Control Assist: A Path to Cyber Insurance Readiness for SMBs

The document outlines Control Assist, a joint CIS and CyberAcuView initiative that maps CIS Controls IG1 to common cyber insurance underwriting questions to help SMBs demonstrate cybersecurity posture, streamline insurance applications, and provide standardized evidence for insurers. It highlights collaboration with major security vendors to technically validate certain controls, details benefits for SMBs, insurers, and vendors, and previews future expansions to IG2/IG3 and insurance innovation. Framed against rising ransomware risk to small businesses, the program aims to reduce friction between cybersecurity practice and insurance, improving transparency and resilience across the cyber insurance ecosystem.