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Published on 04.24.2018

Cloud Compliance – How to Stay Secure on an Intangible Infrastructure

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer “If it is not my device, how do I control it?” Security in the cloud can be a contentious to...

Secure Systems & ArchitectureCloud SecurityGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCIS Controls

Published on 04.16.2018

GDPR – A New Regulation

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer In previous blogs, we deemed 2018 the “year of data privacy.” With privacy in mind, let’s ex...

CIS SecureSuiteLeadership, Strategy, & TrendsSecure Systems & ArchitectureCybersecurity Policy & GovernanceGovernance, Risk, and Compliance

Published on 04.10.2018

Breaking the Divide Between Governance and Operational Cybersecurity

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer Governance in cybersecurity Governance is an important topic in cybersecurity, as it describ...

Leadership, Strategy, & TrendsSecure Systems & ArchitectureExecutive & Leadership PerspectivesGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCIS Controls

Published on 04.02.2018

CIS RAM v1.0 Puts the CIS Controls into Action

Risk assessments are a valuable tool for gaining insight into your organization’s security posture. They allow you to view potential security thr...

Secure Systems & ArchitectureGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceSecure Configuration & HardeningCIS Controls

Published on 03.27.2018

The One Equation You Need to Calculate Risk-Reduction ROI

As I have discussed in the past few blog posts (here and here), evaluating internal systems and services is a key component to understanding your...

Secure Systems & ArchitectureGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCIS Controls

Published on 03.19.2018

CIS Critical Security Controls Version 7 – What’s Old, What’s New

Today marks the release of CIS Critical Security Controls Version 7, the newest iteration of these 20 important cybersecurity recommendations. T...

Secure Systems & ArchitectureSecure Configuration & HardeningCIS Controls

Published on 03.13.2018

CIS Controls™ Volunteer Spotlight: Rick Doten

This month we’re sharing an interview with CIS Controls volunteer Rick Doten CIS values all of the volunteers who work hard to make sure the CIS ...

Leadership, Strategy, & TrendsWorkforce & TrainingCIS ControlsTechnology

Published on 03.07.2018

Secure Cloud Environments for U.S. Government Agencies in AWS GovCloud

CIS Hardened Images are securely configured virtual machines which are now available to spin up in the AWS GovCloud (US) region. AWS customers ca...

CIS SecureSuiteLeadership, Strategy, & TrendsSecure Systems & ArchitectureCloud SecurityIndustry Spotlight

Published on 03.06.2018

The Risk Conversation

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer Our normal day-to-day business activities often don’t involve a specific focus on informatio...

Secure Systems & ArchitectureGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCIS Controls

Published on 02.27.2018

Discovering Security Gaps with Vulnerability Management Controls

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer Asking the question, “Where are my gaps and have I been tested?” The process of managing an ...

Threat Intel & VulnerabilitiesVulnerability ExploitationCIS Controls

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