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Dec 02, 2019, 08:32 ET CIS Debuts New Benchmarks, Hardened Images at AWS re:Invent

The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) launched a new Department of Defense (DoD) STIG compliant CIS Benchmark and Hardened Image for Red Hat...

Jun 27, 2019, 09:01 ET CIS Controls Internet of Things Companion Guide

Internet of Things (IoT) devices aren't just invading our homes; these smart, connected machines are in the workplace and virtually every other...

Apr 16, 2019, 08:55 ET CIS Hardened Images Launched on Google Cloud Shielded VMs

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) today announced the availability of its CIS Hardened Images™ on Shielded Virtual Machines (VMs) in the...

Apr 04, 2019, 10:05 ET CIS Introduces V7.1 of CIS Controls Featuring New Implementation Groups

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) announces substantial enhancements to the CIS Controls™ in the new Version 7.1 of the CIS Controls...

Mar 19, 2019, 08:57 ET CIS Taps GreyCastle Security Founder Reg Harnish for New Executive Vice President of Security Services Position

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) announced today that GreyCastle Security Founder Reg Harnish has been named Executive Vice President of...

Mar 06, 2019, 11:32 ET CIS President & CEO to Testify at Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hearing at 10:00 A.M. (ET) March 7, 2019

John M. Gilligan, President and CEO of CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.), will testify at a Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing...

Feb 13, 2019, 08:42 ET CIS Controls Companion Guide for the Cloud Now Available

The CIS Controls™ Cloud Companion Guide https://www.cisecurity.org/white-papers/cis-controls-cloud-companion-guide/ is now available. "Working with...

Jan 29, 2019, 08:43 ET CIS Launches New Free Self-Assessment Tool for the CIS Controls

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.®) today announced the launch of the CIS Controls® Self-Assessment Tool, or CIS CSAT, to enable security...

Nov 28, 2018, 08:45 ET CIS Introduces its First Hardened Container Image for Secure Applications in the Cloud

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) today announced the availability of its first Hardened Container Image, now available on the newly launched ...

Sep 11, 2018, 08:45 ET CIS Hardened Images for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Now Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

CIS recently released CIS Hardened Images™ for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 into the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an...

Aug 01, 2018, 08:33 ET CIS Hardened Images Now on Azure Government Marketplace

CIS Hardened Images™ are now available as paid hourly virtual machine offers in Azure Government Marketplace. Azure Government is a cloud environment ...

Jun 11, 2018, 08:45 ET Eleventh-Grader Sergio Cifuentas of Prince William County, VA is The Overall National Winner of The MS-ISAC® Annual Kids Safe Online Poster Contest

A Prince William County, VA, eleventh-grader Sergio Cifuentas has been named the overall national winner of the CIS® (Center for Internet Security,...

May 22, 2018, 05:05 ET MEDIA INTERVIEW ALERT: Many U.S. Businesses Not Prepared for May 25 Enforcement Deadline of GDPR, a European Union Regulation Requiring Protection of Customers' Personal Data

WHO: CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the cybersecurity readiness and...

Mar 19, 2018, 08:40 ET CIS Publishes Handbook to Help Secure U.S. Elections Infrastructure

At a launch event held on March 15, 2018 at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, non-profit CIS® (Center for Internet Security,...

Mar 19, 2018, 08:35 ET CIS Controls™ Version 7 Launched Today

CIS Executive Chairman John Gilligan, CIS President & COO Steve Spano, CIS Co-Founder and Board Member Frank Reeder, CIS Sr. V.P. & Chief Evangelist, ...

Mar 12, 2018, 08:45 ET REQUEST FOR COVERAGE: Connie Lawson, Pres. of the Nat'l Assoc. of Secretaries of State, and Distinguished Elections Colleagues Among Participants at University of MD School of Public Policy's U.S. Election Security Media Briefing & Discussion at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018

For the first time, selected state election officials and principal authors of the recently published A Handbook for Elections Infrastructure...

Mar 07, 2018, 08:45 ET CIS® Hardened Images Now Available in AWS GovCloud (US)

CIS Hardened Images, which are types of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) offerings that are securely configured based on the CIS Benchmarks, are now...

Jan 25, 2018, 08:45 ET CIS® Invites Public Feedback on CIS Controls™ Version 7 From January 24 - February 7, 2018

CIS is finalizing updates and revisions for the release of CIS Controls Version 7. The CIS Controls are a recommended set of actions for cyber...

Oct 11, 2017, 08:35 ET CIS to Lead Development of Best Practices Handbook For Securing U.S. Elections Infrastructure

CIS announced the development of a best practices handbook for election infrastructure to complement the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's...

Sep 25, 2017, 08:35 ET CIS Controls Foundational Best Practices Could Have Prevented The Equifax® And Other High-Profile Breaches

Equifax has acknowledged their recent "cybersecurity incident" occurred due to the exploitation of a known vulnerability that had been identified in...

Sep 20, 2017, 08:45 ET CIS Hardened Images Configured to CIS Benchmarks Now Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

CIS is now offering hardened virtual machine images in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. The hardened images are configured according to CIS...

Sep 14, 2017, 08:30 ET Due to Popular Demand: CIS Launches Implementation Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME's) for CIS Controls

CIS releases an Implementation Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) for the CIS Controls™ today. A webinar to highlight the Guide will ...

Sep 12, 2017, 08:45 ET CIS Wins Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) 2017 Organization of Year Award

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® has named CIS the 2017 winner of its Organization of the Year award. ISSA's International Awards ...

Jun 01, 2017, 08:40 ET CIS Senior Vice President Kathleen Patentreger Appointed a PCI Board Member

CIS (Center for Internet Security) Senior Vice President of Programs Kathleen Patentreger has been elected to the Board of Advisors of the PCI...

May 23, 2017, 08:40 ET Curt Dukes, Former Director of Information Assurance at the U.S. National Security Agency to Discuss Global Cybersecurity at The Telegraph's Cybersecurity Conference in London on Thursday, May 25 at 3PM (BST)

Curtis Dukes, the former Director of Information Assurance at the U.S. National Security Agency will discuss global cybersecurity including proven...