CIS Controls v8.1
CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing – CIS Controls v8.1

CIS Controls v8.1 18.1: Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program

Run a penetration testing programme suited to the enterprise's size, complexity, industry and maturity. The programme defines scope (network, web applications, APIs, hosted services, physical premises controls), frequency, limits such as permitted hours and excluded attack types, points of contact, how findings are routed internally for remediation, and retrospective requirements. Implementation Groups: IG2 and IG3 (not in the IG1 baseline; applies from IG2 upward). Asset type: Documentation. Security function: Govern.

Maintained by Gerard Blokdyk

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  • CIS-18.1 Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program

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