Enabling the Department of War’s New Vision for Cyber Defense September 26, 2025 | By Travis Howerton The Department of War (DoW) has signaled a fundamental transformation with its new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC), moving from a legacy, document-centric approach to one of dynamic, continuous cyber defense. This shift is grounded in ten core…
The Path to RegScale Series B: Disrupting the Legacy GRC Market September 17, 2025 | By Travis Howerton It all started on the back of a napkin in San Francisco. RegScale’s co-founder (Anil Karmel) and I had just finished a long day leading a big digital transformation project in the national security space, where we…
NERC CIP Compliance: Herding Cats in a Thunderstorm September 15, 2025 | By Travis Howerton If you’ve ever worked in NERC CIP compliance, you know it’s like playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons where every dice roll determines whether your job stays online… or whether your auditors roll a natural 20 and crit your…
Get Your ATO Fast Pass: The RegScale Way to Galactic Compliance August 27, 2025 | By Travis Howerton You’ve been there. A government program manager with a brilliant new system, ready to deploy, only to face the final boss: the Authority to Operate (ATO). It’s a journey filled with manual spreadsheets, endless documentation, and auditors…
Fueling the AI Revolution: Modernizing Nuclear Cybersecurity Compliance with RegScale August 15, 2025 | By Travis Howerton The relentless growth of AI demands an unprecedented surge in energy production. Is the nuclear sector prepared? Today, OpenAI’s ChatGPT will process over 2 billion prompts worldwide, consuming more electricity than a small city. Tomorrow, it will process…
End-to-End Compliance as Code for FedRAMP 20x KSIs June 28, 2025 | By Travis Howerton This month, RegScale achieved an end-to-end prototype for automating the FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators (KSIs) inside our Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) platform. We’re proud to be building this in partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) as part of…
Legacy GRC: The Silent DoS Attack on Your Business (and Sanity) April 24, 2025 | By Travis Howerton Let’s be honest, folks. When we hear “Denial of Service (DoS) attack,” we picture shadowy figures in hoodies, furiously typing code to bring down a website. We think of flashing red lights, panicked IT teams, and maybe…
The ATO Black Hole: How Government Spending on Cyber Paperwork Is Draining the Public Purse (and Our Patience) April 24, 2025 | By Travis Howerton Let’s talk government efficiency. It’s a topic that often elicits a collective sigh, a knowing chuckle, or perhaps a full-blown eye roll. While there are many dedicated individuals working hard…
How To Do More with Less: Solving the GRC Staff Shortage Through CCM February 18, 2025 | By Travis Howerton It’s 9 AM, and you’re already juggling three urgent priorities. You’re in charge of GRC at your company, and you’ve just gotten a time-sensitive request from the CISO: you need documentation for an unplanned regulatory…
We are pleased to announce that as of August 7, 2023, RegScale has achieved our SOC 2 Type 1 certification.