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CIS Controls v8.1 CIS Critical Security Controls

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Summary

The Center for Internet Security controls are a set of eighteen prioritised defensive measures, broken down into concrete safeguards, from inventory of devices and software to secure configuration, access and vulnerability management, backups, training and incident response. They are organised into three implementation groups (IG1, IG2, IG3) according to the organisation’s resources and risk: IG1 is the “essential cyber hygiene” designed for small businesses. They are mapped to the main frameworks, such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS.

Reference
CIS Controls v8.1
Official title
CIS Critical Security Controls
Body
CIS
Type
Industry requirements
Status
Published
Published
Edition
8.1
Access to the text
Free
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Notes
Version 8.1 (June 2024) updates v8 of 2021 with more focus on cloud, supply chain and governance. The text is free after registration.
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