The CIS Critical Security Controls (v8.1.2) are globally recognized as a practical and effective roadmap for strengthening cybersecurity and building cyber resilience. These controls are organized into three levels of maturity, known as Implementation Groups (IG1-IG3), starting with foundational basics and scaling up to advanced enterprise resilience.
PC Matic Pro offers a smarter way to meet these crucial cybersecurity standards by directly aligning with and operationalizing key CIS Controls.
Key Strength Areas & CIS Control Alignment
PC Matic Pro’s architecture focuses on prevention-first cybersecurity, delivering visibility, control, and verified protection. It achieves this through a combination of key features:
- Default-Deny Application Allowlisting: This core feature blocks anything untrusted from ever running.
- Centralized Management: Apply and monitor policy across every device.
- Automated Inventory & Reporting: Always know what hardware and software you have.
- Real-Time Telemetry: Keep your Security Operations Center (SOC) and auditors informed.
These features enable strong alignment with the following CIS Controls:
- CIS Control 2: Software Inventory & Allowlisting
- PC Matic Pro directly enforces a default-deny model, ensuring only approved software executes (specifically aligning with Safeguards 2.3-2.7).
- This tightly aligns with CIS requirements for both allowlisting and continuous inventory management.
- CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses
- The PC Matic Pro engine’s real-time blocking of unknown binaries and enforcement of digital signatures aligns strongly with Safeguards 10.1-10.4.
- The platform also contributes to incident response functions by capturing telemetry and providing forensics on blocked threats.
- CIS Control 16: Application & Endpoint Monitoring
- It provides baseline endpoint event logging.
- It integrates with administrative reporting dashboards for clear visibility into policy enforcement.
Implementation Group Coverage
PC Matic Pro offers extensive coverage, particularly in the foundational stages of cyber hygiene:
- IG1: Most direct alignments occur here, focusing on establishing and maintaining inventories, enforcing allowlisting, and preventing unauthorized execution.
- IG2: Supports expanding inventory visibility and detection automation.
- IG3: Provides supplementary support through telemetry and control auditing.
What This Means for Your Organization
By leveraging PC Matic Pro, organizations gain a simple, effective path to Zero Trust protection that is affordable and auditable.
- Easier Compliance: Easily demonstrate measurable alignment with CIS Controls, as well as frameworks like NIST CSF and CMMC.
- Reduced Risk Surface: Stop unknown or malicious code before it ever executes.
- Less Complexity: Manage prevention, reporting, and verification from a single dashboard.
- Built-In Zero Trust Foundation: The default-deny architecture supports continuous verification across all endpoints.
PC Matic Pro is U.S.-made, prevention-first cybersecurity designed to simplify compliance, reduce risk, and streamline day-to-day security operations.
