Virtual CISO.

A full-time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is salaried at $180k-$200k. Add benefits, bonuses, stock programs, etc.; the total compensation is $250k-$300k. A virtual CISO (vCISO) can cost a fraction of that amount. So, why doesn’t everyone outsource their CISO?

vCISO services can cost as little as $35k per year and as much as $250k per year. Our typical vCISO engagements decrease in cost over time as our client’s security programs go into “maintenance mode,” where the constant building effort is no longer a factor.

vCISO services can cost as little as $35k per year and as much as $250k per year. Our typical vCISO engagements decrease in cost over time as our client’s security programs go into “maintenance mode,” where the constant building effort is no longer a factor.

CCI System’s vCISO (Virtual CISO) offering is meant to be flexible to meet each of our clients’ needs. Engagements typically follow a cycle of assessment, plan, and remediate.

Whether you need high-level guidance on a monthly or quarterly basis or need hands-on help several days per week, our vCISO’s will be able to build a solution for you.

Typical objectives of vCISO engagements include:

• Information security leadership and guidance
• Steering committee leadership or participation
• Security compliance management
• Security policy, process, and procedure development
• Incident response planning
• Security training and awareness
• Security assessment
• Internal audit
• Penetration testing
• Social engineering
• Vulnerability assessments
• Risk assessment
• And much, much more.

Most small and middle-sized organizations don’t have the money to hire a CISO or enough work to keep one busy. vCISO service is a great way to apply verifiable industry experience to clarify your needs and apply scalable bandwidth and flexible costs.

Most organizations’ appointed “security officers” have very little formal security training and would not count security as their primary job function. Hiring a vCISO will bring access to a team of experts with a wide range of specialized expertise to help augment internal capabilities.

The market for security talent is tough. No turnover is a vCISO advantage, as is the application of a proven methodology. Whether you decide to hire another full-time security professional or not, a vCISO can bridge the gap and ensure that expertise isn’t lost in the transition.

Whatever your security challenge, it never hurts to talk to an expert. If we can’t address your need directly, we’ll get you pointed in the right direction.