vCISO | Interim CISO | Fractional CISO | CISOaaS | Remote
What is Cybersecurity Leadership as a Service?
On-demand access to Cybersecurity expertise when you need it and for as long as you need it!
Frequently Asked Questions
Who engages a Virtual CISO?
- Firms seeking regulatory guidance and assurance
- Boards and committees seeking subject matter experts
- Investors performing due diligence on new Investments
- Compliance Officers assessing cybersecurity requirements
- General Counsel reviewing data privacy regulations
- Tech leaders, CTO/CIO’s seeking support on initiatives
- COO’s that require temporary staff augmentation (vCISO/vCTO)
- Organizations experiencing or recovering from a cyber incident
- Anyone (CMO, CCO, COO, CEO) attesting to the firms cybersecurity
When do organizations engage a Virtual CISO?
- When updating or developing a cybersecurity program
- During investments potentially impacted by cybersecurity
- When the CISO/CIO or Cybersecurity service provider departs
- Following an event such as a near hit, cyber incident or breach.
- Ongoing proactive program maintenance and testing of defenses
- Testing incident response, disaster recovery and business continuity
- During an acquisition of new data, assets, technology and people
- During or immediately after significant changes in staff or culture
- Prior to or included with mock or actual regulatory exams
Why engage a Virtual CISO?
- Find the cybersecurity gaps before the attackers and regulators
- Proactively identify cybersecurity risks in deals and investments
- On-demand access to a cybersecurity expertise is cost-effective
- Immediately fill departures until permanent critical staff arrives
- Supplement skills in internal staff and key service providers
- Add an impartial neutral independent cybersecurity advisor
- Validate the cyber program for reasonable allocated resources
- Vendor neutral independent analysis and guidance on initiatives
- Demonstrate continuous focus on Tech & Cybersecurity programs