--- title: Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services UK | Cybercontrols description: "Virtual CISO services for UK scale-ups: board-level security leadership, risk management and audit readiness at a fraction of a full-time CISO's cost." image: https://www.cybercontrols.io/hubfs/cc-newsletter-laptop-banner.jpg --- [Cybercontrols.io](https://www.cybercontrols.io/) [Compliance](https://www.cybercontrols.io/compliance)[Specialist Services](https://www.cybercontrols.io/specialist-services)[Training](https://www.cybercontrols.io/training-courses)[Insights](https://www.cybercontrols.io/blog)[About](https://www.cybercontrols.io/about)[Meet Tony](https://www.cybercontrols.io/tony-the-auditor)[Contact](https://www.cybercontrols.io/contact) # Specialist Services · Virtual CISO CISO-level leadership, without the CISO-level payroll. A named, senior security leader embedded in your organisation for a fixed number of days each month, owning strategy, governance, incidents and the board conversation, backed by the full Cybercontrols consulting bench. [Book a scoping call](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/mvan-aswegen)[All specialist services](https://www.cybercontrols.io/specialist-services) **ISO/IEC 27001:2022**Certified · SANCERT **ISO/IEC 42001:2023**Certified · SANCERT **Cyber Essentials**Certified **Government Commercial Agency**Approved Supplier · G-Cloud 15 What your vCISO owns ## Everything a full-time CISO would, scaled to what you need. One accountable person, a defined monthly cadence, and a bench of specialists behind them for the weeks that need more hands. ### Named security leader A senior consultant, not a rotating cast: present in your leadership meetings, known to your teams, accountable by name. ### Strategy & roadmap The security direction set, sequenced and reported against, reviewed with your board each quarter. ### Certification ownership ISO 27001, 42001, Cyber Essentials and client audits run to calendar, so surveillance visits stop being emergencies. ### Incident leadership When something happens, your vCISO runs the response: triage, communications, regulators and lessons learned. ### Customer & supplier assurance Security questionnaires, contract clauses and third-party reviews answered by someone who can sign their name to them. ### Board reporting A monthly security report your executives actually read: posture, incidents, risks and decisions needed, on one page. Why Cybercontrols ## One vCISO, an entire consultancy behind them. **805+**Clients guided across the UK, EU and beyond **2–8**Days per month, flexed to your calendar **\<1hr**Incident response standby for retained clients **G-Cloud 15**UK Government approved supplier How it works ## Embedded in weeks, indispensable by quarter two. ### Onboard A rapid posture review in the first month: risks, obligations, quick wins and the reporting rhythm agreed. ### Stabilise The urgent items closed first: expiring certifications, open audit findings, unanswered customer questionnaires. ### Lead A steady monthly cadence: governance meetings chaired, risks reviewed, projects steered, board briefed. ### Scale Days flex up for audits and incidents, down in quiet quarters, and we help you hire in-house when the time comes. Questions ## vCISO, answered plainly. How many days a month do we need? Most clients run well on two to four days a month, rising around audits or incidents. We agree a baseline and flex by arrangement rather than locking you into a heavy retainer. Is a vCISO enough for regulated sectors? Yes. Regulators require competent, accountable security leadership, not a particular employment contract. NIS2, DORA and ISO 27001 obligations are routinely discharged through our vCISO engagements. What happens if our vCISO is unavailable? A named deputy from our bench holds context on every engagement. Cover for leave and incidents is part of the service, not an extra. Will you help us hire a permanent CISO eventually? Gladly. We write the job description, interview the shortlist and hand over a documented, running security function. A good vCISO engagement should make itself replaceable. ## Put a name against your security. A 30-minute scoping call with a senior consultant, with no obligation and no sales deck. 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