Elliott Davis’ Cybersecurity Group becomes a CIS SecureSuite member

“CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is a recognized leader in the cybersecurity industry, and their cyber group developed the framework we use to perform our cyber program assessments,” says Jimmy Buddenberg, (pictured right) director of the firm’s Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity practice. “By utilizing the tools included with the SecureSuite Service in conjunction with our current cyber defense offerings, we can provide our clients with an even greater level of information system protection.”

Among the SecureSuite resources that will be utilized most are CIS Controls™, a set of cyber practices developed by experts from around the world to stop today’s most pervasive and dangerous cyberattacks. These industry-accepted standards will enable the Elliott Davis team to both improve its clients’ cybersecurity defenses and meet compliance requirements for ISO, PCI, HIPAA, and other regulations.

These additional offerings will prove particularly effective when coupled with Elliott Davis’ cybersecurity scorecard assessment methodology. Using a custom scoring algorithm, the cybersecurity team can rate the security program maturity (A, B, C, D scale) of 20 areas within an organization, and then develop a prioritized action plan that addresses these issues based on degree of vulnerability.

“By equipping ourselves with the most comprehensive cyber assessment tools available, we’re well positioned to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and help our clients improve their overall cybersecurity posture,” says Buddenberg, who has more than two decades of IT and security services experience. “This, in turn, empowers them to focus on running their enterprises rather than worrying about a potential cyber breach.”

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.org or follow us on Twitter: @CISecurity