RealCISO Announces Partnership with Center for Internet Security (CIS) and Institute for Security and Technology (IST)’s Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group

RealCISO, a powerful software platform that enables organizations to evaluate and strengthen their security posture and reduce cyber risk, announced a partnership with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) through the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group to provide customers with an easy and clear ability to create an action plan for ransomware mitigation, response, and recovery for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

“We are thrilled about our partnership with IST and CIS in bringing the Blueprint into the hands of organizations to prepare for ransomware as a threat,” said Akash Desai, co-founder and CRO of RealCISO. “With 99.9% of businesses in the US being in the small to medium size, many remain inadequately prepared against the risk of a cyber attack. This partnership allows those businesses to better understand their cybersecurity posture and implement solutions that close gaps.”

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Within the original Ransomware Task Force, Action 3.1.1 called for the cybersecurity community to “develop a clear, actionable framework for ransomware mitigation, response, and recovery.” As a result, the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group developed a Blueprint comprised of a curated subset of essential cyber hygiene Safeguards from the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls) v8. The forty (40) recommended Safeguards included in the Blueprint have been carefully selected not only for their ease-of-implementation but their effectiveness in defending against ransomware attacks.

“Essential cyber hygiene is the foundation for any good cybersecurity program and removes a critical barrier for small and medium enterprises with limited cyber expertise in defending against ransomware,” said Curtis Dukes, CIS Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security Best Practices. “The Safeguards included in the Blueprint have been backed by analysis from the CIS Community Defense model and are effective in defense against attack techniques associated with ransomware.”

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“We are excited to see the Blueprint continue to reach new organizations and help them to implement key actionable and foundational Safeguards,” said Megan Stifel, Co-Chair of the Ransomware Task Force and Chief Strategy Officer at the Institute for Security and Technology. “The creation of the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense would not have been possible without the contributions of our Blueprint Working Group, who created the Blueprint to help Small and Medium Enterprises in particular with limited cybersecurity expertise in defending against ransomware.”

RealCISO’s partnership with IST and CIS is the latest announcement in a series of exciting company news, including the addition of new platform features and newly expanded and flexible licensing options that make it simple for organizations to understand cyber risk, align cybersecurity spend, and achieve compliance.

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