CIS-Certified Windows Benchmark Assessment for DSPT View®

McCormickCo’s DSPT View®: Advanced has been certified by theCenter for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) to assess and compare theconfiguration status of Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server2019 against CIS Benchmarks™—consensus-based, industry-recognised best practicestandards for secure configuration.

This CIS certification confirms that organisations usingDSPT View® can validate whether their critical assets are configured in linewith trusted CIS guidance, helping to strengthen security posture, reducemisconfiguration risk, and support ongoing compliance.

DSPT View®: Advanced has been certified against thefollowing CIS Benchmarks:

Windows Server 2019 Benchmark v1.3.0:

·   Level 1 – Domain Controller

·   Level 1 – Member Server

·   Level 2 – Domain Controller

·   Level 2 – Member Server

·   Next Generation – Domain Controller

·   Next Generation – Member Server

Windows 11 Enterprise Benchmarkv1.0.0:

·   Level 1 (L1)

·   Level 2 (L2)

·   BitLocker (BL)

·   Next Generation (NG)

Windows 10 Enterprise Benchmark v1.12.0:

·   Level 1 (L1)

·   Level 2 (L2)

·   BitLocker (BL)

·   Next Generation (NG)

Organisations that leverage DSPT View® can ensure that theconfigurations of their endpoints and servers align with the CIS Benchmarks™consensus-based guidelines. “Cybersecurity challenges are mounting daily, whichmakes the need for standard configurations imperative. By certifying itsproduct with the Center for Internet Security, McCormickCo Security hasdemonstrated its commitment to actively solve the foundational problem ofensuring standard configurations are used throughout a given enterprise,” saidCurtis Dukes, CIS Executive Vice President of the Security Best Practices &Automation Group.

The CIS Benchmarks programme is a trusted, independentauthority that facilitates collaboration between public- and private-sectorexperts to achieve consensus on practical and actionable security hardeningguidance. CIS Benchmarks are widely recommended as industry-accepted systemhardening standards and are used by many organisations to support regulatoryand compliance requirements, including FISMA, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, NIST, HIPAA,and other security frameworks.

About CIS: The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®)makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governmentsthrough its core competencies of collaboration and innovation. CIS is acommunity-driven non-profit, responsible for the CIS Controls® and CISBenchmarks™, globally recognised best practices for securing IT systems anddata. CIS leads a global community of IT professionals to continuously evolvethese standards and provide products and services to proactively safeguard againstemerging threats. CIS Hardened Images® provide secure, on-demand, scalablecomputing environments in the cloud. CIS is home to the Multi-State InformationSharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), a trusted resource for cyber threatprevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal,and Territorial government entities, and the Elections InfrastructureInformation Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®), which supports the rapidlychanging cybersecurity needs of U.S. elections offices. To learn more, visitCISecurity.org or follow @CISecurity.

About McCormickCo: At McCormickCo, we help IT and security teams turn cybersecurity compliance from a once-a-year headache into clear, measurable, year-round protection. Our platform, DSPT View®, provides near real-time visibility of your security posture, alongside clear, prioritisedguidance to improve controls, meet regulations, and reduce risk—amplifying your team’s capabilities and strengthening your organisation’s resilience 365 days a year.

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