Overview of CIS Controls 1-6 and How You Can Implement Them

October 11, 2021

Barr Advisory

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) recently released version eight of its controls, consolidating the previous 20 controls into 18 (more on this here). Let’s dive into the first six controls together to make it more digestible.

To simplify things, we’ll describe each control briefly along with why it is important and how you can easily weave each control into your cybersecurity program.