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.
One accountable person, a defined monthly cadence, and a bench of specialists behind them for the weeks that need more hands.
A senior consultant, not a rotating cast: present in your leadership meetings, known to your teams, accountable by name.
The security direction set, sequenced and reported against, reviewed with your board each quarter.
ISO 27001, 42001, Cyber Essentials and client audits run to calendar, so surveillance visits stop being emergencies.
When something happens, your vCISO runs the response: triage, communications, regulators and lessons learned.
Security questionnaires, contract clauses and third-party reviews answered by someone who can sign their name to them.
A monthly security report your executives actually read: posture, incidents, risks and decisions needed, on one page.
A rapid posture review in the first month: risks, obligations, quick wins and the reporting rhythm agreed.
The urgent items closed first: expiring certifications, open audit findings, unanswered customer questionnaires.
A steady monthly cadence: governance meetings chaired, risks reviewed, projects steered, board briefed.
Days flex up for audits and incidents, down in quiet quarters, and we help you hire in-house when the time comes.
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.
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.
A named deputy from our bench holds context on every engagement. Cover for leave and incidents is part of the service, not an extra.
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.
A 30-minute scoping call with a senior consultant, with no obligation and no sales deck.