Framework: The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Top 18 Controls

The **CIS Critical Security Controls Audio Course** is a comprehensive, audio-first training series that guides listeners through all eighteen **CIS Controls**, transforming one of the world’s most respected cybersecurity frameworks into clear, actionable learning. Designed for professionals, students, and auditors alike, this series explains each control in practical, plain language—focusing on how to implement, assess, and sustain them in real environments. With eighty-three structured episodes, the course walks you step by step through the safeguards that define effective cybersecurity, helping you understand not only what to do but why each measure matters. The **CIS Controls**, maintained by the Center for Internet Security, represent a globally recognized set of prioritized actions proven to reduce the most common and dangerous cyber risks. Organized across eighteen control families—from inventory and configuration management to incident response and data recovery—the framework provides a practical roadmap for building defensible, risk-aligned security programs. This course explores how organizations can adopt the controls incrementally, measure maturity over time, and map them to other standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS for comprehensive alignment. Developed by **BareMetalCyber.com**, the CIS Critical Security Controls Audio Course delivers structured, exam-aligned instruction that bridges policy and practice. Each episode reinforces understanding through real-world context, helping listeners translate framework requirements into measurable actions that strengthen organizational resilience and long-term security maturity.

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Episode 11 — Safeguard 2.1 – Maintain a software inventory

Safeguard 2.1 focuses on creating and maintaining a detailed, authoritative inventory of all software within an organization’s environment. This includes operating systems, applications, utilities, an...

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Episode 10 — Overview – Managing the software landscape

Just as organizations must maintain visibility into their hardware, they must also control the software that runs on it. Control 2 of the CIS framework—Inventory and Control of Software Assets—address...

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Episode 9 — Remaining safeguards summary (Control 1)

The remaining safeguards under Control 1 build upon the foundation of asset inventory and unauthorized asset management by introducing proactive detection and continuous monitoring techniques. Safegua...

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Episode 8 — Safeguard 1.2 – Address unauthorized assets

Safeguard 1.2 emphasizes the importance of identifying and responding to unauthorized assets that appear within the enterprise environment. Unapproved devices can range from rogue wireless access poin...

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Episode 7 — Safeguard 1.1 – Inventory of assets

Safeguard 1.1 directs organizations to establish and maintain a detailed inventory of all enterprise assets capable of storing or processing data. This includes not just traditional endpoints and serv...

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Episode 6 — Overview – Why asset management is foundational

Asset management is the cornerstone of every effective cybersecurity program because you cannot protect what you do not know exists. Control 1 of the CIS framework—Inventory and Control of Enterprise ...

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Episode 5 — Glossary of common cybersecurity terms

As cybersecurity practices mature, professionals encounter more specialized terminology that connects operational tactics to governance and technical architecture. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) en...

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Episode 4 — Glossary of common cybersecurity terms

Understanding cybersecurity language is fundamental to applying the CIS Controls effectively. Many terms describe foundational components of systems, threats, and defenses that appear throughout the f...

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