Level 1 Benchmark settings/actions:

• Can be understood and performed by system administrators with any level of security knowledge and experience;
• Are unlikely to cause an interruption of service to the operating system or the applications that run on it; and
• Can be automatically monitored either by CIS Scoring Tools or by CIS Certified tools available from security software vendors.  CLICK HERE for a roster of commercially available
  CIS-certified software tools.  

Level 2 Benchmark settings/actions:

• Enhance security beyond the minimum due care level, based on specific network architecture and server function; and
• Contain some security configuration recommendations that affect functionality, and are therefore of greatest value to system administrators who have sufficient security knowledge to apply them with consideration to the functions and applications running in their particular environments.

The CIS Feedback Email Address

Bert Miuccio, Vice President

Revision histories can be found in the benchmark documents.  One of the benefits of CIS Membership is electronic notification when updates become available. 

Click Here for more information about membership.  If your organization is not a member of the Center, visit this website periodically to assure that you are using the latest version of the Mac OS X Benchmark.