How does a virtual CISO work?

How does a virtual CISO work?

13.04.2022
12:17
business

Thomas

The author works at and owns Mint Security, a mean and lean security company founded in 2015. No fuzz (literally - we do not fuzz, there are companies better equipped to do that).

The ever-increasing costs of investigation and recovery of security issues, as well as the potential damage to the company brand, are challenges to be solved.

Why would I consider a virtual CISO?

In the light of ongoing news about security breaches and other security issues there is an increasing demand for security. Security issues are often frightening and difficult to mitigate, or security is made so complex that it hurts the business.

Help may be needed in several areas

Brings clarity to security jargon
End customers demand security and fulfilling of endless Excel sheets – and first, understanding them
Missing security strategy
Security management system is unclear, ISMS unfamiliar and ISO 27001 heard of in rumors
Clarify the company’s security package – where we are and where we should go
Help taking control of GRC as a whole

Change

When a company realizes the need for security, getting started can be tricky especially in smaller organizations. With vCISO, you have easy access to safe and convenient business models.

Growth

Many companies are already doing security in many different ways, and at some point it will be seen that more investment in security is needed to help growth. vCISO can help a company in the growth phase with efficient processes and a management system that support the company's growth and potentially prepare it to hire its own security manager.

Discontinuity

Security managers and executives, like other employees, can leave the organization and hiring new people on this level is often challenging. vCISO is a great way to get help with a temporary situation, take care of an organization’s needs, and possibly also help fulfilling the new permanent role.

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How can virtual CISO help?

The first tasks of vCISO are usually to map the company’s real security needs, get to know the company and its business. A vision of obvious threats and threat models will emerge very quickly, for which rapid solutions can be found through an analytical approach.

Creating a safe work environment and culture is often very laborious. The vCISO service quickly reaches an effective state. Ready-made operating models and experience from many different organizations makes vCISO efficient, while always taking into account the customer’s needs.

The vCISO service can be the company’s first step towards a modern and efficient data security. In a larger organization, it can act as temporary support in various organizational discontinuity occasions.

Whatever the state of security and its needs are in your organization, vCISO can help.

The grateful payoff

The vCISO service invariably becomes cheaper and more useful than hacking, suspected hacking and reconnaissance. It’s not always just about losing sensitive data or destroying customer systems, it’s about getting back to a normal daily routine that always requires a considerable amount of work and resources.

Thomas

The author works at and owns Mint Security, a mean and lean security company founded in 2015. No fuzz (literally - we do not fuzz, there are companies better equipped to do that).