by Peter Dietrich | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog, CIS Critical Security Controls
3:30 min read | A compromise of any account is a problem, but it’s especially serious when an outsider gains access to an administrative account. An intruder with full control of a device, website or database and can do serious damage. CIS Control #5’s message...
by Peter Dietrich | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, CIS Critical Security Controls
3:30 min read | Vulnerabilities on Internet connected systems are targeted on a daily basis. The fourth CIS control addresses the need to keep them protected. “Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation” addresses keeping up with and fixing newly...
by Peter Dietrich | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, CIS Critical Security Controls
3:30 min read | The first two CIS Controls for Internet security address keeping an inventory of hardware and software. The third CIS Control deals with secure system configurations. Its central principle is that a strict process for change control and configuration...
by Peter Dietrich | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog, CIS Critical Security Controls
4:00 min read | The first of the CIS Controls for internet security is taking an inventory of authorized and unauthorized devices/hardware. The second CIS control is so similar it’s natural to wonder why it was granted its own control: an inventory of authorized and...
by Peter Dietrich | May 6, 2018 | Blog, CIS Critical Security Controls
4:00 min read | The CIS Controls provide a clear and elegant, if not always simple, framework for a cybersecurity plan. From the Center for Internet Security, the top 5 in order of priority: And inventory of authorized and unauthorized devices. An inventory of...
