Defense in Depth with CIS Controls v8.1 — IG2: Managed Program Maturity for Industrial IT/OT: Enforcement, Centralization, Automation, and Audit-Ready Evidence for Regulated Environments

Elevate Your CIS Controls Program from Baseline to Managed, Measurable, and Audit-DefensibleIG1 gets you stable. IG2 makes you provable. This volume is for organizations that have established the essential hygiene baseline and now face audits, cyber insurance scrutiny, or regulatory requirements that demand demonstrated consistency over time.Who this book is for: Security program managers, vCISOs, compliance officers, senior architects, and auditors at mid-to-large enterprises and industrial organizations who need to operationalize CIS Controls IG2 with enforcement, centralization, and audit-ready evidence.Prerequisite: All 18 IG1 domains stable at maturity Level 3 or above for two consecutive quarters (Book 1).What you get:13 IG2-tier policy templates for advanced program domainsEvidence checklists for all 18 CIS Control domains at IG2 depth — audit-ready 6-column formatIG2 Lifecycle Model: Scope → Implement → Validate → Operate → Reassess (quarterly, repeatable)90-day IG2 transition sprint with week-by-week phases and deliverablesMicrosoft Unified Stack automation with Sentinel KQL queries, Defender enforcement policies, and Entra ID governanceVendor-neutral stack (Wazuh, osquery, Prowler, Cloud Custodian) mirroring every Microsoft sectionIndustrial IT/OT overlay — IG2 enforcement in ICS/SCADA environments, legacy constraints, OT-safe deployment0–5 maturity model with progression indicators and evidence requirements per levelFull framework crosswalk: NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, ISO 27001:2022, PCI DSS v4.0, HIPAA, NERC CIPQuarterly worksheet for ongoing program validation and board reportingIG2 asks the question IG1 cannot answer: "Can you prove you always have it?" Every chapter delivers repeatable, auditor-verifiable implementation — not a snapshot compliance exercise.Part of the four-volume Defense in Depth with CIS Controls v8.1 series. Requires Book 1 (IG1). Book 3 (IG3) covers high-assurance certification. Book 4 provides 74 policy templates mapped to 42 frameworks. Read more