Tell HN: Practical guidance on securing technology

With Cyber Security heating up, I thought I will point out something useful that I personally did not know.<p>CIS Security provide unbiased consensus-based security benchmarks with practical implementable guidance on how to secure your technology such as securing Ubuntu servers or securing android devices.<p>These benchmarks can be accessed here - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;benchmarks.cisecurity.org&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;multiform&#x2F;<p>Example of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server benchmark ------------------------------------------------ https:&#x2F;&#x2F;benchmarks.cisecurity.org&#x2F;tools2&#x2F;linux&#x2F;CIS_Ubuntu_14.04_LTS_Server_Benchmark_v1.0.0.pdf<p>I have personally found their benchmarks and tools very useful. These are available free of charge so it works very well for bootstraps.