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Executive Security Leadership
Without the Full-Time Salary

Senior cybersecurity leadership on a part-time or contract basis — giving your organization strategic direction and executive risk advisory without the six-figure headcount commitment.

Why a Fractional CISO

Not every organization needs — or can afford — a full-time CISO, and many that could still benefit from experienced perspective on a scoped basis. A fractional engagement gives you working-CISO capability sized to what your organization actually requires: program strategy, board risk conversations, team leadership, third-party governance, and the judgment that comes from having done this at scale before.

Security Program Building & Strategy

Our fractional CISOs actively build and mature security programs — the frameworks, roadmaps, and operating models that turn security from reactive firefighting into a measured capability.

  • ·Program strategy, priorities, and multi-year roadmap
  • ·Framework alignment (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS)
  • ·Metrics that leadership can actually use
  • ·Team structure, hiring plans, and mentoring
  • ·Vendor management and technology strategy

Executive & Strategic Risk Advisory

Board-ready intelligence on the risks your organization faces across its technology landscape and strategic initiatives.

  • ·Board and audit committee reporting
  • ·Executive risk conversations translated for non-technical leadership
  • ·Third-party and supply chain risk
  • ·Incident response readiness and tabletop exercises
  • ·M&A cyber due diligence when the situation calls for it

Who This Is Right For

Growing companies, mid-market organizations, and enterprises undergoing transformation — whether building a program from scratch, maturing an existing one, or bridging between full-time CISOs.

How Engagements Work

Fractional CISO engagements typically run 20 to 60 hours a month. Rates are set at engagement start after a scoping conversation and do not change over the course of the work. Start with the free 25-minute consultation.

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