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CIS IBM Cloud Foundations Benchmark 1.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
IBM Cloud CLI cpe:/a:ibm:cloud_cli:0.5.1 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS IBM Cloud Foundations Benchmark
Checklist ID:
1143
Version:
1.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Candidate
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
12/06/2022

Checklist Summary:

This security configuration Benchmark covers foundational elements of IBM Cloud. The recommendations detailed here are important security considerations when designing your infrastructure on IBM Cloud Services. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at [email protected].

Checklist Role:

  • Business Productivity Application

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, platform deployment, and/or DevOps personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions on the IBM Cloud Platform.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed
  • Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

Not provided.

Product Support:

Not provided.

Point of Contact:

[email protected]

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

Not provided.

Change History: 

new checklist - 2/28/24

Dependency/Requirements:

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NIST checklist record last modified on 02/28/2024

* This checklist is still undergoing review for inclusion into the NCP.