CIS Controls Gap Analysis | Assess Your Cybersecurity Maturity with Redesign

Evaluate your cybersecurity maturity with a CIS Controls Gap Analysis from Redesign. Identify strengths, uncover vulnerabilities, and build a prioritized roadmap aligned with CIS v8.1.

Understanding Your Cybersecurity Maturity with CIS Controls v8.1

As cyber threats continue to escalate and regulatory expectations grow tighter, organizations are under increasing pressure to prove their cybersecurity maturity. The CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls) framework provides a prioritized, risk-informed roadmap for strengthening defenses—rooted in real-world attack data and proven defensive practices.

At Redesign, we help companies assess how their current security posture aligns with the CIS Controls. A CIS gap analysis not only identifies where your security program is strong or lacking but also maps those insights into a clear, actionable roadmap for risk reduction and compliance readiness.

Accelerate your CIS Controls Gap Analysis with Redesign Trust Portal—a centralized platform that automates evidence collection, streamlines control tracking, and delivers real-time insights, making your compliance process faster, efficient, and more cost effective.

What Are the CIS Controls?

Developed by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), the CIS Controls are a set of 18 control families designed to address the most common and impactful cyber risks. Instead of spreading resources thin across hundreds of theoretical safeguards, CIS focuses on high-leverage practices such as:

Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets
Access Control Management
Continuous Vulnerability Management
Security Awareness and Skills Training

Each control family is supported by detailed Safeguards, organized into Implementation Groups (IGs) that reflect organizational maturity:

IG1 – Basic Cyber Hygiene: Foundational protections every organization should have in place.
IG2 – Intermediate: Enhanced measures for organizations with moderate complexity and risk exposure.
IG3 – Advanced: Comprehensive controls for enterprises managing high-value assets or operating in heavily regulated sectors.This tiered structure enables organizations to adopt controls at a realistic pace and maturity level.

Why Perform a CIS Gap Analysis?

A CIS gap analysis is far more than a checklist exercise. It’s a strategic assessment that connects technical implementation with business risk, allowing you to:

Identify which controls you have in place and which are missing.
Understand your maturity level across each Implementation Group.
Prioritize remediation efforts based on real risk reduction potential.
Benchmark against industry peers and compliance standards.
Build a roadmap that strengthens security resilience and supports audit readiness.

At Redesign, our methodology blends technical validation, policy review, and risk context to produce a practical, prioritized roadmap—empowering leaders to invest where it matters most.

The Redesign Gap Analysis Process

Our CIS Controls gap analysis is a structured, collaborative engagement that includes:

Discovery & Scoping – Identifying systems, processes, and data relevant to the CIS framework.
Evidence Collection & Review – Analyzing existing policies, configurations, and security tools.
Control Mapping & Assessment – Evaluating alignment with CIS Controls across IG1–IG3.
Maturity Scoring – Quantifying your organization’s performance by domain and safeguard.
Findings & Recommendations – Delivering a prioritized roadmap for remediation and improvement.
Executive Summary & Presentation – Communicating results in a way that resonates with both technical and business audiences.

The result is a CIS-aligned cybersecurity maturity assessment—a foundation for ongoing improvement and regulatory compliance.

Partner with Redesign

Whether your goal is to strengthen your core security posture, meet compliance requirements, or prepare for a formal audit, Redesign helps you get there with confidence.

Our team of cybersecurity experts can guide your organization through a full CIS Controls gap analysis, map results to frameworks like NIST CSF 2.0 or SOC 2, and design a phased implementation roadmap that accelerates your security journey.