Strategic security leadership without the executive salary
Build a security program customers trust: executive guidance, practical engineering judgment, and measurable improvements without hiring a full-time CISO.
Focus areas
- Executive Guidance
- A seasoned security leader in the room for the decisions that matter: strategy, hiring, incidents, and board questions
- Customer Trust
- Security questionnaires, customer calls, and trust reviews handled, so enterprise deals keep moving
- Security Strategy
- A prioritized, multi-quarter roadmap tied to business risk, not a template exercise
- Risk Management
- Know what can actually hurt the business, and what it costs to fix versus accept
- Vendor Reviews
- Confident yes/no decisions on the third parties that touch your data
- Board Reporting
- Progress, risk, and investment needs communicated in business terms
- Audit Readiness
- SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and NIST preparation that passes review without stopping the business to get there
Deliverables
- A prioritized roadmap tied to business risk
- Security answers that keep enterprise deals moving
- Executive-ready reporting for leadership, boards, and customers
- Faster audit readiness
- A risk register your leadership team actually uses
- Direct access to an experienced security executive
How it runs
- 01
Understand
We learn how your business operates, where risk exists, and what matters most.
- 02
Prioritize
Quick wins first, structural improvements sequenced against business goals.
- 03
Build
Stand up the program alongside your team: policies, controls, and habits that stick.
- 04
Advise
Ongoing executive partnership: board prep, customer calls, vendor questions, and the next decision.
FAQ
How is a virtual CISO different from a security consultant?
A consultant delivers a project and leaves. A virtual CISO owns outcomes over time: the roadmap, the program, the board conversation, and the accountability. You get executive-level ownership at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
How much of your time do we get?
Engagements are retainer-based and scale with your needs: heavier during program buildout or an audit push, lighter for steady-state advisory. We define the cadence together during discovery.
Do you work with our existing IT or engineering team?
Yes, that's the model. I lead strategy and program design and work through your team for execution, upskilling them along the way rather than creating dependency on outside staff.
Can you help us get SOC 2 ready?
Yes. I've built and operated programs through SOC 2 audits, including in SOC 2-audited startup environments. The focus is controls that hold up under audit and make the company genuinely more secure.
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Ready to talk about virtual ciso?
A 30-minute intro call: your goals, your environment, and whether this is a fit. No pitch deck, no obligation.