CIS at Microsoft Ignite 2025

Moscone Center | San Francisco, CA | November 18 – 21
Booth 5337 | Moscone North Expo

The Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) is excited to join Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco! Visit us at Booth 5337 to connect with our team and explore how CIS tools and resources can help you build a stronger, more resilient cybersecurity program.

Whether you're just beginning your cloud journey or optimizing a mature security strategy, CIS is here to support you with trusted best practices, actionable guidance, and innovative solutions. Let’s work together to create confidence in the connected world.

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What We’re Showcasing at Ignite

Stop by Booth 5337 to explore how CIS is making cybersecurity more accessible, practical, and effective for organizations of all sizes. Here’s what we’re excited to share:

Microsoft Solutions Partner with Certified Software for Azure

CIS recently attained this certified software designation for CIS Hardened Images for Microsoft Window Server. Becoming a Solutions Partner with certified software signifies that CIS Hardened Images meet Microsoft's technical criteria for interoperability with the Azure solutions, like Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Purview, and have a proven track record of customer success in areas of high customer demand. With this recognition, Azure users can confidently deploy CIS Hardened Images in their cloud environments, knowing that they work seamlessly with the Microsoft workloads they already use.

CIS Hardened Images on Azure Marketplace

Discover how CIS Hardened Images are helping organizations strengthen their cloud security posture. Featured at Microsoft Ignite, these pre-configured, security-focused virtual machine images are developed in alignment with the CIS Benchmarks and available on the Azure Marketplace. Visit our booth to see how CIS and Microsoft are enabling secure-by-default cloud infrastructure for technical teams.

CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v6.0.0

We’re unveiling exciting updates to the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark, version 6.0.0 — bringing even more actionable, standards-based guidance to help secure your Microsoft 365 environments.

Sessions We’re Looking Forward To

Explore sessions that highlight CIS products and how they integrate with Microsoft technologies to support continuous compliance and security excellence:

Hybrid Workload Compliance from Policy to Practice on Azure

Location: THR712 | Tuesday, November 18 | 3:15 – 3:45 P.M. PST

Security standards often remain confined to policy documents — but enforcement is key. This session shows how Azure Policy and Machine Configuration enable deployment of built-in CIS Benchmark templates for Linux and Windows, customizable to your environment. Learn how to extend these policies across hybrid/multi-cloud servers with Azure Arc, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) for continuous compliance.

Featured CIS Products:

CIS AlmaLinux OS Benchmark
CIS Debian Linux Benchmark
CIS Oracle Linux Benchmark
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Benchmark
CIS Rocky Linux Benchmark
CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise Benchmark
CIS Ubuntu Linux Benchmark

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Securing Data Across Microsoft Environments with Microsoft Purview

Location: BRK252 | Wednesday, November 19 | 1:30 – 2:15 P.M. PST

Explore how Microsoft Purview empowers teams with seamlessly integrated data security capabilities that uncover hidden risks and strengthen your protections across Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows, Fabric, and beyond.

Relevant CIS Products:

CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark (Level 1 & 2)
CIS Critical Security Controls Implementations Groups (IGs) 1 – 3

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AI-Powered Defense for Cloud Workloads

Location: BRK262 | Thursday, November 20 | 11:00 – 11:45 A.M. PST

Watch a simulated cyberattack targeting cloud storage and containers, and see how Microsoft Defender for Cloud uses AI to detect threats, power threat hunting, and automate responses to stop lateral movement.

CIS Relevance:

Aligns with CIS Controls v8 for cloud workload protection
Integrates configuration guidance from CIS Microsoft Azure Foundation Benchmark

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Strengthen Your Azure Security Posture with Microsoft Defender

Location: THR755 | Tuesday, November 18 | 4:15 – 4:45 P.M. PST

Learn how Microsoft Defender provides actionable security recommendations based on the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark V2, which maps closely to the CIS Azure Foundations Benchmark.

Featured CIS Product:

CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark

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Leading the Modernization of Cloud Desktop and Endpoint Management

Location: THRSP852 | Tuesday, November 18 | 2:30 – 3:00 P.M. PST

Discover how to empower IT teams to streamline cloud desktop and endpoint management at scale with our partners at Nerdio. CEO Vadim Vladimirskiy will showcase how their platform accelerates deployment, reduces costs, and simplifies monitoring of Windows desktops and apps.

Featured CIS Product: