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Latest Articles Does CIS plan to expand CIS-CAT's OVAL engine to cover OSX, Solaris, and RHEL5? The ECL in the CIS benchmarks will NOT be... (No rating)  4-27-2010    Views: 406    How was RAT developed? The RAT tool, like many other CIS benchmarks /... (No rating)  9-15-2009    Views: 1449    Does RAT support the most recent version of the IOS benchmark? Currently, RAT does not support the most recent... (No rating)  9-15-2009    Views: 2207    Why is CIS-CAT available only to members? The CIS-CAT Tool was designed to serve a number...   2-26-2009    Views: 2812    Can CIS-CAT run remotely? While CIS-CAT will not "scan" a...   2-26-2009    Views: 1986

Most Popular Articles Why does RAT report that no matching rules are found when running it against a PIX configuration file? This most commonly occurs when you are running...   10-20-2006    Views: 9176    How can I automatically configure my system to match the CIS Benchmark recommendations? There is no one mechanism that can be used to...   8-30-2006    Views: 8974    Is the CIS Windows XP Benchmark for both Professional and Home versions? The Benchmark for Windows XP is designed for XP...   8-30-2006    Views: 8943    Tool archives won't unpack and/or install Under some circumstances, web browsers or proxy...   2-28-2007    Views: 8001    Why does CIS prohibit redistribution of the Benchmarks and Scoring Tools? Redistribution is prohibited for two primary...   10-19-2006    Views: 6522

Highest Rated Articles Which technologies does CIS currently have Benchmarks for? For our complete list of benchmarks, please...   9-18-2008    Views: 4567    Does the Windows 2000 Benchmark Apply to Windows 2000 Advanced Server? Yes   9-19-2008    Views: 3642    How can I test the CIS-CAT tool if I'm not a member? The CIS-CAT tool is currently only available to...   9-19-2008    Views: 4519    Who do I contact regarding questions about CIS and the resources? Email feedback@cisecurity.org   2-26-2009    Views: 1404    Is the CIS Windows XP Benchmark for both Professional and Home versions? The Benchmark for Windows XP is designed for XP...   8-30-2006    Views: 8943