What is CIS-CAT Pro?

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CIS-CAT Pro is the canonical first-party CIS scanner. It is widely used by security teams running ad-hoc compliance assessments. It does not include continuous monitoring, multi-framework mapping (NIST/ISO/SOC 2/HIPAA), exception management, drift detection, or centralized reporting for multi-site environments.

For organizations that need the operations layer beyond raw scanning (most regulated environments), independent platforms like CISGuard extend the scanning with continuous monitoring and auditor-ready evidence packages.