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πŸ“— Cringe, Corrected: Hot Takes Fixed by the CIS Controls βš–οΈ

Talkat BSidesSF 2026 Β· on Saturday, 2026-03-21Β· at 15:05Β· AMC Theatre 03, AMC at MetreonΒ· [security]
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Session mines real social posts and maps bad advice to concrete CIS actions: identifies CentOS 6 is EOL and explains why unpatched OSes defeat FIDO2/SSH keys and fail2ban; flags internet-exposed ESXi and recommends access controls, asset inventory and training; shows EMR breakage tied to CORS and urges scoped exemptions and vendor SDLC controls. Explains 18 controls, IG1–IG3 risk sizing and the claim that IG1 blocks 74% of commodity TTPs, plus a white paper link for playbooks.

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  1. 0:00Introduction of speakers
  2. 1:07What are CIS controls
  3. 3:54CIS controls structure
  4. 4:57Offense informs defense
  5. 6:43Implementation groups
  6. 8:48Social media hot takes
  7. 10:33Passwordless authentication myth
  8. 14:04VMware security claims
  9. 16:36Chrome update medical system issue
  10. 19:05CIS controls recap
  11. 20:49Why frameworks beat improvisation
  12. 21:55Q&A on CIS controls implementation
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