Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO)

Risk Defenders will serve as your interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Our CISO offering provides your organization with Cyber Security and Risk Management governance and executive management decision making. Our CISO service brings 40 years of combined IT & Cyber Security experience.

Our seasoned executive consultants have significant experience in information security and risk management, knowledge only gained from exposure to multiple industry verticals and from working with national and international companies. We are fully capable of promoting security and risk management within your organization and will also foster strong relationship internal and external business relationships.

Our CISO offering will:

• Oversee Information Security Program.
• Oversee Compliance Efforts.
• Audit Preparedness & Response.
• Address security skills shortages.
• Provide General Security and Risk Management Consultancy.

Benefits:

• Potentially saves your organization $200,000 in salary and benefits from hiring a full-time CISO.
• Provides assurance to executives and/or the Board that IT risks are understood and properly controlled.
• Jump-starts new or stalled security, risk management, and compliance initiatives.
• Drive a risk-aware corporate culture.
• Prioritizes security budgets, audits, remediation efforts and other Governance, Risk and Compliance activities.
• Coaches your newly hired or existing CISO to ensure his/her success moving forward.
• May develop a prioritized roadmap of remediation activities to address vulnerabilities, ensuring the greatest return on investment (RoI) on IT and GRC endeavors.
• Promotes alignment of Information Security objectives with business and organizational goals.