A CISO’s Guide to the DoW's New CSRMC Framework | UpGuard

This briefing argues that the Department of War's Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) signals a required shift from static, checklist-based security to continuous, automated, and integrated risk management; it outlines actionable steps for CISOs to secure buy-in, redefine SOC missions, break down tool and data silos, and cultivate new security roles, maps four core risk domains (external attack surface, supply chain, employee risk, and secure sharing), and explains how UpGuard’s Cyber Risk Posture Management platform aligns with the framework’s ten tenets to operationalize continuous assurance.