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Your CISO — without the full-time hire
Industrial cybersecurity is not a one-off effort but a standing function: someone who steers risk, oversees measures, decides in an incident and reports to customers and authorities. For many mid-sized companies a dedicated full-time role is not justified — but an experienced virtual CISO, at a predictable cost, is.
What a vCISO delivers
A virtual Chief Information Security Officer is your outsourced security leadership. They develop and maintain your security strategy, prioritise measures, steer service providers, prepare audits, and are the point of contact when it matters. Unlike a pure adviser, a vCISO takes responsibility for outcomes, not only for recommendations.
Your scope
- One named, accountable contact with industry and product competence
- Ongoing risk management and steering of the action plan
- Supervisory and board-ready reporting in plain language
- Preparation for and support during internal and external audits
- Support with incidents and notifications — under NIS2 as under the CRA
vCISO or an in-house role?
A permanent CISO position costs a multiple of a vCISO retainer, and filling it takes months — especially with OT experience. A vCISO is available immediately, brings experience from many environments, and scales with your needs. We work on a fixed monthly retainer to an agreed scope — transparent, cancellable, with no surprises.
Who the model suits
The vCISO model suits companies that must meet regulatory obligations but cannot justify a full-time role — typically mid-sized manufacturers and operators with complex technology but lean administration. It also works as a transitional arrangement if you intend to build an in-house role in the long run but must meet the obligations today.
Particular value in industry
Most vCISO offerings are IT-heavy. Our difference is operational technology and the product: we understand control systems, remote maintenance and the constraints of a plant that cannot be switched off — and at the same time the product obligations arising from the CRA. That makes us the right partner for manufacturing, automation and energy in particular. The scope is tailored in the intro call to your size and obligations; you begin with a clearly defined monthly package and adjust it as your needs change.
Further reading: NIS2 & ISO/IEC 27001 · IEC 62443 – Assessment & Security Architecture
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