CISO Assistant: Open-Source Cybersecurity Management And GRC
Help Net Security, Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a structured system. The community edition is maintained as a self-hosted tool for organizations that want direct access to the code and data.
What the community edition of CISO Assistant includes
The community edition focuses on foundational GRC functions. It allows teams to define assets, document risks, create controls, and map those controls to security and compliance frameworks. All of these elements are connected through a shared data model that emphasizes traceability.