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vCISO and Fractional Leadership
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
Fractional CISO leadership scaled to your needs, from strategic advisory to hands-on program ownership, board representation, and customer assurance.
What it covers
The engagement in detail
Fractional security leadership scaled to the client's requirement, from an advisory relationship providing strategic counsel, board and executive representation, and escalation availability, through active program leadership at a defined monthly commitment with ownership of strategy, roadmap execution, governance, vendor and budget decisions, and customer and regulator-facing representation. Commitment level is set with the client and adjusted as the program matures.
Who it is for
Designed for growth-stage and venture-backed companies building the security program enterprise customers require, and established organizations measuring and maturing an existing security program.
What you receive
Deliverables from this engagement
- Program leadership
- Strategy and roadmap ownership
- Governance operation
- Executive and board representation
Terms
How an engagement works
Every engagement is scoped individually and conducted under a nondisclosure agreement and a master services agreement, beginning with a scoping conversation and a written statement of work that defines scope, deliverables, and sequence. The four steps this practice follows are set out in full on the vCISO and Fractional Leadership page.
- Add senior security leadership
- Growth-Stage & Startup Companies
- Established Enterprises
vCISO and Fractional Leadership
Other services in this practice
Senior security leadership at the commitment level you need, without a full-time executive hire.
- Interim Chief Information Security OfficerFull-time interim CISO coverage during a leadership transition, maintaining program continuity, regulatory standing, and team stability through handover.Leadership
- Fractional Compliance OfficerOngoing ownership of your compliance function: audit calendar, control monitoring, evidence operations, regulatory change, and reporting between audits.Leadership
- Fractional Privacy Officer and Data Protection OfficerA named privacy officer or data protection officer where law or contract requires one, covering regulator liaison, assessment oversight, and governance.Leadership
- Board and Director AdvisoryHelp boards and audit committees oversee cyber risk: director education, evaluation of management reporting, disclosure briefings, and independent views.Leadership
- Security Program ManagementDedicated program management for certification efforts, security initiatives, and remediation, so your roadmap is executed and not just published.Leadership
- Security Organization Design and Talent AdvisoryDesign the security function: structure, roles, seniority mix, build versus outsource decisions, hiring support, and mentoring for leaders in place.Leadership
Start with a confidential conversation
Thirty minutes on whether this is the right engagement for the question you have been asked, and what it would take to answer it.