Re: [External] Re: [SECURITY] CIS vs NIST

["Bennett, Daniel" <00000061b05c90f6-dmarc-request () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>]

There are crosswalk guides available for CIS to NIST as well.  I see HIPAA on your list and NIST 800-53 (low and 
moderate controls) is a good resource.  These are the controls that auditor could/would look for from OCR/HHS if you 
had an issue.

Daniel Bennett
Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect
CISSP, ISSAP, ITIL

Information Security Office
Geisinger Health
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Mark 
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Subject: [External] Re: [SECURITY] CIS vs NIST

Since you are small and just starting down this path, I would go with CIS. NIST is generally directed toward US Federal 
Agencies and honestly probably isn't a good fit for what you are attempting to do. CIS will give you more of what you 
are looking to accomplish without feeling overwhelmed with trying to fit the NIST framework. 

On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:49:40 +0000, Davis, Chris <CDavis () LOURDES EDU> wrote:

> We are a very small school and are just getting started with infosec.  We are evaluating frameworks and seem to be 
> wavering between CIS and NIST 800-171.
>
> My thoughts are that CIS will be easier for us to implement and manage long-term given our limited resources.  But we 
> have compliance issues to consider just like everyone else – HIPAA, PCI, FEPRA, GLBA, etc.
>
> Given those parameters, which do you think would be more successful for us – CIS or 800-171?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher Davis, Ph.D.
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