CIS Assessments

CIS Compliance

Reduce Risk and Increase Protection

Selecting the Right Framework

Safeguards to Strengthen Your Environment

Choosing the right cybersecurity framework helps ensure your organization follows the controls and safeguards needed to reduce risk. Dewpoint provides guidance across the framework landscape—such as CIS Controls—to help you identify the principles and practices that best fit your environment. This snapshot gives you a clear starting point for understanding where your security posture stands and how to improve it.

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Addressing vulnerabilities unique to you

Getting more secure, faster

Navigating cybersecurity frameworks can be overwhelming, especially without regulatory requirements to guide your approach. Dewpoint simplifies the process using the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls framework, which maps safeguards to your organization’s maturity level. CIS includes three Implementation Groups (IG1, IG2, IG3) that scale in complexity—from foundational cyber hygiene to advanced protections—helping you focus on the controls that matter most to reducing risk.

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professionals
  • Focused guidance on the controls you need most
  • Proven, repeatable assessment process
  • Actionable recommendations aligned to CIS Controls

Apply a Four Phase Methodology

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Due Diligence Phase

We begin by discussing your goals, requirements, and scope to define the IT and business systems included in the assessment. This ensures alignment before any evaluation work begins.

Start-up and Planning Phase

A dedicated single point of contact (SPOC) establishes clear communication and a collaborative project schedule. You always know what we’re working on and when each phase will be completed.

Data Gathering and Analysis Phase

We collect information through interviews, workshops, facilitated sessions, and documentation reviews. Our team analyzes this evidence to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

Findings and Recommendations Report Phase

The final deliverable is a comprehensive report outlining your current maturity level, key findings, and prioritized recommendations. We walk you through the results and answer questions to ensure clarity and alignment with the chosen framework.

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STEVE THIELE

BRADHART PRODUCTS, INC.
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CIS ASSESSMENTS FAQ

A CIS Controls assessment evaluates your current security posture against the Center for Internet Security (CIS) framework. It measures how well your organization aligns with prioritized safeguards and identifies opportunities to reduce cybersecurity risk.

The CIS Controls are organized into three Implementation Groups that represent increasing levels of maturity.
IG1 focuses on foundational cyber hygiene.
IG2 adds additional controls for organizations with moderate resources and risk.
IG3 includes the most advanced safeguards for organizations with complex environments or higher security requirements.
Dewpoint helps determine the right group based on your needs.

The CIS framework is ideal for organizations without strict regulatory requirements or those seeking a clear, practical path to improving security. It works well for small, midsize, and enterprise environments that need prioritized safeguards without requiring a full compliance program.

A CIS assessment identifies gaps in your current safeguards, prioritizes improvements, and provides actionable recommendations mapped to your maturity level. This helps reduce vulnerabilities, strengthen defenses, and improve overall cyber readiness.

Not necessarily. The number of safeguards you implement depends on your chosen Implementation Group and your organization’s risk profile. Dewpoint helps you focus on the controls that deliver the greatest impact.

Yes. We evaluate your environment, risk exposure, resources, and industry needs to determine the right implementation group for your organization.

You receive a detailed findings report, a prioritized recommendations roadmap, maturity scoring aligned to CIS Controls, and actionable next steps to improve cybersecurity.

No. CIS is not a regulatory framework, but it complements compliance standards by strengthening core security practices. Many organizations use it as a stepping‑stone toward NIST, ISO, or other frameworks.