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CIS Controls

Prioritized cybersecurity best practices for defending against common attacks

⏱️ Estimated time: 30-60 minutes

What you'll receive:

  • Scored gap report showing your compliance level
  • AI-generated findings prioritized by severity (Critical, High, Medium, Low)
  • Actionable recommendations for each finding
  • Professional PDF report for leadership and auditors
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Overview

The CIS Controls are a prioritized set of actions that collectively form a defense-in-depth set of best practices that mitigate the most common attacks against systems and networks. They are developed by a community of IT experts who apply their first-hand experience as cyber defenders to create these globally accepted security best practices.

Key Features

18 prioritized controls organized into Implementation Groups

Specific, actionable guidance for implementation

Regularly updated based on real-world threats

Aligned with major compliance frameworks

Benefits

Focuses resources on highest priority security actions

Reduces risk of most common cyber attacks

Provides measurable security improvements

Supports compliance with multiple regulations

Who Should Use This Framework

Small to medium-sized businesses

Organizations with limited security resources

Companies seeking practical security guidance

IT teams implementing security best practices

Sample Assessment Questions

Get a preview of the types of questions included in this assessment. Our comprehensive questionnaires help you identify gaps and strengthen your security posture.

1

Have you inventoried all authorized and unauthorized devices on your network?

2

Are all software applications inventoried and unauthorized software blocked?

3

Do you implement continuous vulnerability management and remediation processes?

4

Are administrative privileges controlled and monitored for all systems?

5

Does your organization maintain secure configurations for all hardware and software?

Note: These are just a few examples. The complete assessment includes comprehensive questions across all control areas, with AI-powered guidance to help you implement improvements.

Related Frameworks

NIST CSF
ISO 27001
NIST 800-53

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