Website Security
Internet Security (CIS Hardening)
Implementation and continuous verification of CIS Benchmark hardening across servers, endpoints, cloud and network devices.
- CIS Benchmark implementation for Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud
- Staged, tested rollout with rollback plans
- Continuous configuration drift detection
Benchmarked, hardened, verified
Overview
The CIS Benchmarks are the most widely adopted, prescriptive hardening standards available, and they are free. The obstacle is never the guidance — it is implementing several hundred settings across a live estate without breaking anything, and then keeping them in place as configuration drifts.
We implement benchmark controls in a staged, tested manner, then monitor continuously for drift and re-apply as needed, with a compliance score you can report on.
What is included
Everything in the engagement, in writing.
- CIS Benchmark implementation for Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud
- Staged, tested rollout with rollback plans
- Continuous configuration drift detection
- Automated re-application of drifted settings
- Benchmark compliance scoring and reporting
- Exception management with documented justification
What you get out of it
Outcomes you can hold us to.
- 01Materially reduced attack surface across the estate
- 02Hardening that persists rather than decaying
- 03Auditable compliance evidence on demand
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Will hardening break our applications?
Some benchmark settings genuinely conflict with legacy software. We test in a pilot ring, document justified exceptions with compensating controls, and never apply the full benchmark blindly to production.
Ready to move on Internet Security (CIS Hardening)?
We will scope it against your actual environment, not a generic package, and give you a fixed price before any work starts.