Babux, active DoD ISSO and author of RMF Insider

Written by a DoD Information Security Risk Specialist

Build an ATO package the validator signs off on the first time

Guides, templates and checklists for DoD ISSOs, from a working ISSO. The eMASS cluster alone is read by hundreds of practitioners a month.

120+ Free Guides  ·  ATO Package Templates  ·  NIST SP 800-37 Rev 2 / 800-53 Rev 5  ·  Active DoD ISSO

ISSO Tools

Get Through RMF, eMASS and the ATO

Flagship · $79

The ISSO’s ATO Package Kit

The templates, checklists and review guides you need to assemble a complete ATO package and get it through validation without a second round of findings.

  • Every artifact the SCA and AO expect, in order
  • Built from packages that actually earned an ATO
  • Mapped to NIST SP 800-37 Rev 2 and 800-53 Rev 5

eMASS · $49

eMASS Field Guide

The practical walkthrough of eMASS for ISSOs: registering the system, building the control set, uploading artifacts, and pushing the package to the SCA without rework.

  • Screen-by-screen workflow, in the order eMASS wants it
  • The mistakes that stall packages, and how to avoid them
  • Pairs with the free eMASS cheat sheet

For Working ISSOs · $27

The ISSO’s RMF Checklist

All 7 RMF steps as 100+ concrete tasks, mapped to NIST SP 800-37 Rev 2 and the 800-53 Rev 5 control catalog, built around what SCAs actually check.

  • Prepare through Monitor, step by step
  • The artifacts assessors expect
  • Pairs with the POA&M Tracker ($37)

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