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Published on 01.28.2020

Steps to Help Prevent & Limit the Impact of Ransomware

To protect against ransomware, you need a holistic, all-hands-on-deck, defense-in-depth approach. Here are some steps to help you get started.

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Published on 01.09.2020

8 Cyber Thought Leaders Share Security Trends for the New Year

Cybersecurity trends shift each year as different attacks take hold and technologies adapt to meet the demands of an evolving, connected world. A...

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Published on 01.07.2020

10 Cybersecurity Practices CISOs Should Stop in 2020

By Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer CISOs are often the leaders of the cybersecurity world – keeping a close watch over their or...

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Published on 12.17.2019

CIS Benchmarks: March to a Million [Infographic]

We’re thrilled to share that the CIS Benchmarks were downloaded over 1 million times in 2019. The CIS Benchmarks provide security guidance for co...

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Published on 12.12.2019

7 Women in Tech Share Career Advice

Women are a growing powerhouse in the tech industry. As the field diversifies and grows more inclusive over time, CIS is honored to have several ...

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Published on 12.10.2019

New CIS Critical Security Controls Mapping to the NIST CSF in a Standardized Data Format

In August 2019, a report was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST Interagency Report 8204 is a Cybersecuri...

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Published on 11.21.2019

CIS is a Recipient of the 2019 Founders Award for National Cyber Defense Leadership

By Tony Sager, Senior Vice President and Chief Evangelist I recently returned from Minnesota’s CyberSecurity Summit, where I had the honor of rep...

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Published on 11.12.2019

How to Implement & Assess Your Cyber Hygiene

Just like physical hygiene keeps us healthy and protects us from common germs, cyber hygiene is important for protecting your organization from c...

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Published on 11.05.2019

New CIS Benchmarks and CIS Hardened Images for Windows Server 2019, Red Hat 8, and More

New versions of technologies are released all the time. How can you keep up with the changes and the impact they might have on security? The Cent...

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Published on 10.31.2019

CIS-CAT Pro: Reduced Network Usage and More Linux Coverage

By: Maureen Kunac, CIS-CAT Pro Product Owner Our teams work with organizations around the world to understand the challenges they may be facing w...

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