DISA STIG · CIS Benchmarks · NIST 800-53
Security baselines, explained.
Plain-English explanations of DISA STIG and CIS Benchmark controls, mapped to NIST 800-53 — so the person fixing the finding understands it as well as the person who wrote it up.
The problem
Written for auditors, not engineers
STIG and CIS findings are phrased for the people reviewing the system, not the people fixing it. The engineer holding the ticket still has to translate it.
No view of the overlap
Both standards map to NIST 800-53, but nothing shows you how they overlap. The relationship exists in published mappings and stays buried there.
The same box, hardened twice
Teams end up hardening the same box twice against two standards, closing findings that were already covered by work they finished last quarter.
The tools
Full directoryDISA STIG
STIG Explainer
Translates DISA STIG findings into plain English — what the rule checks, why it matters, the risk, and how to fix it. Maps findings to NIST 800-53 via CCI and prioritizes imported scan results.
Open STIG Explainer
CIS Benchmarks
CIS Benchmark Explainer
Explains CIS Benchmark recommendations in plain English, including operational impact. Maps to CIS Controls and prioritizes findings across Linux, Windows, cloud, and Kubernetes.
Open CIS Benchmark Explainer
4 more tools are in development, covering POA&M tracking, CMMC readiness, System Security Plans, and OSCAL conversion.
How it works
- Step 01
Import your scan results
Bring in STIG checklists or CIS assessment output. Findings are parsed, deduplicated, and grouped by the system they belong to.
- Step 02
Get plain-English explanations and remediation
Each finding gets a readable account of what the rule checks, why it matters, the risk of leaving it open, and a concrete path to fixing it.
- Step 03
See how coverage maps across frameworks
Findings are tied back to NIST 800-53 and to each other through published mappings, so you can see what a fix already covers — and what it doesn't.
Start with the standard you are already being measured against.
Both explainers read your existing scan output. Nothing to install.