Virtual CISO
Virtual CISO
The Hedgehog Virtual CISO (vCISO) services help executives, security and technology teams safeguard information assets while supporting business operations with augmented cyber expertise to reduce business risk, signal commitment to data security and enhance overall security posture.
Whats is a Virtual CISO?
Irrespective of regulatory scrutiny in your industry or organization, too much is at stake to not have a CISO. A security leader with the specialised technical knowledge and corporate governance experience to help build a strong cyber security foundation and the agility to prevent, detect and mitigate evolving threats.
Our team of experts includes seasoned former CISOs from a variety of industries who can strengthen your existing staff, set strategic objectives to support business-critical technology demands and balance IT administration, as well as establish clear communication with the board of directors, investors and government agencies.
Whether you are looking for an interim CISO, a resource to support your CISO or a longer-term arrangement, our Virtual CISO services provide the leadership you need, when you need it.
Services and offerings include:
- Setting or directing privacy and security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines
- Managing and directing information security teams
- Engaging with executive management
- Running risk assessments on operational security
- Providing threat intelligence and managing enterprise security
- Crisis management
Our vCISO service is tailored to your specific situation and information security needs. While you have a number of options when it comes to the scope and length of services, there are four areas where most organizations benefit from the experience of a vCISO:
Our phased approach helps ensure an effective and efficient strategy that leverages NIST 800-53 and can be mapped to multiple cyber regulations (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Interviews with stakeholders across the technical, business and executive teams as well as gathering documentation
- Robust reviews of a variety of areas, including information asset management, acceptable use policies, data classification, threat and vulnerability management and third-party management
- Developing policies and procedures to close gaps in documentation
- Developing a remediation plan with actionable, prioritized recommendations
- Implementing the remediation plan
- Providing ongoing strategic guidance that is less intensive, but assists the organisation in maintaining long-term goals
Our vCISO team is supported by our global, multidisciplinary team that includes former GCHQ analyists, Isreali Cyber Defence specialists, gaming company defenders, and former Microsoft CISO board members along with intelligence analysts and regulatory specialists from a wide variety of industries. This high-caliber team will help put your entire information security program on the maturity fast track.
Finding an experienced, well-qualified CISO in today’s competitive information security job market can be challenging, time-consuming and expensive. If you need a CISO now, then this is the perfect time to get in touch.
- We are a global Cyber Security company
- CREST Certified Red and Blue teams
- Focus on Quality of Service, not Quantity of Clients
- Fast, Easy service deployment
- Technology Agnostic
- High Client Satisfaction
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