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CIS Controls v8 Advisor

A security-compliance skill that scopes Implementation Groups, runs CIS Controls v8 gap assessments, gives safeguard-level implementation guidance, and maps to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CMMC and SOC 2.

Security & ReviewIntermediate★ 838⑂ 172AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 16, 2026

What it does

  • Implementation Group scoping: profiles org size, data sensitivity and IT capability to determine IG1/IG2/IG3 and the applicable safeguard set (56 / 130 / 153).
  • Gap assessments: outputs a Control | Safeguard | Current State | Gap | Priority | Action table and a remediation roadmap that fixes IG1 hygiene gaps first.
  • Safeguard-level guidance across all 18 controls — asset and software inventory, data protection, secure configuration, account and access management, vulnerability management, audit logs, malware defenses, network monitoring, incident response, penetration testing.
  • Framework mapping tables to NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001:2022 Annex A, CMMC 2.0 and SOC 2.
  • Policy and procedure drafting with purpose, scope, requirements and responsibilities.
  • Every answer cites the control number and safeguard ID (e.g. "CIS Control 1, Safeguard 1.1").

Who it's for

  • IT generalists at small businesses establishing a first security baseline
  • Compliance leads preparing for ISO 27001, SOC 2 or CMMC assessments
  • Security consultants producing repeatable maturity assessment reports
  • Security teams that want an attack-data-driven, prioritized defense roadmap

Example uses

  1. "We have 60 employees, two IT staff, and we store customer payment data — are we IG1 or IG2? List the safeguards that apply."
  2. "We only have MDM and EDR today. Build an IG1 gap assessment across all 56 safeguards plus a 90-day remediation plan."
  3. "Produce a CIS Control 8 (audit logging) to ISO 27001 Annex A mapping table and a draft log management policy for our certification audit."

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git clone https://github.com/Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance.git /tmp/grc-skills && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/grc-skills/plugins/cis-controls/skills/cis-controls ~/.claude/skills/

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  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repository into a temp folder: git clone https://github.com/Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance.git /tmp/grc-skills
  3. Create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill in: cp -r /tmp/grc-skills/plugins/cis-controls/skills/cis-controls ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Verify with ls ~/.claude/skills/cis-controls — you should see SKILL.md and a references/ folder.
  6. Restart Claude Code, then try "Determine our CIS Controls Implementation Group" and the skill will trigger automatically.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT