Virtual CISO Services

There is a critical shortage of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Many organizations are trying to fill this position with other executives who lack the expertise and experience required to understand the problems, define solutions, and drive the necessary change. There are many unqualified folks out there masquerading as CISOs because the demand is high.

Additionally, most CISOs come from the IT department and many do not have the required strategic management focus. They get the technical side of the job, but they don't understand cybersecurity and privacy compliance issues. Cybersecurity and privacy are business issues more than they are IT issues.

We have the full range of knowledge and experience required. A relationship with us is a very valuable thing.

For small-to-medium sized businesses, it is impossible to justify the expense of a full-time CISO that will cost between $150-250,000 per year plus benefits. Companies don't even have the internal expertise to properly evaluate and vet a candidate.

We serve as virtual CISO (vCISO) for many companies. We have learned what companies are looking for. You get the resources of a full-service cybersecurity company for a fraction of the cost you would spend on your own CISO employee.  A CISO performs many functions for a company.

CyberCecurity offers you contract CISO expertise. Here are just a few things our CISO can do for you:

• Help develop and implement a NIST CSF or an ISO 27001-2013 aligned cyber security strategy
• Help develop and implement a GDPR, CCPA or other privacy strategy
• Work with your board of directors and other leadership to make sure they understand what data needs protecting and what must be done to protect it
• Ensure that the correct network and application assessments and testing are accomplished
• Ensure that the organization has the correct cyber insurance program
• Make sure the organization has professional cybersecurity policies, security awareness training, and other programs
• Work with your existing IT resources to implement a correctly prioritized security mitigation strategy
• Implement effective vendor management and incident response programs
• Assess and screen cybersecurity personnel, processes, and technologies
• Help you come to grips with PCI, NY DFS, GLBA, NIST 800-171, HIPAA or other regulatory requirements
• Help you understand and position for the new state, federal, and international privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA and a host of others in the works
• Support and guide the organization if there is a breach

You may need a virtual CISO one day a month or seven days a month - but it's our experience that most companies do not require full-time CISOs. CyberCecurity's virtual CISO program is dramatically less expensive than a full-time CISO. 

Your CISO will be Mitch Tanenbaum who is backed up by Ray Hutchins and their vetted specialists. You pay for only the time you use and you benefit from our experience delivering these specialized services.

HERE is an excellent article about this subject on Mitch's blog.

Call us today for more information! 720-891-1663