vCISO & Advisory

vCISO Advisory & Customer Assurance

Senior security leadership on a fractional cadence — for founders, CTOs, and compliance leads who need experienced guidance without a full-time CISO. Covers roadmap, customer assurance, vendor reviews, and executive communication.

Who it's for
  • Founders and CTOs without a full-time security leader
  • Compliance leads handling SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI workstreams
  • Sales engineering teams drowning in customer security questionnaires
  • Companies whose board or investors are starting to ask about security
What's included
  • Fractional vCISO advisory on a monthly or project cadence
  • Customer security questionnaire (SIG, CAIQ, custom) responses and library
  • Vendor and third-party due diligence reviews
  • Security roadmap, KPIs, and quarterly board-ready reporting
  • Evidence library design and ongoing maintenance guidance
  • Tabletop exercises and incident response readiness
Benefits
  • Senior security leadership without a full-time hire
  • Faster, more consistent responses to customer security reviews
  • A defensible security roadmap aligned to business goals
  • Executive and board communication that builds trust
Typical outputs
  • vCISO advisory cadence and meeting notes
  • Reusable questionnaire response library
  • Security roadmap with quarterly milestones
  • Board-ready security update
Process

A clear path from scope to remediation

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand the business, customers, current controls, and pressure points.

  2. 02

    Baseline

    Establish current security posture and the most material risks.

  3. 03

    Roadmap

    Agree on quarterly priorities, owners, and success measures.

  4. 04

    Operate

    Recurring advisory cadence covering questionnaires, vendors, roadmap, and risk.

  5. 05

    Report

    Quarterly executive update with progress, risks, and next-quarter plan.

Next step

Need a clear view of your security gaps?

Start with a focused readiness call. We'll discuss your customer pressure, compliance goals, application risk, and the best next step.