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The CIS18 critical security controls is a comprehensive set of instructions and measures released by The Center for Internet Security. Controls are designed to fix and prevent common vulnerabilities and to offer organizations a structured way to strengthen their security.
The CIS18 critical security controls cover the different fields of cyber security, including vulnerability management, secure configuration, access control, incident management and more. It is a comprehensive set of instructions and measures released by The Center for Internet Security. The controls are designed to fix and prevent common vulnerabilities and to offer organizations a structured way to strengthen their security.
The CIS18 controls were formerly known as the SANS Critical Security Controls (SANS Top 20), and the current version 8.1 is updated to align with the evolving industry standards and cyber security threats. The controls are a prescriptive, prioritized, and simplified set of best practices that any organization can use to strengthen their security measures.
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Require MFA for all administrative access accounts, where supported, on all enterprise assets,
whether managed on-site or through a service provider.








Establish and maintain an inventory of the enterprise’s authentication and authorization systems,
including those hosted on-site or at a remote service provider. Review and update the inventory, at a
minimum, annually, or more frequently.








Centralize access control for all enterprise assets through a directory service or SSO provider,
where supported.




Define and maintain role-based access control, through determining and documenting the access
rights necessary for each role within the enterprise to successfully carry out its assigned duties.
Perform access control reviews of enterprise assets to validate that all privileges are authorized, on a
recurring schedule at a minimum annually, or more frequently.




















Establish and maintain a documented audit log management process that defines the enterprise’s logging requirements. At a minimum, address the collection, review, and retention of audit logs for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
















Collect audit logs. Ensure that logging, per the enterprise’s audit log management process, has been
enabled across enterprise assets.












Ensure that logging destinations maintain adequate storage to comply with the enterprise’s audit log
management process.




Standardize time synchronization. Configure at least two synchronized time sources across
enterprise assets, where supported.




Configure detailed audit logging for enterprise assets containing sensitive data. Include event source,
date, username, timestamp, source addresses, destination addresses, and other useful elements that
could assist in a forensic investigation.




Configure detailed audit logging for enterprise assets containing sensitive data. Include event source,
date, username, timestamp, source addresses, destination addresses, and other useful elements that
could assist in a forensic investigation.




Collect URL request audit logs on enterprise assets, where appropriate and supported.




Collect command-line audit logs. Example implementations include collecting audit logs from
PowerShell®, BASHTM, and remote administrative terminals.




Centralize, to the extent possible, audit log collection and retention across enterprise assets in
accordance with the documented audit log management process. Example implementations include
leveraging a SIEM tool to centralize multiple log sources.




Retain audit logs across enterprise assets for a minimum of 90 days.




Conduct reviews of audit logs to detect anomalies or abnormal events that could indicate a potential
threat. Conduct reviews on a weekly, or more frequent, basis.




Collect service provider logs, where supported. Example implementations include collecting
authentication and authorization events, data creation and disposal events, and user
management events.




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Sets the overall compliance standard or regulation your organization needs to follow.
Break down the framework into specific obligations that must be met.
Concrete actions and activities your team carries out to satisfy each requirement.
Documented rules and practices that are created and maintained as a result of completing tasks.
