Board-level security leadership, fractionally
A full-time CISO is a significant salary and a hiring process most growing companies cannot justify. But the decisions a CISO makes — what risk to accept, what to spend, what to tell the board — still have to be made by someone accountable.
A vCISO gives you that accountability on a defined commitment, with the strategy and reporting a full-time hire would produce.
What the engagement includes
- Security strategy and a prioritised, costed roadmap
- Board and investor reporting in business language, not control counts
- Cyber risk quantification so security spend can be argued financially
- Ownership of compliance programmes: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, DPDP
- Third-party and supply chain risk management
- Security architecture review on major technical decisions
- Incident escalation point and crisis leadership when needed
Who this is for
Companies whose customers or investors are asking who owns security, businesses entering a compliance programme, and teams whose engineering lead has absorbed security by default.
How it runs
Every engagement follows the same five stages — discover, architect, implement, validate, defend. See how we work →
How the engagement runs
Five stages, with indicative timing. Exact dates are confirmed at scoping.
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01
Discovery
Current state, obligations, customer commitments, and the risks the business is already carrying.
Month 1 -
02
Risk & roadmap
Risk quantified in financial terms and a prioritised, costed roadmap the board can approve.
Months 1–2 -
03
Governance cadence
Policy set, risk register and a review rhythm that fits your board calendar rather than fighting it.
Ongoing -
04
Execute & report
Roadmap delivery tracked, reported in business language rather than control counts.
Monthly -
05
Represent
Customer security reviews, questionnaires, auditors and investor diligence fronted on your behalf.
As required