Center for Internet Security - Standards

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Publications:

-- ISSA toolsmith article: CIS Benchmarks
-- Z Journal: Securing the Enterprise Networking Infrastructure
-- IT Governance Institute: Board Briefing of IT Governance, 2nd Edition

-- IA Newsletter: Consensus Minimum Standard Benchmarks (PDF Document)

-- CSO Informer: Interview with Clint Kreitner, CIS President/CEO (PDF Document)

Case Studies/Research:

-- February 8, 2005 Webinar - Sarbanes-Oxley Clases the Gaps: Case Study on Security and IT Controls.

-- ISP Secures Its Servers to CIS Benchmark Standards (PDF Document)

-- Case Study in Business Information Security (Powerpoint Presentation)

-- Benchmarks eliminate 80-90% of Known Operating System Vulnerabilities (Powerpoint Document)

-- IA Newsletter: The Importance of Security Consensus Benchmarks (PDF Document)

-- IA Newsletter: Measuring the Value of Security Guides (PDF Document)

White Papers/Webcasts:

-- Learn the basics about security benchmarks, and specifically how the security benchmarks developed by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) can help you with your compliance initiatives.
-- Reducing Security Costs with Standard Configurations: U.S. Government Initiatives (08/07/07)
-- Diebold Security Analysis of ATM Operating and Application Systems Using the CIS Scoring Tool
-- Improving Router Security with RAT: The Top 10 List
-- Reducing Over 80% of Windows 2000 Professional Vulnerabilities with the Consensus Security

Benchmark Settings

-- Demonstrate Regulatory and Standards Compliance with CIS Benchmarks

-- Pass or Fail? How Does Your Security Measure Up?

-- Auditing-In-Depth For Solaris

-- Configuration and Patch Verification on Solaris Systems

-- Router Audit Tool: Securing Cisco Routers Made Easy

-- Secure Deployment of a Windows 2000 laptop using Nessus and the CIS benchmark tool.

Other:

-- New Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standard references CIS Benchmarks.

-- CISWG - Report of the Best Practices and Metrics Teams, Government Reform Committee, US House of Representatives.

-- Using Consensus-Based Cybersecurity Benchmarks to Mitigate Risk (Powerpoint Presentation)

-- Patchwork Utility for Windows NT

--Basic Email Tips from SANS

Useful Sites:
-- Information Technology - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC)
-- For helpful online surveys, CIS uses Survey Gizmo

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