The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) role is a crucial one in any organization. As the most senior security expert in the organization, the CISO must bring all of their expertise and experience to bear in order to establish and maintain the cyber strategy and leadership required to protect valuable information assets at the enterprise level. This expertise and experience cannot be limited to the technical, either. The CISO must also act as a bridge between the uber-technical security experts at the tactical level and the non-technical, business-oriented executives in leadership. This requires a unique balance of technical expertise and business acumen in order to facilitate meaningful collaboration between operations and the business.
Amidst today's cybersecurity talent deficit, organizations are finding it harder and harder to find the expertise needed to fill this role.
A Virtual CISO, or vCISO, is a security expert who uses all of their years of cybersecurity and industry experience to empower organizations with developing and managing the implementation of their cybersecurity programs at a fraction of the cost of hiring a full-time CISO.