Security governance · Cybersecurity
vCISO: your security chief, without the payroll
An information security officer with committed hours each month, answering for your company's governance, risk and compliance before the board and before your clients.
- Model
- Monthly hour bank
- Duration
- Renewable annual contract
- Frameworks
- ISO 27001 · NIST CSF · CIS Controls
- Includes
- Security committee and board reporting
The problem
A CISO on payroll costs what a mid-sized company cannot justify, but the gap is paid for anyway: nobody signs the policies, nobody prioritises the security budget, and when a corporate client sends its supplier questionnaire, there is nobody to answer it. The vCISO takes that seat for a fraction of the cost.
What it includes
- Information security policy and internal regulations, drafted and maintained.
- Risk register with owners, deadlines and real follow-up, not a dead spreadsheet.
- Preparation and support for ISO 27001 certification or NIST CSF alignment.
- Supplier security management: assessment, contractual clauses and periodic review.
- Answers to client security questionnaires, tenders and external audits.
- Annual security plan with a budget prioritised by risk.
- Periodic security committee and reporting of indicators to the board.
- Technical coordination of pentesting, hardening and incident response.
How we work
- 01BaselineMaturity assessment against the chosen framework and a survey of the real state.
- 02PlanRisk register, annual plan and prioritised budget, approved by management.
- 03OperationMonthly cycle: control progress, review of risks and suppliers.
- 04CommitteePeriodic session with management and reporting of indicators to the board.
- 05AuditSupport in audits, certifications and client requirements.
Deliverables
| Document | Length |
|---|---|
| Normative body General policy and associated procedures. | included |
| Risk register Live, with owners and deadlines. | included |
| Annual security plan With a prioritised budget. | included |
| Indicator dashboard Quarterly report to the board. | included |
| Answers to clients Questionnaires and evidence of controls. | on demand |
Note
The vCISO is not a consultant who delivers a report and leaves. They take the role: they sign, they prioritise, they answer to the board and they face your clients and auditors.
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