In today’s cybersecurity landscape, organizations face a constant balancing act—juggling security demands, compliance requirements, and tight budgets. Many security teams struggle with fragmented tools, overlapping platforms, and the ever-present fear that something critical might slip through the cracks.
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls v8.0 offers a well-respected framework to help guide cybersecurity efforts, broken into 18 prioritized controls. But implementing and managing those controls across a modern IT environment is no small feat.
That’s where viLogics Total Secure Office 365 (TSO 365) comes in. This all-in-one platform is more than a collection of tools—it’s a fully integrated cybersecurity ecosystem designed to deliver full-spectrum protection while simplifying your path to CIS compliance.
Below, we’ll break down how TSO 365 directly maps to each of the 18 CIS Controls, providing a unified, scalable solution for risk management, security operations, and compliance—all under one roof.
✅ 1. Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets
The first step to effective cybersecurity is knowing what you’re protecting. TSO 365 provides real-time asset visibility, giving organizations a centralized dashboard to manage all endpoints, servers, IoT devices, and other network-connected assets. Automated discovery ensures you never miss a device, reducing shadow IT and improving situational awareness.
✅ 2. Inventory and Control of Software Assets
Software sprawl is a hidden risk. TSO 365 combats this with automated software asset management, enabling IT teams to track applications, flag unauthorized installations, and ensure only approved tools are running. This maintains software hygiene and limits unnecessary exposure to vulnerabilities.
✅ 3. Data Protection
Data is the lifeblood of any organization, and TSO 365 ensures it’s protected—at rest, in transit, and in use. With features like data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, file access monitoring, and granular permission controls, sensitive information stays secure, whether in cloud environments or on-prem.
✅ 4. Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software
Misconfigurations are a common attack vector. TSO 365 includes automated hardening templates and secure configuration baselines to help organizations enforce security best practices across servers, endpoints, and applications. Policies can be enforced at scale, reducing the risk of accidental missteps.
✅ 5. Account Management
With identity threats on the rise, managing user access is mission-critical. TSO 365 integrates with major directory services and identity providers to deliver multi-factor authentication (MFA), privileged account monitoring, and automated user lifecycle management—from onboarding to deprovisioning.
✅ 6. Access Control Management
Least privilege is more than a guideline—it’s a defense strategy. TSO 365 supports role-based access control (RBAC), dynamic access provisioning, and continuous monitoring of user access. Admins can enforce granular policies and monitor for deviations that could signal a breach or misconfiguration.
✅ 7. Continuous Vulnerability Management
The attack surface changes daily, and vulnerabilities can’t wait. TSO 365 offers integrated vulnerability scanning, patch orchestration, and risk-based prioritization to help teams close gaps fast. Dashboards highlight critical exposures and recommend remediation actions to keep environments resilient.
✅ 8. Audit Log Management
Every system generates logs—but centralizing and making sense of them is the hard part. TSO 365 includes a built-in SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) engine that aggregates and normalizes log data across your environment, delivering actionable insights and simplifying compliance reporting.
✅ 9. Email and Web Browser Protections
Social engineering remains a top threat vector. TSO 365 provides email filtering, anti-phishing tools, and web protection policies to guard end users from malicious attachments, spoofed emails, and dangerous websites. Threats are blocked before they reach the user.
✅ 10. Malware Defenses
Modern malware demands a modern defense. TSO 365 deploys real-time endpoint detection and response (EDR), AI-powered antivirus, and behavioral analytics to stop threats like ransomware, trojans, and worms in their tracks. Cloud-based signature updates ensure you’re always protected from the latest strains.
✅ 11. Data Recovery
Cyberattacks happen—but business continuity shouldn’t suffer. TSO 365 includes automated backup solutions, disaster recovery capabilities, and ransomware-resistant snapshots to ensure that your organization can bounce back quickly and avoid data loss.
✅ 12. Network Infrastructure Management
Your network is your foundation, and it must be protected. TSO 365 incorporates zero trust architecture, network segmentation, and next-gen firewall policies to minimize lateral movement, enforce microsegmentation, and support scalable network design.
✅ 13. Security Awareness and Skills Training
Technology alone isn’t enough. Your people need to be your first line of defense. TSO 365 includes built-in security awareness training, phishing simulations, and compliance tracking to ensure your workforce understands cyber hygiene and can spot threats in the wild.
✅ 14. Security Operations Center (SOC) Capabilities
Detecting and responding to threats requires more than alerts—it requires expertise. TSO 365 grants access to viLogics’ 24/7 SOC-as-a-Service, with live threat analysts, incident response support, and human-led investigations that go beyond automation.
✅ 15. Incident Response Management
When every second counts, a clear response strategy is key. TSO 365 features playbook-driven response workflows, automated alerting, and threat correlation that empower your team to act fast during an incident. You’ll know who to contact, what steps to take, and how to limit damage.
✅ 16. Application Software Security
Applications are often overlooked until it’s too late. TSO 365 brings application layer protection with capabilities like static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST), code review automation, and container security to reduce risk across your DevOps pipeline.
✅ 17. Penetration Testing
Real-world testing is the only way to validate your defenses. TSO 365 includes access to managed penetration testing, red teaming, and simulated attack services that uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do—helping you strengthen your posture with real-world insights.
✅ 18. Security Service Provider Management
Third-party vendors are part of your risk surface. TSO 365 helps you manage them with vendor risk scoring, compliance monitoring, and policy enforcement tools that ensure your partners uphold the same security standards you do.
TSO 365: One Platform. Full CIS Coverage.
Implementing the full CIS Controls framework doesn’t have to mean a patchwork of tools, conflicting alerts, or expensive integrations. TSO 365 delivers everything under one secure, centralized platform—saving you time, money, and stress.
Whether you’re aiming to meet Implementation Group 1 (IG1) with basic cybersecurity safeguards or pursuing advanced protections at the IG3 level, TSO 365 scales with your organization’s needs. Its modular design and built-in automation streamline compliance without sacrificing control.
Stop Stitching. Start Securing.
Cybersecurity shouldn’t feel like a never-ending jigsaw puzzle. With TSO 365, you get a single solution aligned with CIS v8.0, backed by viLogics’ security experts and our commitment to operational excellence.
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March 26, 2025
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