User Suggestions - CIS WorkBench

Create browser benchmarks for macOS

The current Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge CIS benchmarks are created for Windows devices. Since the majority of the keys are similar for macOS devices, why not ...

Suggested by: Mattias (09 Apr, '25) • Upvoted: 06 Dec, '25 • Comments: 0

Under consideration

15 votes

2FA on CIS WorkBench

I was just auditing all of my online accounts and making sure to enable 2FA everywhere it is possible and was surprised that this site does not seem to have that ...

Suggested by: JVF (16 Jul, '24) • Upvoted: 06 Dec, '25 • Comments: 3

Under consideration

5 votes

Easier way to download .docx or .xlsx versions of the .pdf files which document the controls.

I want to download the .docx or .xlsx version of a Linux (CIS_Ubuntu_Linux_20.04_LTS_Benchmark_v2.0.1) document but cannot find it. This is the same for a number of ...

Suggested by: BB (05 Jul, '24) • Upvoted: 15 May • Comments: 1

Done

5 votes

Dark Mode

I would like to see a dark mode for the site. This could be a valuable accessibility feature for many users.

Suggested by: Charles Pierce (03 May, '24) • Upvoted: 14 Oct, '25 • Comments: 0

Under consideration

4 votes

CIS-CAT Pro Combined Assessment Report of Entire Organization

Create a report that combines the assessments into one report for a complete overview of the entire environment

Suggested by: Kevin Garnier (16 Jan, '25) • Upvoted: 03 Jun, '25 • Comments: 1

Gathering user feedback

3 votes

Drop the workbench account expiration and password reset

It baffles me that an organisation focused on IT security forces a password reset every 60 days, a security practice outdated since many years. Also, the email sent ...

Suggested by: Simon C. Tremblay (03 Jun, '24) • Upvoted: 08 Jan • Comments: 2

Under consideration

3 votes

Improve search filtering in CIS workbench

I was trying to search for build kits under the downloads section. If I typed in "build kits" it gave me many results. If I added additional words such as "windows", ...

Suggested by: Michael (26 Aug, '25) • Upvoted: 15 May • Comments: 0

Under consideration

3 votes

404 Error for "see what's changed"

When downloading the assessor tool, your "see what's changed" button leads to a 404 page not found. I'm just trying to see if I need the latest version but I'm not ...

Suggested by: Amy Raymond (01 Apr, '25) • Upvoted: 02 Oct, '25 • Comments: 0

Done

3 votes

Ability to change email

Hello. It seems that I cannot change my email in my profile.

Suggested by: Olivier Debré (01 Feb, '25) • Upvoted: 18 Jul, '25 • Comments: 0

Under consideration

3 votes

Hardened images for download

ISO or prebuilt virtual images for those of us on prem. I saw this requested in the forum, but didn't see a request in the suggestions: I know we have the ability to ...

Suggested by: Riley (09 Dec, '24) • Upvoted: 29 Jan, '25 • Comments: 0

Gathering user feedback

2 votes

Provide link to CIS-CAT downloads

Just need a simple direct link to download CIS-CAT, but the email confirmation just directs to Workbench, and within Workbench it's not obvious to me.

Suggested by: Mark M (27 Jun, '25) • Upvoted: 02 Sep, '25 • Comments: 3

Done

2 votes

CIS_Controlsv8.1 : Newcomer w/comments seeking the proper forum to share back w/ originating authors

As a consumer of CIS controls to assist customers, I finally am at the point to get involved to a degree where viewed as helpful. Initially perusing Control 3: DATA ...

Suggested by: Rich L (06 Aug, '24) • Upvoted: 29 Aug, '24 • Comments: 3

Done CIS_Critical_Security_Controls

2 votes

Add a tag for "Policy templates"

I was looking for Policy templates in the Downloads section and found that the templates did not have a specific tag associated with them. Pleas consider adding a ...

Suggested by: Brad Beckenhauer (25 Apr, '24) • Upvoted: 03 May, '24 • Comments: 2

Done

2 votes

"Sorting" error

in CIS Workbench Downloads, sorting by "updated" field is not working correctly.

Suggested by: Simone Gennaioli (22 Sep, '25) • Upvoted: 08 Dec, '25 • Comments: 1

Gathering user feedback

2 votes

make downloading docs easier

Unless I am missing something - selecting and downloading more than one document is not (easy|possible). Seems like after searching for a type / name that we should ...

Suggested by: Jim Hendrick (13 Aug, '24) • Upvoted: 15 May • Comments: 1

Gathering user feedback

2 votes

Allow community feedback to show a post has traction

Make the ticketing system like Reddit, give us upvote and downvote buttons on posts.

Suggested by: Bryan Prather-Huff (22 Jul, '24) • Upvoted: 04 Apr, '25 • Comments: 1

Done

2 votes

Workbench Profile Additional Fields

I'd love to add a profile picture and a link to social like LinkedIn

Suggested by: Tobias Fiebeler (20 Jun, '24) • Upvoted: 27 Sep, '24 • Comments: 1

Gathering user feedback

2 votes

search within benchmark

why is there no search function within a benchmark? For example, I need to find all the controls that relate to PIN complexity in the "CIS Microsoft Windows 11 ...

Suggested by: Laurent (14 Aug, '25) • Upvoted: 30 Sep, '25 • Comments: 0

Under consideration

2 votes

MS Edge v135 ScareWare Setting

I just downloaded the latest ADMX files from MS for Edge and noticed a new setting for Scareware Blocker which is supposed to detect and block those fake antivirus ...

Suggested by: Sebastian Sundell (10 Apr, '25) • Upvoted: 18 Apr, '25 • Comments: 0

Under consideration

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