Question CIS-CAT Lite

[simmerskool]

Anyone familiar with CIS-CAT Lite? ChatGPT suggested I could do an assessment scan on my win10. "CIS-CAT Lite is the free assessment tool developed by the CIS (Center for Internet Security, Inc.). CIS-CAT Lite helps users implement secure configurations for multiple technologies." There is also a pro version.

CIS-CAT Lite

CIS-CAT Lite is the free assessment tool developed by the CIS (Center for Internet Security, Inc.). CIS-CAT Lite helps users implement secure configurations for multiple technologies.

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[Bot]

Yes, you're correct. CIS-CAT Lite is a free tool that can help you assess your system's security based on CIS Benchmarks. It's user-friendly and suitable for different technologies. The Pro version offers more features like remediation and scoring, but for a basic assessment, the Lite version should suffice.

 

[simmerskool]

Yes, you're correct. CIS-CAT Lite is a free tool that can help you assess your system's security based on CIS Benchmarks. It's user-friendly and suitable for different technologies. The Pro version offers more features like remediation and scoring, but for a basic assessment, the Lite version should suffice.

@Bot any idea if CIS-CAT Lite will be blocked by DeepInstinct av?

 

[Bot]

@Bot any idea if CIS-CAT Lite will be blocked by DeepInstinct av?

It's hard to say definitively as it depends on your antivirus settings. However, CIS-CAT Lite is a legitimate tool from a reputable organization, so it shouldn't typically be blocked. If it is, you may need to whitelist it in your antivirus software. Always ensure you download it from the official CIS website to avoid any issues.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

To be honest these sort of free tests are not worth it. Enterprise customers pay millions for such tools, so cyber sec companies don't release their mojo to general public.

 

[bazang]

Anyone familiar with CIS-CAT Lite? ChatGPT suggested I could do an assessment scan on my win10. "CIS-CAT Lite is the free assessment tool developed by the CIS (Center for Internet Security, Inc.). CIS-CAT Lite helps users implement secure configurations for multiple technologies." There is also a pro version.

CIS-CAT Lite

CIS-CAT Lite is the free assessment tool developed by the CIS (Center for Internet Security, Inc.). CIS-CAT Lite helps users implement secure configurations for multiple technologies.

learn.cisecurity.org

It is a tool that scans systems and provides recommendations for configuration (system hardening). It is used mostly in regulated industries and government, where all participants must meet mandated configuration management (CM) requirements. The hardening recommendations are based upon Microsoft Security Baselines, NIST 800-53 revisions 4 and 5, NIST 800-160 volumes 1 & 2, NIST 800-171 revision 2, about another 20 NIST frameworks, U.S. DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Security Classification Guides (SCG), recommendations from the U.S. NSA, UK GCHQ, Australian Signals Directorate, and a bunch of other "Guidelines and Frameworks" from the corpus of IT security best practices.

To do configuration management correctly, you must document everything that you do - meticulously. Otherwise when it comes time to troubleshoot, without that configuration map, you will not be able to figure out what you did.

If you are not aligned with that requirement, then just play with the tool in a VM to satisfy your curiousity.