CIS Benchmarks
CIS Benchmarks Configuration Guidelines · Center for Internet Security (CIS) · Official site
Monthly-updated technical configuration guidelines for operating systems, cloud platforms, and containers. Distinct from CIS Controls — these are system-hardening baselines assessed at the configuration level.
Timeline
CIS CTI team published analysis of an active phishing campaign targeting U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations. The campaign leverages a custom PowerShell WebSocket RAT and …
CIS CTI team published analysis of malware threat targeting state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations. The analysis documents cases where MS-ISAC members' DNS traffic was directed to…
CIS CTI team analysis and recommendations on vishing threats targeting U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) organizations. The team assesses that vishing will continue to pose a risk to …
Blog post analyzing recent attacks on water utility systems and extracting five lessons for strengthening cybersecurity and operational resilience in the water sector.
A blog post discussing UK cyber resilience challenges and how CIS SecureSuite can help organizations move from awareness to execution. The article reports on a UK survey indicating that cyber risk is…
CIS Benchmarks have been updated during August 2026. The blog post highlights major updates to various benchmarks, though specific details about which benchmarks were updated and what changes were ma…
CIS published its July 2026 batch of updated and newly released CIS Benchmarks and CIS Build Kits, each accompanied by a full changelog. Organizations relying on these benchmarks for hardening baseli…
Blog post presenting six key takeaways from a CIS webinar addressing how U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) agencies can strengthen public safety through collective defense practices.
Blog post discussing how CIS Controls Accreditation is raising global cybersecurity standards and establishing a trusted benchmark for excellence, resilience, and best practices.
CIS has released updates to multiple CIS Benchmarks and CIS Build Kits in June 2026. The announcement highlights major updates but specific benchmark versions, effective dates, and detailed changes a…
Sources we monitor
- CIS blog (monthly Benchmark updates) checked 5 hours, 43 minutes ago