Fractional CISO Leadership
Ongoing, embedded executive security leadership, delivered part-time, with a single accountable owner.
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Fractional CISO Leadership is the engagement. These are the areas I bring in as your business needs them, some as part of the standing retainer, some scoped on their own when that's a better fit.
Program Assessment & Roadmap
A time-boxed read on where your program actually stands, and what to fix first.
Learn more →Risk Assessments
A focused, business-sized view of exposure on a specific vendor, launch, or deal.
Learn more →Executive & Board Risk Reporting
A recurring rhythm that turns security posture into the language your board already uses.
Learn more →Privacy & Compliance Alignment
PCI, GDPR, CCPA, and framework work, coordinated with your counsel, not bolted on beside it.
Learn more →AI Governance & Enablement
Governance that clears the path for AI adoption instead of blocking it.
Learn more →OKR & KPI Development
Turning security priorities into goals your team can actually execute against.
Learn more →Strategy Development
A funded, multi-year security and technology strategy tied to where your business is headed.
Learn more →Digital Transformation
Fractional CIO/CTO leadership for the technology transformation itself, and the people who'll run it after I leave.
Learn more →CISO | CIO Mentoring
Confidential one-on-one advisory for the executive carrying the role.
Learn more →Not ready for an ongoing retainer? Custom Security Advisory → is a scoped-to-you alternative that closes a specific gap, with an advisor on call afterward.
Business Context First
Every engagement starts with your business, not your tech stack. In the first two weeks, I learn what you're trying to achieve, your real risk appetite, who the stakeholders are, and what would genuinely hurt the business if something went wrong. Everything below, and every focus area I bring in beneath it, builds on that.
Is This the Right Fit
- No one internally owns security as a full accountable executive function
- Your board, investors, cyber insurer, or a major customer are asking who owns this, and there isn't a good answer yet
- You're past the point where ad hoc security works, but not ready to fund a full-time CISO
- A recent trigger, an incident, a failed audit, a lost deal, a new compliance requirement, has made this urgent
- You want security translated into business risk, not a tools-and-tickets report
What You'll Have
- A current-state security briefing within your first 30 days
- A baseline maturity scorecard against the framework that fits your business
- A 12–24 month roadmap built to your actual budget and risk
- A recurring board and executive risk report
- An incident response plan with executive-level ownership
- A rationalized view of your security vendors and tools
Our Methodology
Get oriented
Stakeholder interviews, an inventory of what's already in place, and a first look with your board or executive sponsor.
Set the baseline
A light-touch risk assessment and a gap map against the framework we choose together.
Build the roadmap
A prioritized 12–24 month plan, sized to your budget, presented to your board.
Run it with you
I run the roadmap, hold a standing cadence with you, and adjust every quarter.
How We'll Know It's Working
- Your maturity score improves year over year against the baseline we set
- Funding for security initiatives gets approved faster, with fewer escalations
- Customer security questionnaires and vendor reviews close faster
- Audit findings trend down, closed faster than they open
“You don't need a full-time executive salary to get executive-caliber security leadership. You need one accountable person on the route with you.”
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