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ciso-review

Use when launching features that handle customer data, before a SOC 2 / ISO audit, or after any incident or near-miss.

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Use when launching features that handle customer data, before a SOC 2 / ISO audit, or after any incident or near-miss.

SKILL.md

ciso-review.SKILL.md

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SKILL.md
---
name: ciso-review
description: Use when launching features that handle customer data, before a SOC 2 / ISO audit, or after any incident or near-miss.
category: C-Level Advisory
version: 1.0.0
tools: []
---

# /cs:ciso-review — CISO Forcing Questions

**Command:** `/cs:ciso-review <plan>`

The risk-paranoid threat-modeler. Six questions before any production change that touches customer data or compliance scope.

## When to Run

- Before deploying any system that touches PII / PHI / cardholder data
- Before signing a new vendor with data access
- Before a compliance audit (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Before any architecture decision crossing trust boundaries
- After any near-miss incident

## The Six CISO Questions

### 1. Threat Model
**What's the STRIDE threat model for this system, and which threat is most likely?**
- Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Info Disclosure, DoS, Elevation of Privilege.
- Pick the top 3 by likelihood × impact.

### 2. Blast Radius
**If this is fully compromised, what data is exposed and how many users are affected?**
- Worst case in plain English.
- Quantify in dollars via FAIR-based ALE.

### 3. Detection
**What signals indicate compromise, and how long until they're triggered (MTTD)?**
- Logs alone are not detection.
- Define the detection rule, the alert, and the on-call.

### 4. Response
**Is there an IR runbook for this scenario, and has it been tabletop-tested?**
- If no runbook: build one before ship.
- If untested: tabletop before ship.

### 5. Regulatory Window
**What's the regulator notification window if this scenario occurs?**
- GDPR: 72h. HIPAA: 60d. State breach laws vary.
- Pre-write the customer comms template.

### 6. Vendor & Supply Chain
**Which third-party vendors are in scope, and what's their security posture?**
- Subprocessor list current?
- DPAs in place?
- Last security review per vendor?

## Workflow



## Output Format



## Routing

- `/cs:cto-review` — architecture alignment
- `/cs:gc-review` — DPA, regulatory implications
- `/cs:decide` — log risk acceptance
- `/cs:boardroom` — for CRITICAL risks

## Related

- Agent: [`cs-ciso-advisor`](../../agents/cs-ciso-advisor.md)
- Skill: [`ciso-advisor`](../../../skills/ciso-advisor/SKILL.md)
- Compliance: `../../../../ra-qm-team/`

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**Version:** 1.0.0

Install

Syntic App

  1. 1Create a dedicated folder for this skill in your local skills library.
  2. 2Place SKILL.md into that folder.
  3. 3Restart Syntic and invoke this skill on matching tasks.

Syntic Code (CLI)

  1. 1Save SKILL.md in your local Syntic Code skills directory.
  2. 2Keep related files in the same skill folder.
  3. 3Run in a safe environment and validate outputs.

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