The CIS Benchmarks Explained...
The CIS Benchmarks are community-developed secure configuration recommendations for hardening organizations' technologies against cyber attacks. Mapped to the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls), the CIS Benchmarks elevate the security defenses for cloud provider platforms and cloud services, containers, databases, desktop software, server software, mobile devices, network devices, and operating systems. They also help organizations demonstrate compliance with components of various industry regulations and frameworks.
Currently, there are more than 100 CIS Benchmarks across 25+ vendor product families that are available through free PDF download for non-commercial use.
Get Involved in the CIS Benchmarks Communities
The CIS Benchmarks Communities are comprised of more than 12,000 IT security professionals who participate in the consensus process to develop secure configuration recommendations. Each of these individuals brings something different to the community development process.
You can volunteer for one (or several) CIS Benchmarks Communities by visiting CIS WorkBench.
