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CIS Benchmarks: 3 Critical Things To Know For Compliance

Information security is all about maintaining certain standards and benchmarks. Of those standards, the CIS Benchmarks are one of the most common. 

When you navigate to the CIS Benchmarks website, you may find yourself quickly overwhelmed as you may not be sure where to begin with system hardening. The site lists over a hundred standards associated with dozens of vendors. If you are unfamiliar with the standards, attempting to navigate through the site cold can make your head spin. If you have ever had trouble identifying or keeping track of the CIS Benchmarks relevant to your organization, tools, and industry, you have come to the right post.

This post will serve as your CIS Compliance Benchmark 101. We will cover the basics of the CIS Benchmarks and discuss three critical things you must know to maintain compliance

 

CIS Benchmarks: The Basics 

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Cimcor Blog authored by Jacqueline von Ogden. Read the original post at: https://www.cimcor.com/blog/cis-benchmarks