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+&nbsp;&nbsp;:small_orange_diamond: <a href="https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks/"><b>CIS Benchmarks</b></a> - are secure configuration settings for over 100 technologies, available as a free PDF download.<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;:small_orange_diamond: <a href="https://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx"><b>STIGs</b></a> - are the configuration standards for DOD IA and IA-enabled devices/systems.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;:small_orange_diamond: <a href="https://highon.coffee/blog/security-harden-centos-7/"><b>Security Harden CentOS 7</b></a> - this walks you through the steps required to security harden CentOS.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;:small_orange_diamond: <a href="https://www.lisenet.com/2017/centos-7-server-hardening-guide/"><b>CentOS 7 Server Hardening Guide</b></a> - great guide for hardening CentOS; familiar with OpenSCAP.<br>
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