IT Security and Compliance Articles

Category: CIS Controls

This article focuses on CIS Control 1: Inventory and Control of Hardware Assets and the eight requirements associated with the first of the twenty CIS Controls.

Category: CIS Controls

This article delves into CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets and the ten sub controls associated with the second basic CIS Control.

Category: CIS Controls

This article breaks down CIS Control 3: Continuous Vulnerability Management and the seven sub controls associated with the third basic security control.

Category: CIS Controls

This article highlights CIS Control 4: Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges and the nine requirements associated with the fourth basic CIS Control.

Category: CIS Controls

The default configuration settings for most platforms, applications and devices are optimized for ease of use and deployment, not security.

Category: CIS Controls

This article breaks down the sixth and final basic CIS Control, CIS Control 6: Maintenance, Monitoring and Analysis of Audit Logs.

Category: CIS Controls

This article breaks for the seventh CIS Control which represents the first Foundational CIS Control (Controls 7-16).

Category: CIS Controls

This article breaks down CIS Control 8 and the eight sub-controls associated with the second Foundational CIS Control.

Category: CIS Controls

This article delves into CIS Control 9 and the five sub-controls associated with the third Foundational CIS Control.

Category: CIS Controls

This article breaks down CIS Control 10 and the five sub controls associated with the third foundational security control.