What is vCISO?

In today's digital world, safeguarding both your business data and your customers' confidential information is paramount. This demands constant vigilance and expert guidance, typically provided by an executive-level Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). But for many organizations, especially smaller ones, hiring a full-time CISO can be a daunting expense and a challenge due to the scarcity of cybersecurity talent. This is where the virtual CISO (vCISO) model shines. A vCISO offers flexibility and affordability, bringing leadership-level cybersecurity expertise on-demand, helping you tackle crucial challenges like

Key Cyber Security Challenges

Increasing threat landscape

Evolving regulatory compliance

Unaware employees and Insider Threats.

Shortage of skills

Cyber Security budget

Average time to respond

Internet of Things – Everything is connected

Cloud adoption shadow IT

Methodology

PREPARE

Gather organizational context

Your Unit 42 vCISO will meet with your leadership and key business stakeholders to learn the aspirations and pain points of your organization.

ASSESS

Review existing documentation

The vCISO will review your security program, polices, processes, workflows and strategies to benchmark your current maturity.

Interview key stakeholders

Your vCISO will conduct interviews to learn about your securtiy controls, technical capabilities and performance metrics.

STRATEGIZE

Create a strategic cybersecurity roadmap

We will create a strategic roadmap with recommendations to inprove your cybersecurity posture and remediate identified risks.

IMPROVE

Implement projects and address risk

Coordinating with your security team and other Unit 42 experts, we wil implement projects and strategicaly address risks.

Virtual CISO (vCISO) key responsibilities are

Provide leadership on risk, governance, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Provide Expert assessment on security threats, risks compliance

Provide consultation to build effective cybersecurity & resiliency program

Facilitate the integration of security into your business strategy, process & culture

Manage the development, roll-out, and ongoing maintenance of cybersecurity programs

Assist with integration and interpretation of information security program controls

Serve as an Industry expert (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST, ISO 27001, various standards, and compliances)

Serve as security liaison to auditors, assessors, and examiners

Benefits

Cost-effiective

A virtual CISO is typically hired on a contract basis, meaning you only pay for the ervices you need. This is often more cost-effective than hiring a full-time employee.

Expertise

Virtual CISOs have a wealth of experience and expetise in cybersecurity, making them a valuable asset to any organization.

Time-efficient

A virtual CISO can remotely, meaning you don't have to allocate office space or deal with the overhead of a full-time employee.

Scalability

As your organization grows, a virtual CISO can easliy scale their services to meet yuour needs.

Risk management

A Virtual CISO can help the company to Identify and mitigate potential security risks, protecting the company's assets and reputation.