Virtual CISO

Cybersecurity leadership without the full-time price tag

Expert virtual CISOs and data protection officers who protect and enable growth. Not every organization can employ a full-time CISO; our vCISO gives you the benefits of a dedicated CISO without the overhead.

In-house team 24×7×365 Compliance-mapped
What a vCISO changesvCISO
Client trustHigher
Sales cycleFaster
Cost vs. full-time CISOLower
Regulatory readinessHigher
Value

Empowering your growth with vCISO services

We don’t just check boxes; we create security frameworks that drive revenue and trust.

Build client trust

Enhance confidence in your security practices.

Accelerate sales

Show compliance maturity to streamline security reviews.

Reduce cost

CISO-level expertise without a full-time executive salary.

Holistic expertise

Compliance, legal, operations and cloud expertise in one team.

Risk mitigation

A proactive strategy tailored to your business.

Flexible & scalable

Support that grows as your requirements evolve.

Backed by a team

Your vCISO comes with engineers, not just advice

Your vCISO is backed by a team experienced in writing code, assessing application security and advising some of the most security-minded teams in the world. Our vCISOs understand the financial industry’s regulatory landscape especially well.

Development & code reviews

Start-to-finish development, application testing and code reviews.

DevOps & DevSecOps consulting

Secure pipelines and cloud architecture.

Secure cloud hosting

We architect, implement and maintain it for you.

Penetration testing

For you and for your clients who require it.

Alerting & incident response

Backed by our 24×7 SOC.

FAQ

Virtual CISO FAQ

What does a vCISO do?

Owns your security strategy and program: risk assessments, policies, board reporting, vendor risk, incident response leadership and regulator or customer conversations.

Does a vCISO satisfy NYDFS 500?

Yes. Part 500 allows the CISO to be employed by a third-party service provider, with oversight from your organization.

Can you also act as our DPO?

Yes. We provide virtual data protection officer services for GDPR and other privacy laws.

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