CIS Benchmarks June 2020 Update

CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0

Prescriptive guidance for Check Point Firewall, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Check Point Firewall versions R75.x – 80.x installed on Gaia Platform. The guide was tested against Check Point R80.10 installed on Gaia.

Special thanks to Jayesh Rajan, Danny Kane, Tom Fowler and the community for their contributions.

Download the CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark

 

Our members can visit CIS WorkBench to download other formats and related resources.

CIS Google Kubernetes Engine Benchmark v1.1.0*

This CIS Benchmark only includes controls which can be modified by an end user of GKE. For information on GKE’s performance against the CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks, and for items which cannot be audited or modified, see the GKE documentation.

Download the CIS Google Kubernetes Engine Benchmark

 

Our members can visit CIS WorkBench to download other formats and related resources. 

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 RTM (Release 1607) Benchmark v1.2.0*

This guide was tested against Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. The community made several changes to improve this CIS Benchmark:

• Added 15+ new security settings
• Moved and renamed several settings due to updated ADMX templates
• Updated 20+ recommendations that were outdated
• Removed 5+ settings that were outdated

The full change log is included at the end of both the PDF and DOC versions for download.

A huge thank you to the Windows Community and Team for making this happen, and special thanks to Haemish Edgerton.

Download the CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 RTM (Release 1607) Benchmark

 

CIS VMware ESXi 6.7 Benchmark v1.1.0*

Prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for VMware ESXi 6.7. The guide was tested against VMware ESXi 6.7.

Download the CIS VMware ESXi 6.7 Benchmark

 

Get Involved – We’re looking for volunteers! Help us develop content, review recommendations, test CIS Benchmarks, and more by joining a community. Drafts are available for review in the communities for the following technologies:

• Amazon Web Services
• Ubuntu Linux – 20.04
• Zoom Video Communication
• Kubernetes – multiple CIS Benchmarks underway
• Cisco – NX-OS
• Oracle MySQL

Have questions about the CIS Benchmark development process, how you can contribute, or how to get involved? Reach out to us at benchmark[email protected]

*CIS Benchmark content will be included in the next release of CIS-CAT Pro. Learn more about CIS-CAT Pro.