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Published on 10.21.2021

Guest Podcast: Why is Security Recruiting so Broken?

Cybersecurity recruiting challenges: is there truly a lack of applicants, or are employers looking in the wrong places? CIS Senior Vice President...

Published on 10.21.2021

NGINX + CIS Hardened Images = Security at Top Efficiency

Just under 25% of the internet’s busiest websites – including Dropbox, Netflix, and WordPress.com – served or proxied NGNIX in July 2021, accordi...

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Published on 10.20.2021

Top 10 Malware September 2021

In September 2021, the MS-ISAC observed Jupyter’s return to the Top 10 Malware list. Additionally, ZLoader made its first appearance in the Top 1...

MS-ISAC

Published on 10.18.2021

Why Are Authentication and Authorization So Difficult?

By: Kathleen M. Moriarty, CIS Chief Technology Officer Let’s say you’re tasked with selecting a strong authentication solution for your organizat...

Published on 10.15.2021

Enabling the Cooperative Cybersecurity Ecosystem

By Adam Montville The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has a mission to improve the actual practice of cyber defense, and we do this, in part, ...

CIS BenchmarksCIS Controls

Published on 10.14.2021

Join CIS and MS-ISAC at Virtual 11th Annual Cyber Security Summit

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) and the Multi-State Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) are proudly serving as partners for the Virtual ...

MS-ISAC

Published on 10.13.2021

Announcing CIS Endpoint Security Services for SLTTs

U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) organizations face a stark challenge in mounting a proper cybersecurity defense against malicio...

CIS ServicesMS-ISAC

Published on 10.07.2021

What’s in a Name? CIS Critical Security Controls

By Tony Sager, CIS Sr. Vice President and Chief Evangelist The conversation that eventually led to the CIS Critical Security Controls started wit...

CIS Controls

Published on 10.06.2021

Enter the Ransomware Arena, Live the Experience, and Discover How You Will React!

Contingency plans in cybersecurity are essential when preparing for any incident, whether it is malware infecting an end user’s hard drive or ran...

MS-ISAC

Published on 10.06.2021

3 Ways to Use CIS Cloud Security Resources on the AWS Cloud

It’s obvious that the remote capabilities of the modern day office have transformed permanently. Most organizations will see an increase in hybri...

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