Overview
CSC V8 control 4.5 recommends that organisations “Implement and manage a host-based firewall or port-filtering tool on end-user devices, with a default-deny rule that drops all traffic except those services and ports that are explicitly allowed.”.
Note
CSC V8 places this control in the category of “Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software”.
CSC V8 places this control in the function of “Protect”.
This control protects the following type of asset “Devices”.
What is CIS Critical Security Controls?
The CIS Controls (formerly known as Critical Security Controls) are a recommended set of actions for cyber defense that provide specific and actionable ways to protect against cyber attacks.
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) publishes the CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) to help organizations better defend against known attacks by distilling key security concepts into actionable controls to achieve greater overall cybersecurity defense.