The expertise of a full-time CISO.
At a fraction of the cost and commitment. A fractional CISO engagement gives your organization security leadership without the six-figure salary and benefits package.
Strategic security leadership, part-time. Built for the companies that need a CISO but can't justify a full-time hire.
A full-time Chief Information Security Officer with the experience your organization needs costs $250K to $400K annually. That's a real hire for a large company. For a company between 50 and 500 employees, it's often not viable.
A fractional CISO gives you the strategic leadership, board-level communication, security program architecture, risk governance, without the full-time cost. Backed by GRCDefense® as the operational platform, the work actually gets done.
Unlike a traditional fractional CISO who consults and moves on, our engagements are backed by GRCDefense®, the managed security platform actively running six capabilities against your environment. Your CISO isn't just advising. They're running a program.
Roadmap, risk governance, board-level reporting, the CISO layer that shapes your security posture long-term.
GRCDefense® handles the ongoing security work, vulnerability management, compliance, threat hunting, so strategy translates into action.
Monthly Security Briefings in plain English. Leadership understands the posture; the board has the documentation they need.
A fractional CISO provides strategic security leadership on a part-time or retainer basis. They own your security program roadmap, communicate with your board and leadership team on risk and posture, manage compliance obligations, oversee vendor security, and serve as the security voice in technology decisions, without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
A consultant delivers a project. A fractional CISO holds ongoing accountability for your security program. They own outcomes, not just recommendations. With Fideseo®, that accountability is backed by GRCDefense®, which means the strategy is connected to active operational execution.
Typically companies between 50 and 500 employees that have real security and compliance obligations but cannot justify a full-time CISO hire. Regulated industries, healthcare, finance, defense contractors, are common fits.
Our fractional CISO engagements are built around GRCDefense® as the operational backbone. The CISO provides strategic direction; GRCDefense® delivers the active monitoring, compliance alignment, and monthly briefings. The two work together.
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