The Secure Controls Framework Council (SCF Council) is very pleased to announce the release of the Security, Compliance & Resilience Management System (SCRMS). The SCRMS is a framework and technology-agnostic approach to design, implement and maintain secure, compliant and resilient capabilities.

SHERIDAN, WY / ACCESS Newswire / March 9, 2026 / The SCRMS was a significant effort by a group of select industry experts to build an actionable approach for companies of any size to become secure, compliant and resilient.

The SCRMS functions as an operational assurance model that has two goals:

Minimize the attack surface; and

Provide "defensible evidence" of reasonable practices that are capable of withstanding external scrutiny (e.g., regulators, class action lawsuits, insurers, etc.).

We did this for you, so put on a fresh pot of coffee (or your preferred beverage of choice) and download the SCRMS to see for yourself how it can drastically improve your cybersecurity governance practices.

The SCRMS is:

A free resource to build secure, compliant & resilient capabilities.

A method to efficiently conform with multiple laws, regulations and frameworks.

A way to make security decisions defensible.

A bridge between executives and practitioners.

The SCRMS is not:

A new compliance framework.

A replacement for NIST or ISO.

A tool or platform.

Cybersecurity programs that fail under scrutiny tend to follow the same pattern:

Controls were implemented (varying levels of maturity and applicability for scoping).

Risk decisions were made informally.

Accountability was unclear.

Governance was assumed, not documented.

Oversight was episodic, not continuous.

Those organizations didn't fail cybersecurity audits due to a lack of controls. Instead, those organizations failed because people could not clearly explain why controls were prioritized, who owns risk, or how security decisions were made. That's not a tooling problem... its a governance problem.

When conditions changed (e.g., evolving technologies, threats, vendors, regulations, etc.) the cybersecurity program didn't adapt coherently. The result:

From those on the inside, it often feels like confusion and mismanagement.

From those on the outside, this looks like negligence.

Organizations need a unified approach to ensure defensible evidence exists to demonstrate due diligence and due care. The SCRMS can help provide the path to achieve that.

The SCRMS Prioritized Implementation Guide (SCRMS-PIG) is the operational companion to the SCRMS. It provides a sequenced, dependency-aware roadmap for implementing SCRMS capabilities in a way that:

Supports the entity's mission and business practices;

Avoids rework by identifying capability dependencies that could otherwise create cascading failures across People, Processes, Technology, Data and Facilities (PPTDF);

Aligns funding and resources with business risk;

Avoids systemic weaknesses by building foundational capabilities before chasing advanced capabilities; and

Provides assurance to stakeholders through audit-ready evidence.

Learn more at https://securecontrolsframework.com

Contact Information

SCF Council, LLC
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About the Secure Controls Framework Council LLC (SCF Council)

The SCF Council publishes the Secure Controls Framework (SCF) under a Creative Commons licensing model, which is available to organizations free of charge. The SCF serves as a "framework of frameworks," simplifying and unifying cybersecurity and data protection controls. It provides a scalable method for organizations to address both their compliance obligations and security needs, helping them operationalize cybersecurity, risk management and third-party governance.

The SCF Council is dedicated to simplifying the complex landscape of cybersecurity and data protection controls. The SCF meta-framework integrates multiple standards into a holistic control set, allowing organizations to operationalize cybersecurity and manage risk with a straightforward approach.

SOURCE: Secure Controls Framework Council LLC