Virtual CISO Services
Executive-level information security leadership, retained by the month.
A Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) engagement places senior security leadership inside your practice on a fractional, retained basis. You receive the strategic depth of a full-time CISO — program design, board-level reporting, regulatory representation, incident-response leadership, vendor oversight — without the compensation package of one.
Our vCISO engagements are structured around your regulatory environment. For a HIPAA-covered dental practice, the deliverable is a documented Security Rule program with completed risk analyses under 45 CFR §164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A). For a CPA firm, it is a written information security program that satisfies FTC Safeguards §314.4 and IRS Publication 4557. For an RIA, it is a Regulation S-P compliant program aligned with the SEC’s 2024 amendments.
Typical Deliverables
- Written Information Security Program (WISP) tailored to your regulatory posture
- Documented risk analyses and risk-management decisions
- Policy suite: acceptable use, access control, incident response, business continuity, vendor management
- Quarterly executive briefings for owners, partners, or boards
- Incident-response leadership on retainer
- Regulator or auditor liaison when required
Who Retains a vCISO
- Practices required by regulation to designate a qualified individual (FTC Safeguards §314.4(a))
- Firms preparing for a compliance examination or breach investigation
- Owners who want documented, defensible security decisions rather than informal advice