CIS Critical Security Controls

Formerly the SANS Critical Security Controls (SANS Top 20) these are now officially called the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). CIS Controls Version 8 combines and consolidates the CIS Controls by activities, rather than by who manages the devices. Physical devices, fixed boundaries, and discrete islands of security implementation are less important; this is reflected in v8 through revised terminology and grouping of Safeguards, resulting in a decrease of the number of Controls from 20 to 18. CIS Control 1: Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets CIS Control 3: Data Protection CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software CIS Control 5: Account Management CIS Control 6: Access Control Management CIS Control 7: Continuous Vulnerability Management CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management CIS Control 9: Email Web Browser and Protections CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses CIS Control 11: Data Recovery CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management CIS Control 13: Network Monitoring and Defense CIS Control 14: Security Awareness and Skills Training CIS Control 15: Service Provider Management CIS Control 16: Application Software Security CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing