Cybersecurity Tools and Resources

Albert Network Monitoring and Management

Cost-effective Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

Variable Cost

Membership required

CIS Benchmarks™

Secure configuration guides for 100+ technologies

No Cost

CIS Benchmarks™ Community

Develop & update secure configuration guides

No Cost

CIS Build Kits

GPOs and shell scripts for configuring systems

Fee-based

Membership required

CIS Controls Assessment Specification

Provides a common understanding of what should be measured in order to verify that Safeguards in the CIS Controls are properly implemented

No Cost

CIS Controls Community

Help develop and maintain the Controls

No Cost

CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®)

Prioritized and simplified best practices

No Cost

CIS CSAT Business Impact Analysis Tool

Estimate impact of ransomware

No Cost

CIS CSAT Pro

Assess and measure CIS Controls and implementation

Fee-based

Membership required

CIS CyberMarket®

Savings on training, software, and more vetted by CIS and SLTTs

Fee-based

CIS Endpoint Security Services (ESS)

Device-level protection and response

Fee-based

CIS Hardened Images®

Virtual machine images in the cloud, pre-configured to the CIS Benchmarks

Fee-based

CIS Managed Security Services (MSS)

Security monitoring of enterprises' devices in partnership with Accenture

Fee-based

CIS Risk Assessment Method (CIS RAM)

Information security risk assessment method based on CIS Controls

No Cost

CIS SecureSuite®

Membership including integrated cybersecurity tools and resources to implement best practices

Fee-based

Membership required

CIS Services®

Cost-effective solutions for U.S. SLTTs

Fee-based

Membership required

CIS WorkBench

Community platform

No Cost

CIS-CAT® Lite

Trial version to assess system conformance to CIS Benchmarks

No Cost

CIS-CAT® Pro

Configuration assessment tool for assessing system conformance to CIS Benchmarks

Fee-based

Membership required

CIS-hosted CSAT

Assess and measure CIS Controls and implementation

No Cost

Cybersecurity Advisories

Short, timely emails/web posts containing technical information about software and hardware vulnerabilities

No Cost

EI-ISAC®

Membership offering an election-focused cyber defense suite

No Cost

Membership required

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Device-level protection and response

No Cost

Membership required

Essential Guide to Election Security

First-stop resource for election officials to learn about best practices in election security

No Cost

Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR)

Service that prevents connection to harmful web domains, offered in partnership with Akamai

No Cost

Membership required

Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting Plus (MDBR+)

Service that prevents connection to harmful web domains, offered in partnership with Akamai, including CIS SOC and other features

Fee-based

MS-ISAC®

Membership offering cybersecurity resources for U.S. SLTT government organizations

No Cost

Membership required

Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR)

No-cost, anonymous, annual self-assessment designed to evaluate cybersecurity maturity

No Cost

Membership required

Penetration Testing

Assessments to evaluate your security posture

Variable Cost

Membership required

Security Operations Center (SOC)

24x7x365 joint security operations and analysis unit that monitors, analyzes, and responds to cyber incidents targeting SLTT entities

No Cost

Membership required

ThreatWA™

Curated insights into emerging cyber and physical threats

Fee-based

Vulnerability Assessments

Identify vulnerabilities in networks and web applications

Variable Cost

Membership required