relevant framework as it’s constantly updated based on new and emerging threats.
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18 CIS Controls
The Center for Internet Security has put forth the 18 CIS Controls for businesses and organizations to adopt. The latest version (v8) consolidates the former CIS CSC by activities and includes some revised terminology to reflect the decreased prioritization of physical devices, fixed boundaries, and discrete islands of security implementation.
- Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets
- Inventory and Control of Software Assets
- Data Protection
- Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software
- Account Management
- Access Control Management
- Continuous Vulnerability Management
- Audit Log Management
- Email and Web Browser Protections
- Malware Defenses
- Data Recovery
- Network Infrastructure Management
- Network Monitoring and Defense
- Security Awareness and Skills Training
- Service Provider Management
- Application Software Security
- Incident Response Management
- Penetration Testing
Benefits
How CIS Controls Add Value to Your Organization
Threat Prevention
Since the CIS Controls are an evolving framework, implementation will keep your cyber defenses up-to-date with the latest threats.
Security Benchmarking
The Center for Internet Security Benchmarks are included in CIS requirements and will allow you to accurately assess your cybersecurity posture.
Asset Control
By implementing CIS requirements, you’ll ensure that access is restricted to authorized personnel only.
Brand Protection
Keeping hackers at bay also means keeping your business out of the headlines. Protect your reputation with CIS Controls implementation.
Secure Communications
From email and chat to enterprise messaging apps, adopting CIS Controls keeps all communications confidential and secure.
Ongoing Training
A key portion of CIS Controls implementation and adoption is training staff at all levels on basic cybersecurity best practices and cyber hygiene.
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How RSI Security Can Help Your Organization
RSI Security will facilitate your implementation of the 18 CIS Controls quickly and cost-effectively. Our experts will help your organization meet CIS requirements with a collaborative, hands-on method. Here are some of the benefits of choosing RSI Security’s CIS Controls services:
Our dedicated CIS Controls experts will work with you each step of the way to complete all benchmarks and milestones. Our professionals have been working with the Center for Internet Security Controls and all previous versions of CIS CSC since their development in 2008. Our team stays up-to-date on the latest requirements for version 8 of CIS Controls.
RSI Security will assess your entire cybersecurity infrastructure and present a clear path towards meeting CIS requirements.
We’ll ensure that you meet all Center for Internet Security benchmarks within your customized timeline and budget and ensure a streamlined and precisely organized process for your team along the way.
Our CIS Controls compliance experts won’t just get you compliant. RSI Security is a long-term partner for operationalizing the 18 CIS controls. We are a full-suite cybersecurity and compliance advisory provider.
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