CYRISMA Awarded CIS Benchmark Certification
“This certification is only the start as we seek to add certification for additional operating systems over the coming weeks. We are excited that our product, CYRISMA has been awarded this certification. Now our clients using our product have the means to further enhance their security posture and reduce their risk landscape” said Liam Downward, CYRISMA CEO.
This certification is issued by CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.). CIS Executive Vice President of Security Best Practices & Automation Group Curtis Dukes said, “Cybersecurity challenges are mounting daily, which makes the need for standard configurations imperative. By certifying its product with CIS, CYRISMA has demonstrated its commitment to actively solve the foundational problem of ensuring standard configurations are used throughout a given enterprise.”
In order for a product to receive the CIS Benchmarks Certification, a vendor must adapt its product to accurately report to the security recommendations in the associated CIS Benchmarks profile. CIS Certified Security Software Products demonstrate a strong commitment by the vendors to provide their customers with the ability to ensure their assets are secured according to consensus-based best practice standards.
The CIS Benchmarks program is a trusted, independent authority that facilitates the collaboration of public and private industry experts to achieve consensus on practical and actionable solutions. CIS Benchmarks are recommended as industry-accepted system hardening standards and are used by organizations in meeting compliance requirements for Federal Information Security Management Act, PCI, Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act and other security requirements.
About CIS
CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is a forward-thinking, non-profit entity that harnesses the power of a global IT community to safeguard private and public organizations against cyber threats. The CIS Controls™ and CIS Benchmarks™are the global standard and recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data against the most pervasive attacks. These proven guidelines are continuously refined and verified by a volunteer, global community of experienced IT professionals. Our CIS Hardened Images™ are virtual machine emulations preconfigured to provide secure, on-demand, and scalable computing environments in the cloud. CIS is home to both the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), the go-to resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government entities, and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center™ (EI-ISAC™), which supports the cybersecurity needs of U.S. State, Local and Territorial elections offices. To learn more, visit CISecurity.orgCISecurity.org or follow us on Twitter: @CISecurity.
About CYRISMA:
CYRISMA was founded in Rochester, NY in 2018 to bring accessibility, affordability, and simplicity back to cyber security. CYRISMA is a SaaS based ecosystem that provides a single interface to identify sensitive data, vulnerable systems, insecure configurations, track mitigation progress, and assign accountability. Organizations that utilize this solution see significant ROI against their resources, time, money, and people, while meeting compliance mandates. The company is backed by StartFast and other investors. For more information, contact: https://cyrisma.com
Contact:
Liam Downward
CYRISMA CEO
+1 585-207-3785
liam.d@cyrisma.com