Cybersecurity Briefing — CIS publishes Controls Version 8 with cloud and remote-work updates
The Center for Internet Security issued CIS Controls Version 8 on 18 May 2021, consolidating safeguards into 18 controls that reflect cloud, remote work, and supply chain threat shifts.
The Center for Internet Security released CIS Controls Version 8 on 18 May 2021. The update streamlines the framework to 18 controls, emphasizing asset inventory, secure configuration, and continuous monitoring for cloud-first and remote-work environments while adding safeguards for supply chain risk.
Security engineers should map existing baselines to Version 8, prioritize implementation tiers aligned to organizational risk appetite, and update measurement plans so control coverage reflects modern attack surfaces.
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