Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software Anti-malware is the one security control almost every business already believes it has. So the question worth asking isn't whether you have it. It's whether what you have can catch what actually shows up today, and whether it's running on everything, not just the obvious computers. A lot of organizations are protected on paper and quietly exposed in practice. Control 10.1 is deliberately foundational. It doesn't ask for anything exotic. It asks...
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You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See
As we move into CIS Control 5, Account Management, we're going to spend a few weeks working through the individual safeguards. We're starting with...
CIS IG1 Control 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software
by Heath Gieson Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software As we continue through the CIS IG1 controls, a consistent pattern keeps...
More Updates Don’t Mean More Risk — They Mean Better Security
Why More Updates Are Coming — and Why That’s a Good Thing Over the next several weeks, organizations are likely to notice something familiar but...
CIS IG1 Control 4.6: Securely Managing Network Gear
When the Management Plane Becomes the Attack Plane by Heath Gieson A few years ago, I was sitting in a conference room with an executive team after...
Why “Default Closed” Is a Business Advantage: CIS IG1 Controls 4.4 and 4.5
by Heath Gieson Some attacks are sophisticated. Weeks of reconnaissance, carefully crafted messages, and quiet exploitation in the...
The Unlocked Screen in the Corner Office: What CIS Control 4.3 Requires and Why Biometrics Make It Easier Than You Think
by Heath Gieson Some attacks are sophisticated. Weeks of reconnaissance, carefully crafted phishing emails, vulnerabilities quietly exploited in the...
Secure by Design, Not by Accident: CIS Controls 4.1 & 4.2
by Heath Gieson Every device you deploy and every application you install arrives configured for ease of use, not security. When was the last time...
CIS IG1 Control 3.6: Encrypt Data on End User Devices—Because Lost Doesn’t Have to Mean Exposed
by Heath Gieson As we continue our weekly journey through the CIS IG1 controls, each safeguard builds on the operational foundations we’ve been...
Global Conflicts Escalate: 4 Critical Cybersecurity Changes For Businesses
When geopolitical tensions rise, widespread cyber activity follows. Recent attacks connected to events involving Israel, the Gulf States, and India...
