As we move into CIS Control 11, Data Recovery, we're shifting from preventing and detecting problems to something every organization eventually has to face: what happens when something goes wrong. Safeguard 11.1 is Establish and Maintain a Data Recovery Process. CIS expects that process to address the scope of recovery activities, recovery priorities, and the security of backup data. The documentation should also be reviewed at least annually or when significant changes occur. That sounds...
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...
When It’s Time to Let Data Go
by Tim Marley Over the last few weeks, we have been building the foundation of a responsible data management program. In CIS Control 3.1, we talked...
Just Because You Can Keep It Doesn’t Mean You Should
by Tim Marley Over the last few weeks, we have talked about knowing what data you have and who has access to it. CIS Control 3.1 – We discussed the...
Not Everyone Needs the Keys to Every Room
by Tim Marley We have spent the last two weeks in the CIS Controls series talking about data management and data inventory. Knowing what you are...
