CIS Critical Security Controls Version 8
Prioritized set of actions to protect organizations and data from known cyber attack vectors. Developed by a global community of IT experts.
AC (12) AT (5) AU (14) CA (4) CM (13) CP (5) IA (4) IR (9) MP (7) PE (1) PL (2) PM (6) PS (2) PT (8) RA (3) SA (10) SC (13) SI (8) SR (8)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 6 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | CIS 4.7CIS 5CIS 5.1CIS 5.3CIS 5.5CIS 5.6CIS 6CIS 6.1CIS 6.2CIS 6.6CIS 6.7CIS 6.8CIS 12.5 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | CIS 3.3CIS 6CIS 6.7CIS 6.8CIS 13.9 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | CIS 3CIS 3.8CIS 3.12CIS 3.13CIS 9.3CIS 12CIS 13.4CIS 13.10 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | CIS 5 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | CIS 3.3CIS 3.14CIS 5CIS 5.4CIS 6CIS 6.1CIS 6.8CIS 12.8 |
| AC-07 | Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | CIS 4.10 |
| AC-11 | Device Lock | CIS 4.3CIS 4.10 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | CIS 4.6CIS 6CIS 6.4CIS 12.3CIS 12.6CIS 12.7CIS 13.5CIS 14.8 |
| AC-19 | Access Control for Mobile Devices | CIS 4.11CIS 4.12 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | CIS 13.5 |
| AC-24 | Access Control Decisions | CIS 6CIS 6.7 |
AT Awareness and Training
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| AT-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 14CIS 14.1 |
| AT-02 | Literacy Training and Awareness | CIS 14CIS 14.1CIS 14.2CIS 14.3CIS 14.4CIS 14.5CIS 14.6CIS 14.7CIS 14.8 |
| AT-03 | Role-based Training | CIS 14CIS 14.3CIS 14.4CIS 14.5CIS 14.7CIS 14.8CIS 14.9CIS 16.9 |
| AT-04 | Training Records | CIS 14 |
| AT-06 | Training Feedback | CIS 14CIS 14.6CIS 14.9 |
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 8CIS 8.1 |
| AU-02 | Event Logging | CIS 3.14CIS 8CIS 8.1CIS 8.2CIS 8.6CIS 8.7CIS 8.8CIS 8.12 |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | CIS 1.3CIS 1.4CIS 3.14CIS 8CIS 8.2CIS 8.5CIS 8.6CIS 8.7CIS 8.8CIS 13.6 |
| AU-04 | Audit Log Storage Capacity | CIS 8CIS 8.3 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | CIS 8 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | CIS 8CIS 8.9CIS 8.11CIS 12.5CIS 13CIS 13.1CIS 13.11 |
| AU-07 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | CIS 8 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | CIS 8CIS 8.4 |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | CIS 8 |
| AU-10 | Non-repudiation | CIS 8 |
| AU-11 | Audit Record Retention | CIS 3.4CIS 8CIS 8.3CIS 8.10 |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | CIS 3.14CIS 8CIS 8.2 |
| AU-14 | Session Audit | CIS 8.8 |
| AU-16 | Cross-organizational Audit Logging | CIS 8.12 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 4.1 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | CIS 4CIS 4.1CIS 12CIS 16.7 |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | CIS 4CIS 16.7 |
| CM-04 | Impact Analyses | CIS 16.8 |
| CM-05 | Access Restrictions for Change | CIS 4.6CIS 12.3 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | CIS 4CIS 4.1CIS 4.2CIS 4.6CIS 4.7CIS 10.5CIS 12CIS 12.1CIS 12.3CIS 16.7 |
| CM-07 | Least Functionality | CIS 2CIS 2.3CIS 2.5CIS 2.6CIS 2.7CIS 4CIS 4.8CIS 9.1CIS 9.4CIS 10.3CIS 12 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | CIS 1CIS 1.1CIS 1.2CIS 1.3CIS 1.5CIS 2CIS 2.1CIS 2.4CIS 3.2CIS 16.4 |
| CM-10 | Software Usage Restrictions | CIS 2CIS 2.1CIS 2.4 |
| CM-11 | User-installed Software | CIS 2CIS 2.3CIS 9.4 |
| CM-12 | Information Location | CIS 1CIS 1.1CIS 1.3CIS 1.4CIS 1.5CIS 2CIS 2.1CIS 2.4CIS 3CIS 3.2CIS 3.8 |
| CM-13 | Data Action Mapping | CIS 3CIS 3.1CIS 3.2CIS 3.8 |
| CM-14 | Signed Components | CIS 2CIS 2.6 |
CP Contingency Planning
IA Identification and Authentication
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| IA-02 | Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) | CIS 5CIS 5.6CIS 6.3CIS 6.4CIS 6.5CIS 12.5CIS 12.7 |
| IA-03 | Device Identification and Authentication | CIS 13.9 |
| IA-04 | Identifier Management | CIS 5CIS 5.5CIS 6.6 |
| IA-05 | Authenticator Management | CIS 4.7CIS 5CIS 5.2CIS 14.3 |
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 17CIS 17.1CIS 17.4CIS 17.5 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | CIS 14.6CIS 17CIS 17.1CIS 17.5 |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | CIS 16.3CIS 17CIS 17.7CIS 17.8 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | CIS 13CIS 17CIS 17.6CIS 17.8CIS 17.9 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | CIS 17CIS 17.9 |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | CIS 17CIS 17.2CIS 17.3CIS 17.6 |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | CIS 17CIS 17.2CIS 17.6 |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | CIS 17CIS 17.3CIS 17.4CIS 17.9 |
| IR-09 | Information Spillage Response | CIS 17 |
MP Media Protection
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| MP-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 3CIS 14.4CIS 14.5 |
| MP-02 | Media Access | CIS 3 |
| MP-03 | Media Marking | CIS 3 |
| MP-04 | Media Storage | CIS 3CIS 3.9 |
| MP-05 | Media Transport | CIS 3CIS 3.9 |
| MP-06 | Media Sanitization | CIS 3CIS 3.5CIS 4.11CIS 15.7 |
| MP-07 | Media Use | CIS 3CIS 10.3CIS 10.4 |
PE Physical and Environmental Protection
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| PE-19 | Information Leakage | CIS 3.13 |
PL Planning
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | CIS 3.1 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | CIS 17.1CIS 17.5 |
| PM-05 | System Inventory | CIS 1CIS 3.2CIS 6.6CIS 15.1 |
| PM-13 | Security and Privacy Workforce | CIS 14CIS 14.1CIS 14.9 |
| PM-14 | Testing, Training, and Monitoring | CIS 14CIS 17.7 |
| PM-15 | Security and Privacy Groups and Associations | CIS 17.2 |
PS Personnel Security
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| PT-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 3 |
| PT-02 | Authority to Process Personally Identifiable Information | CIS 3 |
| PT-03 | Personally Identifiable Information Processing Purposes | CIS 3 |
| PT-04 | Consent | CIS 3 |
| PT-05 | Privacy Notice | CIS 3 |
| PT-06 | System of Records Notice | CIS 3 |
| PT-07 | Specific Categories of Personally Identifiable Information | CIS 3 |
| PT-08 | Computer Matching Requirements | CIS 3 |
RA Risk Assessment
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | CIS 16CIS 16.1 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | CIS 15CIS 15.2CIS 15.4CIS 16 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | CIS 16CIS 16.10CIS 16.11CIS 16.14 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | CIS 8.12CIS 15CIS 15.1CIS 15.2CIS 15.3CIS 15.4CIS 15.5CIS 15.6CIS 15.7 |
| SA-10 | Developer Configuration Management | CIS 2.6CIS 16CIS 16.4 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | CIS 16CIS 16.2CIS 16.3CIS 16.8CIS 16.12CIS 16.13 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | CIS 16CIS 16.1 |
| SA-16 | Developer-provided Training | CIS 16.9 |
| SA-17 | Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | CIS 16CIS 16.10CIS 16.14 |
| SA-22 | Unsupported System Components | CIS 2CIS 2.2CIS 9.1CIS 12.1CIS 16.5 |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | CIS 3.12CIS 3.13CIS 4CIS 4.2CIS 4.4CIS 4.5CIS 9CIS 9.2CIS 9.3CIS 9.6CIS 12CIS 12.2CIS 12.8CIS 13CIS 13.3CIS 13.4CIS 13.8CIS 13.9CIS 13.10 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | CIS 3CIS 3.10CIS 12.3CIS 12.6 |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | CIS 16.11 |
| SC-18 | Mobile Code | CIS 9CIS 9.6 |
| SC-20 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source) | CIS 4.9CIS 8.6CIS 9.2 |
| SC-21 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver) | CIS 4.9CIS 9.2 |
| SC-22 | Architecture and Provisioning for Name/Address Resolution Service | CIS 4.9 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | CIS 3CIS 3.6CIS 3.9CIS 3.11CIS 4CIS 11.3 |
| SC-32 | System Partitioning | CIS 3.12CIS 4.12CIS 12.2CIS 12.8CIS 16.8 |
| SC-44 | Detonation Chambers | CIS 10CIS 10.7 |
| SC-45 | System Time Synchronization | CIS 8CIS 8.4 |
| SC-47 | Alternate Communications Paths | CIS 17.6 |
| SC-48 | Sensor Relocation | CIS 13 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | CIS 7CIS 7.1CIS 7.2CIS 7.3CIS 7.4CIS 7.7CIS 12.1CIS 14.7CIS 16.2CIS 18.3 |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | CIS 9CIS 9.3CIS 9.6CIS 9.7CIS 10CIS 10.1CIS 10.2CIS 10.4CIS 10.6CIS 10.7 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | CIS 1.4CIS 3.13CIS 8.7CIS 8.9CIS 10CIS 10.7CIS 13CIS 13.1CIS 13.2CIS 13.3CIS 13.6CIS 13.7CIS 13.8CIS 13.10CIS 13.11 |
| SI-05 | Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives | CIS 7 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | CIS 13.2CIS 13.7 |
| SI-08 | Spam Protection | CIS 9CIS 9.5CIS 9.7CIS 10 |
| SI-12 | Information Management and Retention | CIS 3CIS 3.1CIS 3.4CIS 3.5 |
| SI-16 | Memory Protection | CIS 10CIS 10.5CIS 13.7 |
SR Supply Chain Risk Management
| Control | Name | CIS Controls v8 References |
|---|---|---|
| SR-01 | Policy and Procedures | CIS 15CIS 15.2 |
| SR-02 | Supply Chain Risk Management Plan | CIS 15CIS 15.3 |
| SR-03 | Supply Chain Controls and Processes | CIS 15CIS 15.4 |
| SR-04 | Provenance | CIS 16.4CIS 16.5CIS 16.11 |
| SR-05 | Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods | CIS 15 |
| SR-06 | Supplier Assessments and Reviews | CIS 15CIS 15.5CIS 15.6 |
| SR-11 | Component Authenticity | CIS 16.5 |
| SR-12 | Component Disposal | CIS 3.5 |