A Critical View on CIS Controls

Stjepan Gros
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CIS Controls are a set of 20 controls and 171 sub-controls that were created with an idea of having a list of specific controls to implement so that organizations can increase their security. While good in theory, it is a big question of how viable this approach is in practice, and does it really help. There is only a minor number of critical views of CIS Controls and since CIS Controls are marketed by two very influential organizations they are very popular. Yet, there are alternatives published by ISO, NIST and even PCI consortium. In this paper we critically assess CIS Controls, assumptions on which they are based as well as validity of approach and claims made in its favor. The conclusion is that scientific community should be more active regarding this topic, but also that more data is necessary. This is something that CIS and SANS should support if they want to make CIS Controls viable alternative to other approaches.
对CIS控制的批判观点
CIS Controls是一组包含20个控件和171个子控件的控件,创建这些控件的目的是要实现一系列特定的控件,以便组织可以提高其安全性。虽然理论上是好的,但这种方法在实践中是否可行,以及它是否真的有帮助,这是一个很大的问题。只有少数人对CIS控制持批评意见,而且由于CIS控制是由两个非常有影响力的组织销售的,因此它们非常受欢迎。然而,也有ISO、NIST甚至PCI联盟发布的替代方案。在本文中,我们批判性地评估了CIS控制,它们所基于的假设以及方法的有效性和对其有利的主张。结论是,科学界应该更积极地关注这个话题,但也需要更多的数据。这是CIS和SANS应该支持的,如果他们想让CIS控件成为其他方法的可行选择的话。
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