Advisory · Virtual CISO
A CISO on your team, not on your payroll.
Strategic security leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. A named senior advisor who owns your security strategy, runs your risk reviews and fronts security to your board, on a retained basis and scaled to what you actually need.
When it fits
A vCISO is not a discount CISO.
It is the right shape of leadership for a particular stage. Here is the honest read on when each one makes sense, including when you should just go and hire.
A full-time CISO fits when
- Security is core to your product and a daily, hands-on concern.
- You have a security team that needs a leader in the building every day.
- Regulatory scrutiny demands a single named executive on staff.
- The role is comfortably a full-time job, and then some.
A vCISO fits when
- You are roughly 50 to 500 people and security has outgrown a side job.
- You need senior direction and a credible board voice, not another tool.
- You want that leadership now, not after a six to nine month search.
- The work is real, but does not yet justify a full-time hire.
What your vCISO owns
Leadership across the things that move the needle.
Governance & policy
Ownership of your security governance and the policies that sit beneath it.
Strategy & roadmap
A security strategy and forward plan the board can understand and get behind.
Board reporting
Clear, plain-English reporting that gives your board and clients confidence.
Risk management
A live risk register, kept current, with risks framed in business terms.
Planning & budget
Security planning and budget ownership, so spend follows the real priorities.
How it works
Set the direction, then keep a hand on the tiller.
Getting started
- 1
Orientation
We learn your business, map your current posture and agree what matters most.
- 2
Direction set
We set the strategy, stand up or refresh your risk register and baseline the board.
The ongoing rhythm
- Every month
Working sessions to drive the roadmap, make the calls and keep momentum between board cycles.
- Every quarter
Board-level reporting, a re-baselined risk picture and the next quarter’s priorities.
Where it leads
Leadership that can call on delivery when you need it.
Because the same partner can stand up what the strategy calls for, your vCISO is never just advice left on a shelf.
Strategic security leadership, on tap.
Tell us where security sits in your company today. We’ll show you what a vCISO engagement would look like.
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