Re: CIS benchmarks

[Saif El Sherei <SSherei () npcegypt com>]

CIS are one of the best sources for security benchmarks along with NIST

CIS standards are recommend by allot of security standards like PCI-DSS. 

Regards,

Saif
OSCP

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On May 27, 2011, at 12:58 AM, "Catelijne van Antwerpen" <cvanantwerpen () mirabeau nl> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm investigating some standard install procedures with the focus on security.
> On the internet I stumbled upon CIS (Center for Internet Security).
> http://www.cisecurity.org/index.cfm
> The have put together a lot of security benchmarks for different kinds of products.
> It looks good at first sight, but I don't how well this organization is known by the community.
>
> Do you know whether these benchmarks are being used frequently?
> Or do you guys use other benchmarks/listen to other authorities?
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Cat.
>
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