CIS Critical Security Controls v8.1 Change Log
Published on June 25, 2024
This spreadsheet provides an overview of the changes from CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) version 8 to version 8.1. Our goal is to provide a reference document to quickly see the specific changes in CIS Controls v8.1 as well as help you choose to transition any tools or processes that were built around version 8.

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