R51 — Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation

Q: How do security teams mitigate Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation?

In CISO Game, Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation is reduced by Prevention (50%), Detection (20%), Awareness (20%) subscores. Real-world programs use the same control families, with category investments such as SBOM-as-Procurement-Gate (CRA / EO 14028 / SLSA).

Q: Why does Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation matter to a CISO?

Severity 6 (Moderate). Software procurement without cyber-attestation is the gap where the company buys software without requiring evidence of the vendor's security practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, secure-SDLC attestation, SBOM provision). White House EO 14028 made this a federal requirement; enterprise procurement is following. Programs that don't enforce cyber-attestation in procurement carry hidden R06 / R28 / R44 exposure.

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R51 Governance Severity 6 · Moderate Residual offset +5

EU CRA Annex I, EO 14028 §4(e), CISA Secure-by-Design self-attestation. Procurement without SLSA + signed SBOM gates leaves residual supply-chain exposure even if SBOM tools are owned.

What is Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation?

EU CRA Annex I, EO 14028 §4(e), CISA Secure-by-Design self-attestation. Procurement without SLSA + signed SBOM gates leaves residual supply-chain exposure even if SBOM tools are owned. CISO Game tracks this as R51 in the live risk register, severity 6 (Moderate), category Governance.

How does CISO Game model Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation?

Exposure for R51 runs from 0 to 100, recomputed live as you buy, cancel, or reassign products. How the exposure model works →

Real-world parallel

Software procurement without cyber-attestation is the gap where the company buys software without requiring evidence of the vendor's security practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, secure-SDLC attestation, SBOM provision). White House EO 14028 made this a federal requirement; enterprise procurement is following. Programs that don't enforce cyber-attestation in procurement carry hidden R06 / R28 / R44 exposure.

How do security teams mitigate Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation?

The dominant subscore levers for this risk are:

Prevention subscore — weight 50%
Detection subscore — weight 20%
Awareness subscore — weight 20%

Residual offset: +5 exposure points are structural — no product fully removes them. Real-world parallels: zero-day windows, vendor monoculture, regulator unpredictability.

Which investments mitigate Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation?

Products in CISO Game that reduce exposure to R51:

SBOM-as-Procurement-Gate (CRA / EO 14028 / SLSA)Governance

Which related risks should you also watch?

Risks with similar dominant subscores or shared category — addressing one often helps the others:

Why does Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation matter to a CISO?

Governance risk is the structural risk that lives in audits, attestations, and board reporting. Software Procurement Without Cyber-Attestation is the kind of risk that lands a CISO in front of a regulator regardless of how well their controls actually work.

How can you test your mitigation strategy?

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