Back to Basics: The Ecosystem of CIS Security Best Practices
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. ET
Generative AI models, multi-cloud strategies, Internet of Things devices, third-party suppliers, and a growing list of regulatory compliance obligations all require the same security response: come together as a community to prioritize the basics. Join us for a webinar to understand how you can use an ecosystem of security best practices built by the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) to support this mission.
By attending this webinar, you’ll learn:
- How CIS security best practices fulfill different dimensions of your cybersecurity and compliance programs
- Where these security best practices complement one another, thus augmenting the impact of your implementation efforts
- How CIS SecureSuite® Membership reinforces the intersection of CIS security best practices while saving you time and money
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About Our Presenters
Charity Otwell
Director of CIS Critical Security Controls
Charity has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has built and led various programs such as Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Technology Governance, and Enterprise Architecture in a highly Regulated environment. Before coming to CIS, Charity was a GRC champion and practitioner with a focus on risk assessment, process optimization, process engineering, and best practice adoption for a top 50 bank within the United States. She also helped manage the relationship with federal regulators and the management of federal regulatory exams. She completed undergraduate and graduate studies in Birmingham, AL and holds multiple industry certifications.
Phil White
Director of CIS Benchmarks
With over 30 years of product development/management experience, and nearly two decades of working on offensive and defensive cybersecurity issues, Phil White is currently Director of Benchmarks at the Center for Internet Security, where he leads a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts in Benchmark development to enhance secure configuration practices and standards globally.
Kevin Garnier
Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer
Over 25 years in assisting organizations of all sizes with reducing their attack surface and risk mitigation, focusing on cybersecurity control frameworks; Cyber Risk Assessment Audits and Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity Frameworks: CIS Critical Controls v 8.1, NIST CSF, ISA 62443, Compliance standards: SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO27001, and US FedRAMP.
