// Fractional CISO

Fractional CISO support for security risk and compliance work.

Practical controls that fit daily operations.

We help build a security program grounded in frameworks like NIST, CIS, CMMC, and ISO 27001, with a clear roadmap to reduce risk and prepare for audits.

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Operating principles

Practical security with clear ownership and cadence.

As your fractional CISO, we build a program that balances protection, compliance, and productivity. The work is scoped to your environment, customer requirements, and operating constraints.

Risk-based
Focus resources on the threats that materially impact your specific business, not generic threat catalogs.
Operational integration
Controls that enhance rather than hinder operations. Shop-floor reality, not headquarters theory.
Audit-ready
Frameworks that prepare you for customer audits and regulatory requirements before they ask.
Frameworks
NIST CSF · CIS Controls · CMMC · ISO 27001 · SOC 2, mapped to your environment, not pasted in.
Threat landscape

The cost of inaction is measurable.

60%
Of small businesses close within 6 months of a cyberattack.
$4.45M
Average cost of a data breach, downtime is typically the largest line item.
#1
Manufacturing is now the most-targeted industry, per IBM X-Force.
Framework

Built on NIST CSF, customized for operations.

The six NIST CSF functions, scoped to manufacturing and service company realities.

Function What it covers Where we focus
Identify Asset inventory, risk assessment, governance framework. Asset management · Business environment · Risk strategy
Protect Safeguards ensuring delivery of critical services. Access control · Awareness training · Data security
Detect Identifying cybersecurity events as they happen. Anomalies & events · Security monitoring · Detection processes
Respond Actions on a detected incident. Response planning · Communications · Analysis & mitigation
Recover Resilience plans and capability restoration. Recovery planning · Improvements · Stakeholder communication
Govern Organization-wide risk management strategy. Organizational context · Risk strategy · Supply chain risk
Deliverables

What you get.

Security program development

  • Cybersecurity risk assessment and gap analysis
  • Security policy and procedure development
  • Incident response plan creation and testing
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Implementation & management

  • Security technology evaluation and deployment
  • Employee security awareness training
  • Vendor risk management program
  • Regular security assessments and board reporting
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Pricing & packages

Flexible engagement models based on scope, cadence, and role coverage.

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// Next step

Talk through the security risk.

Use a 30-minute call to review the audit, framework, incident readiness, or control issue in front of you.

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