Virtual CISO
VirtUal Officer Services
vCISO Overview
CompliancePro Solutions can provide your organization with experienced security expertise through our Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) program. Our experts have of security experience and have years of experience working with all levels of the organization. vCISO skills include, but are not limited to:
- Years of cybersecurity experience is both compliance and risk.
- Strong understanding of organizational IT security.
- Prior experience as security leaders in a wide range of industries
- Building security programs
Let CompliancePro Solutions help you to augment your security staff with an experience security leader that can help you build a strong cybersecurity presence without the added cost of a full-time employee.
Virtual CISO Responsibilities
A virtual CISO from CompliancePro Solutions can work with your organization on any number of initiatives, strategic and tactical. Below are examples of successful initiatives our vCISOs have implemented:
- Strategic Security program management and development
- Facilitate security and risk assessments
- Liaison with 3rd party providers
- Develop security policy and procedure
- IT workforce leadership
- Communicate with stakeholders across the company on the companies security posture
- Business technology planning and vison
- Budgeting for the Security department/IT
- Employee security awareness training
- Cybersecurity insurance selection
Why Hire a vCISO?
Staffing Shortfalls
There is a high demand for experienced security officers, as well as many other niche IT skills. Hiring fractional or virtual CISOs can quickly fill some of these gaps.
Objectivity
Someone who is hired from the outside has more freedom to look objectively at an organization's flaws without worrying about company politics.
Experience
Hiring a virtual CISO gives you the benefit of expertise across multiple industries, without being locked into one way of thinking.
Cost Savings
The salary for a Chief Information Security Officer can cost on average around $230,000, not to mention additional benefits. A virtual CISO can meet most needs a fraction of that cost.
