CIS remediation
Strengthen your security posture with CIS-aligned configurations.
Cloud and Microsoft 365 environments are often deployed quickly - but not always configured securely. Over time, this can lead to misconfigurations, inconsistent policies, and increased exposure to cyber threats.
Industry-recognised standards such as CIS benchmarks provide a clear baseline for secure configuration. However, many institutions lack the time, resource, or specialist expertise to assess and remediate their environments against these standards.
Our CIS remediation service helps education and research organisations identify, prioritise, and remediate security gaps — aligning your environment to recognised best practices while maintaining operational continuity.
Benefits
This service is designed to improve your security posture quickly and systematically, without disrupting day-to-day operations.
- Identify and prioritise security gaps: gain clear visibility of where your environment deviates from CIS benchmarks and where risks are highest
- Reduce exposure to common cyber threats: address misconfigurations that are frequently exploited in real-world attacks
- Align with recognised security standards: bring your environment in line with widely adopted frameworks used across the sector
- Improve confidence in your security baseline: establish a consistent, defensible configuration across cloud and Microsoft 365 services
What the service covers
The CIS remediation service provides a structured approach to assessing and improving your security configuration.
Baseline assessment
- Assessment of your environment against relevant CIS benchmarks
- Identification of misconfigurations and control gaps
- Prioritisation based on risk and impact
- Assessment of your environment against relevant CIS benchmarks
- Identification of misconfigurations and control gaps
- Prioritisation based on risk and impact
Remediation planning
- Definition of remediation actions aligned to your environment
- Consideration of operational impact and dependencies
- Phased remediation approach
- Definition of remediation actions aligned to your environment
- Consideration of operational impact and dependencies
- Phased remediation approach
Configuration remediation
- Implementation of security configuration changes
- Alignment to CIS Level 1 and, where appropriate, Level 2 controls
- Validation of applied controls
- Implementation of security configuration changes
- Alignment to CIS Level 1 and, where appropriate, Level 2 controls
- Validation of applied controls
Microsoft 365 and cloud alignment
- Security configuration across Microsoft 365 services
- Identity, access, and policy alignment
- Integration with existing security tooling
- Security configuration across Microsoft 365 services
- Identity, access, and policy alignment
- Integration with existing security tooling
Risk and compliance alignment
- Mapping to broader frameworks (eg ISO 27001, NCSC guidance)
- Support for audit and compliance requirements
- Documentation of security posture improvements
- Mapping to broader frameworks (eg ISO 27001, NCSC guidance)
- Support for audit and compliance requirements
- Documentation of security posture improvements
Delivery and knowledge transfer
- Collaboration with internal IT and security teams
- Documentation of changes and configurations
- Guidance for ongoing security management
- Collaboration with internal IT and security teams
- Documentation of changes and configurations
- Guidance for ongoing security management
How to buy and get support
Our CIS remediation services are available through G-Cloud and other approved public-sector procurement routes.
Your relationship manager can help define the right scope based on your current security posture and risk profile.
Ready to strengthen your security baseline?
Contact your relationship manager or make a customer enquiry to discuss how we can support your CIS remediation.