What are CIS Benchmarks used for?

They are used to assess and improve security configurations across operating systems, applications, network devices, and cloud platforms.

Why are CIS Benchmarks important?

They provide a standardized, well-tested baseline that helps organizations achieve consistent, documentable, and repeatable security configurations.

Sicra helps organizations apply CIS Benchmarks as a practical foundation for secure configuration, risk reduction, and compliance across on-premises and cloud environments. Read more about "Security consulting" here > Read more about "Security analysis – NSM principles" here > Read more about "Zero Trust architecture" here > Read more about "Cloud (Azure, AWS, Google)" here >

CIS Benchmarks

What are CIS Benchmarks?

CIS Benchmarks are a set of consensus-based security configuration guidelines developed by the Center for Internet Security (CIS). They describe how operating systems, applications, databases, network devices and cloud services should be configured to reduce attack surfaces and known vulnerabilities.

The benchmarks are developed by global expert communities and reflect best practices from vendors, security professionals and the public sector. They are widely used as a practical way to ensure systems are configured securely, consistently and in a verifiable manner.

CIS Benchmarks can be compared to a proven installation checklist: instead of relying on guesswork, organizations follow a tested configuration designed to withstand stress and misuse.

Sicra and CIS Benchmarks

Sicra applies CIS Benchmarks as part of its security consulting, risk management and technical hardening services.

Through offerings such as Security consulting, Security audits and Zero Trust Architecture, Sicra helps organizations assess existing configurations against CIS Benchmarks and identify gaps that could lead to security incidents.

In cloud and hybrid environments, CIS Benchmarks are actively used to ensure platforms such as Azure are configured according to recognized security standards and regulatory requirements.

CIS Benchmarks

What are CIS Benchmarks?

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