The 5 CIS Controls You Should Implement First

September 12, 2019

CSO Online

SANS turned over the Top 20 list to the Center for Internet Security (CIS) years ago, and it’s now called the CIS Critical Security Controls. The CIS is another highly respected, non-profit computer security organization that has been around decades. They are probably best known for publishing their operating system best practice security recommendations and benchmarks. If you want an independent, non-governmental entity’s recommendations for securing Microsoft Windows, CIS is where you go.