The Department of War’s new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) isn’t a revolution, it’s a reframing of existing ideas like continuous monitoring, automation, DevSecOps, and resilience. While the strategic direction is sound, CSRMC lacks the practical guidance such as control sets, telemetry standards, KPIs, and enforcement that operators and contractors need to act. Aligning CSRMC with well-established frameworks like NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, and CIS Controls would turn vision into practice.

At first glance, NIST frameworks, like SP 800-61, might seem designed exclusively for large enterprises with big security teams and budgets. But they're not, and this is how they can add value to small businesses.