CIS Controls Practitioner
Control over system security and compliance – how to use CIS Benchmarks to create configurations that are both robust and manageable.
Costs (excl. VAT)
€ 1,295 per participant
€ 7,500 per team
Maximum of 6 participants
Duration
2 days
Language and course materials
Dutch or English – based on participant preferences.
Who is it for?
System and infrastructure admins, cloud/platform engineers, DevOps and security specialists looking to implement a standardised hardening approach.
In this workshop
This intensive bootcamp teaches you how to harden systems, applications, and cloud services using international CIS standards. You’ll start by exploring the 18 CIS Controls (what needs to be secured – and why), followed by a deep dive into the CIS Benchmarks (how to harden systems in practice).
Through hands-on labs, you’ll apply this directly: running benchmark analyses, balancing usability and security, and finishing with a compliance check and reporting. You’ll develop a repeatable approach that makes your environment both demonstrably secure and workable.
What will you learn?
Over two intensive days, you’ll learn:
- How the 18 CIS Controls relate to the Community Defense Model
- How to apply CIS Benchmarks to systems, applications, and cloud services
- How to assess trade-offs between usability and security
- How to perform a baseline audit using tools and scripts
- How to justify and document exceptions for compliance
Outcomes after completion
- Assess your environment against a CIS Benchmark and report your findings
- Create a plan to make your systems both compliant and manageable
- Carry out hardening using a repeatable methodology
- Account for chosen configurations in audits or management reporting
Location
Nieuwe Vogels Campus (Vianen) or in-company.
e-CF competencies:
C.5 Configuration Management; C.3 Service Delivery; B.4 Solution Deployment