CIS Critical Security Controls PowerBI Assessment Template

Streamline your CIS Critical Security Controls assessments with this PowerBI deliverable template kit.

This PowerBI Template Kit enables you to easily report the results of a maturity assessment against the CIS Critical Security Controls v8. With a simple Excel import file and templatized analysis, you can quickly provide interactive dashboards to clients in a repeatable manner.

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Assessment Template Demo

User Guide

Features (Assessment Template)

• Assess each sub-control against policy, implementation, automation & enforcement, and business reporting
• Scoring (0-4 scale) for overall, implementation tiers, controls, and sub-controls
• Gap analysis for assessed scores vs target scores (Overall, Implementation Tiers, and Controls)
• Sub-control distribution across policy, implementation, automation & enforcement, and business reporting
• Framework explorer showing CIS Controls hierarchy & assessed scores
• Filter against implementation group, control, and sub-control

Features (Multi-Tenant Template)

• Everything above
• Load multiple assessments across different clients and different assessment dates
• Single assessment view (select client and assessment date)
• View assessment scores across your entire client base
• Track client target score achievement over time

Architecture

What you get

1. PowerBI Template file (.pbit)
2. Excel data import file (.xlsx)
3. User Guide (.pdf)

From a $1B Revenue Organization:

"Secure Metrics' CIS Dashboard is a pivotal tool in visualizing critical focus areas for cybersecurity. The 'Secure Metrics' dashboard has significantly aided our executive team in understanding our weakness. This comprehension has, in turn, directed funding towards strengthening these weak areas.

What distinguishes this dashboard is its simplicity in setup and customization capabilities, especially for those familiar with PowerBI. Overall, it's a commendable solution for companies looking to easily visualise their CIS controls and present to senior management."

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do I need PowerBI Pro to use the template?
   No, you do not need PowerBI Pro. The template is a .pbit file that can opened with the free PowerBI Desktop app. PowerBI Pro is required if you want to publish and share the dashboard to other users using the PowerBI Service.
2. Can I use this template on Mac OSX?
   Unfortunately, the template uses the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop app which only runs on the Windows Operating System. The dashboard can be viewed on any device once published to the PowerBI Cloud Service.
3. How is the data imported to PowerBI?
   The template comes with an Excel data-import file. This file requires you to enter your assessment results. After the results have been entered, upon opening the PowerBI template, it will prompt you for the full file-path of the Excel file and automatically import all the data.
4. Do I need to know how to use PowerBI?
   No, very little PowerBI knowledge is required unless you wish to customize the dashboard. The template will automatically pull in your data and populate the charts. You can edit the logo and title with a simple point & click. The template does allow full customization to your specific assessment needs for those with PowerBI experience.

Have a question? Reach out to me at mitchell@securemetrics.io