--- title: CIS Benchmarks for Higher Education description: Streamline CIS Benchmark implementation in higher education with ConfigOS, ensuring automated compliance, consistent security, and reduced operational burdens across complex environments. --- [![SteelCloud](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SteelCloud-Logo-200w.webp?width=200&height=28&name=SteelCloud-Logo-200w.webp) ![SteelCloud](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SteelCloud-Logo-White-200.webp?width=200&height=28&name=SteelCloud-Logo-White-200.webp)](https://steelcloud.com) [![SteelCloud](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SteelCloud-Logo-200w.webp?width=200&height=28&name=SteelCloud-Logo-200w.webp)](https://steelcloud.com) - [Platform](https://www.steelcloud.com/configos-mpo/) - [Solutions](https://www.steelcloud.com/company-overview-stig-and-cis-compliance/) - [Support](https://www.steelcloud.com/training-support/) - [Resources](https://www.steelcloud.com/resources/) - [Company](https://www.steelcloud.com/about-steelcloud/) - [Platform](https://www.steelcloud.com/configos-mpo/) - [Solutions](https://www.steelcloud.com/company-overview-stig-and-cis-compliance/) - [Support](https://www.steelcloud.com/training-support/) - [Resources](https://www.steelcloud.com/resources/) - [Company](https://www.steelcloud.com/about-steelcloud/) [SCHEDULE DEMO](https://steelcloud.com/schedule-demo) # CIS Implementation: How to Eat an Elephant Yep...you read that right. If you're like most of your peers, the challenge of implementing CIS Benchmarks is like being asked to eat an elephant. Where do you even start? It's a huge initiative, hard to wrangle, and you'll need a herd to get the job done. SteelCloud is here to help break the process down into bite-size pieces. Automated System Hardening for Higher Education   Operationalize CIS Benchmarks through centralized policy management, automation, and continuous baseline enforcement.     # Make System Hardening Sustainable Colleges and universities support complex technology environments spanning administrative systems, instructional platforms, research applications, cloud infrastructure, remote locations, and independently managed departments. Securing those systems requires a consistent approach that can accommodate different operational requirements without adding an unsustainable amount of work. CIS Benchmarks provide a trusted foundation for secure configuration. ConfigOS helps higher education institutions put that guidance into practice by centralizing policy management and automating scanning, remediation, enforcement, and reporting across managed endpoints. ![H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic01-1800x915](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hubfs/H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic01-1800x915.png "H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic01-1800x915") ### Operationalize CIS Benchmarks Across Complex, Distributed Environments ConfigOS brings the work required to implement and maintain CIS Benchmarks together through one centralized, repeatable process. [![H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hubfs/H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260.png "H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260")](https://www.steelcloud.com/industry-brief-the-operational-policy-breakdown/) *One Centralized Process* Security teams can create approved institutional policies, automate scanning and remediation, correct configuration drift, and monitor baseline status as systems and requirements change. *Built for Distributed Operations* Apply the appropriate approved policy across campuses, departments, cloud environments, and connected or intermittently connected endpoints without requiring every system to operate identically. [![H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hubfs/H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260.png "H-Ed-LndngPg-Graphic02-1800x260")](https://www.steelcloud.com/industry-brief-the-operational-policy-breakdown/) The result: Faster implementation, greater consistency, and less operational burden for higher education IT and cybersecurity teams. ###  Resources for Building More Sustainable Cybersecurity  [![card_1 (3)](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/card_1%20(3).png?width=475&height=692&name=card_1%20(3).png "card_1 (3)")](https://www.steelcloud.com/data-sheet-7-reasons-to-automate-cis-benchmarks-in-higher-education/) [![card_2](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hubfs/card_2.png "card_2")](https://www.steelcloud.com/a-practical-path-to-cybersecurity-maturity-in-higher-education/) [![card_3](https://pages.steelcloud.com/hubfs/card_3.png "card_3")](https://pages.steelcloud.com/100-days-to-cis-benchmarks-implementation-download?hsLang=en) ### Ready to Make System Hardening More Sustainable? Move beyond labor-intensive hardening, disconnected tools, and point-in-time assessments. 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