Cyber Risk Intelligence and Security Posture (CRISP): From Compliance to Threat-Informed Intelligence

Large organizations conducting Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments generate massive volumes of compliance data, often exceeding 300,000 findings per assessment cycle. Traditional analysis approaches prioritize findings by severity category, producing compliance metrics that satisfy audit requirements but fail to inform threat-aligned defensive strategies. Security teams can identify misconfigurations but struggle to articulate what those gaps mean for adversary risk.

This paper presents CRISP (Cyber Risk Intelligence & Security Posture), a platform that automates the transformation of STIG compliance data into threat-informed security intelligence. CRISP ingests raw assessment files, maps findings to NIST SP 800-53 controls and MITRE ATT&CK techniques, compares the resulting exposure profile against over 140 documented Advanced Persistent Threat groups, and presents results through multi-level visualizations for executives, security operations leads, and analysts. Additional capabilities include attack path simulation with mitigation modeling, temporal trend tracking, and an LLM-powered assistant for natural language interpretation.

Performance benchmarks demonstrate that the platform processes over 300,000 findings in under five minutes, achieving a 99.94% data reduction to fewer than 200 unique ATT&CK techniques. Qualitative evaluation confirms that outputs meet criteria for clarity, actionability, and communicative value across organizational personas. CRISP demonstrates that properly transformed compliance data constitutes threat intelligence, enabling organizations to leverage mandatory assessment activities for strategic defense.