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Proactive Risk / framework authority

A map for the work ahead.

Framework readiness, made operational.

Explore four concise framework paths for the questions most often shaping customer trust, contractual requirements, and certification readiness. Each is mapped to practical advisory work—without confusing readiness with certification.

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Framework paths04 operating maps

CMMC / NIST 800 Series / ISO 27001 / SOC 2

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Use the framework path to focus the work.

The framework paths below are a public orientation. Request roadmap materials through the existing contact form; materials are provided on request and may require an NDA.

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Frameworks / owners / accountable progress

Roadmap library

Four paths, one operating discipline.

Choose the framework that matches the question in front of the business. The pattern is consistent: set scope, map expectations, assign ownership, build evidence, and keep leadership involved.

01 / Defense supply chain / certification readiness

CMMC

Translate the applicable CMMC level into an owned, evidence-minded path toward readiness.

  1. 01

    Confirm scope, assets, contracts, and the CUI boundary.

  2. 02

    Map applicable practices to owners, policies, and technical evidence.

  3. 03

    Prioritize POA&M work, validate artifacts, and establish review cadence.

  4. 04

    Prepare for an independent assessment conversation; Proactive Risk does not certify.

Readiness lensMapped to CMMC expectations and the operating evidence leadership needs to explain.

02 / Risk program / advisory readiness

NIST 800 Series

Use the NIST 800 Series as a practical structure for understanding controls, risk, and accountable execution.

  1. 01

    Select the relevant publication and define the system or program boundary.

  2. 02

    Establish current and target profiles with control owners and evidence sources.

  3. 03

    Sequence remediation by material risk, dependency, and business priority.

  4. 04

    Run reviews that keep risk acceptance, evidence, and progress visible.

Readiness lensMapped to the relevant NIST 800 Series publication; scope is confirmed in the advisory engagement.

03 / ISMS / certification readiness

ISO 27001

Build the management-system discipline that helps an organization prepare for an ISO 27001 certification journey.

  1. 01

    Set the ISMS scope, context, interested parties, and leadership objectives.

  2. 02

    Map the risk method, treatment plan, Statement of Applicability, and owners.

  3. 03

    Create the evidence rhythm for policies, reviews, measurements, and improvement.

  4. 04

    Prepare for certification-body questions; Proactive Risk provides advisory readiness, not certification.

Readiness lensMapped to ISO 27001 readiness activities and evidence expectations.

04 / Trust services / readiness advisory

SOC 2

Turn trust criteria into an operating program that can support a focused SOC 2 readiness effort.

  1. 01

    Confirm service commitments, system description, and trust criteria in scope.

  2. 02

    Map controls to owners, systems, policies, and the evidence each period requires.

  3. 03

    Run the operating cadence, resolve exceptions, and maintain a clean evidence trail.

  4. 04

    Coordinate an auditor-ready handoff; Proactive Risk does not issue or guarantee an audit opinion.

Readiness lensMapped to SOC 2 readiness and the trust criteria selected for the engagement.

Apply the map

Turn the roadmap into an accountable next step.

Talk with Tom Brennan about the framework pressure, evidence gap, or leadership question behind the request. The first step is a 30-minute security leadership conversation.

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