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CIS Controls v8.1

Center for Internet Security Controls v8.1 - comprehensive security framework covering IG1 and IG2 safeguards for SMBs

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Policies

Acceptable Use Policy

Set clear rules for how employees and contractors may use company systems, devices, and data. Commonly requested for cyber insurance and compliance programs.

Account & Access Control Policy

Define how user accounts, service accounts, and authentication systems are inventoried, managed, and secured.

Asset & Software Inventory Policy

Define how hardware, software, SaaS, cloud, and data-processing assets are inventoried, owned, reviewed, and retired.

Audit Log Management Policy

Define what events are logged, how logs are collected, stored, reviewed, and retained to support security monitoring and incident investigation.

Change Management Policy

Define how technology, security, vendor, and production changes are requested, approved, tested, implemented, and reviewed.

Cryptography & Key Management Policy

Define requirements for encryption, cryptographic protocols, key ownership, storage, rotation, access, and recovery.

Data Management Policy

Define how your organization inventories, classifies, handles, retains, and disposes of data across all systems and storage locations.

Information Security Policy

The overarching policy that defines your organization's commitment to protecting information assets, establishes security principles, and assigns responsibilities.

Secure Configuration Policy

Establish and maintain secure configuration baselines for enterprise assets and network infrastructure to reduce attack surface.

Secure Software Development Policy

Define security requirements and practices for application development, including secure coding standards, vulnerability management, and code review.

Vendor & Service Provider Management Policy

Define how your organization evaluates, monitors, and manages the security posture of third-party service providers and vendors.

Plans

Business Continuity Plan

Plan how critical business functions keep running during outages, disasters, and IT failures, with recovery teams and communication steps.

Disaster Recovery Plan

Prepare for and recover from events that disrupt critical IT systems and infrastructure

Incident Response Plan

Define how your team detects, contains, and recovers from security incidents, with roles, timelines, and communication steps.

Network Architecture Plan

Document your network architecture, segmentation strategy, and security boundaries to maintain visibility and control over network traffic.

Penetration Testing Plan

Define the scope, cadence, and methodology for penetration testing to identify exploitable vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Security Awareness & Training Plan

Establish a security awareness program that trains employees to recognize and respond to cybersecurity threats through regular education and simulated exercises.

Vulnerability Management Plan

Define how your organization identifies, prioritizes, and remediates vulnerabilities across enterprise assets and software.

Assessments

CIS IG1 Assessment - Essential Cyber Hygiene

Assess your implementation of the 56 CIS IG1 safeguards that represent essential cyber hygiene every organization should implement regardless of size or industry.

CIS IG2 Assessment - Expanded Controls

Assess the 74 additional CIS IG2 safeguards for organizations with IT staff responsible for managing and protecting sensitive data and infrastructure.

CIS IG3 Assessment - Advanced Controls

Assess the 23 advanced CIS IG3 safeguards for organizations with dedicated security teams protecting high-value assets against sophisticated threats.

Risk Assessment

Identify, rank, and plan treatment for cybersecurity risks across your organization, with assets, threats, and controls in one assessment.

Scoping

Environment Profile

Describe your technology environment so plans and assessments match how your organization actually runs (cloud, identity, endpoints, and obligations).

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