Windows Server Hardening: Your Step-by-Step Guide to CIS Benchmark Compliance

Want fewer vulnerabilities, fewer surprises, and more control over your infrastructure? Start here.

In this practical, no-fluff guide, we explain the basics you need to know to harden your Windows servers and stay compliant with CIS Benchmarks, without breaking your systems or your team.

Download the free ebook to learn:

  • How to apply CIS Controls and Benchmarks to real-world Windows environments
  • Why server hardening is your first (and best) line of defense
  • Common misconfigurations and how to fix them
  • Tools and checklists to simplify and automate compliance
  • How to protect domain controllers, member servers, and endpoints with confidence

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      ״Managing server security with hundreds of servers across the country was a challenge, until we found CalCom. Their suite allowed us to automate and enforce security policies across our infrastructure with zero guesswork. It integrated seamlessly with our existing workflows, making security stronger and our operations smoother.״

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      ״CalCom’s “learning mode” made our baseline hardening efforts effortless. It analyzed our environment first, making sure the policies applied through hardening didn’t interrupt operations and everything remained functional. Seamless, worry-free process. I wish we had done it sooner!״

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    Established in 2001, CalCom is the leading provider of server hardening solutions that help organizations address the rapidly changing security landscape, threats, and regulations. CalCom Hardening Suite (CHS) is a security baseline hardening solution that eliminates outages, reduces operational costs, and ensures a resilient, constantly hardened, and monitored server environment.

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