Assessing Server Protection Through the CIS Security Rating Framework

The newly formed Center for Internet Security hopes to answer that question by creating a suite of tests that would give computer owners a rating--on a scale of 1 to 10--of how good their security is. A level-10 server could protect . . . The newly formed Center for Internet Security hopes to answer that question by creating a suite of tests that would give computer owners a rating--on a scale of 1 to 10--of how good their security is. A level-10 server could protect an e-commerce company's virtual gold, while a level-1 server would be an online vandal's playground.

"Our members are just saying that they would like to see global benchmarks," said Alan Paller, director of research for the Systems Administration Networking and Security (SANS) Institute and a founding member of the 71-member center. "The banks want these types of benchmarks. The government wants these types of benchmarks. The center's work is a guide that people will use."

The link for this article located at News.com is no longer available.