CIS Benchmarks July 2026 Update

We are excited to announce the publication of the updated CIS Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Benchmark v1.3.0.

Highlights include:

• Updated Audit procedures for 3 recommendations
• Updated appendix for Establishing an Audit/Scan User
• Addressed 32 tickets

For the list of changes please see the change log in the PDF or DOC versions of the Benchmark.

A huge thank you to the CIS Microsoft SQL Server Community for making this happen.
Special thanks to: Steinar Andersen, Rob Kraft, Sean McCown, Brian Kelley, and Danny De Haan.

We are excited to announce the updated CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0.

Major milestones for the updated releases:

• Major update to disk encryption – we have added automated checks for connected drives/volumes
• Bug fixes
• Minor updates to some recommendations to streamline the audit or remove unnecessary, or no longer needed, parts of the audit

Special thanks to Ron Colvin, William Harrison, Bob Gendler, and John Mahlman.

We are excited to announce the updated CIS Apple macOS 15.0 Sequoia Benchmark v2.1.0.

Major milestones for the updated releases:

• Major update to disk encryption – we have added automated checks for connected drives/volumes
• Bug fixes
• Minor updates to some recommendations to streamline the audit or remove unnecessary, or no longer needed, parts of the audit

Special thanks to Ron Colvin, William Harrison, Bob Gendler, and John Mahlman.

We are excited to announce the updated CIS Apple macOS 14.0 Sonoma Benchmark v3.1.0.

Major milestones for the updated releases:

• Major update to disk encryption – we have added automated checks for connected drives/volumes
• Bug fixes
• Minor updates to some recommendations to streamline the audit or remove unnecessary, or no longer needed, parts of the audit

Special thanks to Ron Colvin, William Harrison, Bob Gendler, and John Mahlman.

We are pleased to announce the release of CIS MariaDB Enterprise 10.x STIG Benchmark v1.1.0.

We are excited to announce the publication of the updated CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 Benchmark v5.0.0. 

Our team has devoted significant time and effort to enhance the content of this Benchmark, ensuring it remains relevant and valuable to members. 

Here’s a quick overview of the key improvements we’ve made in this update: 

• Added 22 new security settings
• Updated 15 settings
• Removed 23 settings
• Renamed 2 settings
• Moved, added, and removed sections due to updated ADMX templates

 A change log detailing the modifications made is included in the Word Doc and PDF versions of the Benchmark.

 A huge thank you to the CIS Windows Community and Windows Team for making this Benchmark happen. Special thanks to Martin Himken, Johannes Kristjansson, and James Robinson.

We are excited to announce the publication of the updated CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 Benchmark v5.0.0.

Our team has devoted significant time and effort to enhance the content of this Benchmark, ensuring it remains relevant and valuable to members.

 Here’s a quick overview of the key improvements we’ve made in this update:

•  Added 8 new security settings
• Updated 9 settings
• Removed 23 settings
• Renamed 2 settings
• Moved, added, and removed sections due to updated ADMX templates

 A change log detailing the modifications made is included in the Word Doc and PDF versions of the Benchmark.

 A huge thank you to the CIS Windows Community and Windows Team for making this Benchmark happen. Special thanks to Martin Himken, Johannes Kristjansson, and James Robinson.

We are pleased to announce the publication of an updated CIS Snowflake Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0.

A detailed change log is available in the MS Word and PDF versions of this Benchmark.

Thank you to the Snowflake community for their help on updating this Benchmark and special thanks to the following individuals for their efforts: Nidhi Bedi and Ryan Quistorff.