How To Develop An Effective Cybersecurity Strategy
Geoff Hancock May 2, 2025
Virtual CISO Services For Small Businesses
From zero to secure in weeks – our virtual CISO services will help guide you through the complexities of cybersecurity
Benefits Of Virtual CISO Services
Build Your Cybersecurity Program With The Help Of A Virtual CISO
Cost Effective
On average CISOs cost $250k-$350k annually. For a fraction of that cost, you gain an expert to guide program development.
Maximizes Security ROI
Don’t waste time and money on consultants selling you solutions you don’t need. A vCISO will prioritize work on the areas of greatest risk.
Extension Of Your Team
A vCISO provides your security team with the expertise, experience, and support required to accomplish your organization’s security goals.
Why Hire A Virtual Chief Information Security Officer?
Many organizations struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving threat landscape and regulatory requirements. This often leads to check box security that is designed to meet the minimum compliance requirements but does not address the most significant sources of cyber risk.
Our virtual CISO services take a comprehensive approach to every engagement. This enables our experts to fully understand your organization’s strengths and weaknesses to prioritize work on the areas of greatest risk.
This custom tailored plan will meet your specific needs and goals, and provide ongoing support and guidance to ensure the strategy is effectively implemented and maintained.
Our virtual CISO services take a comprehensive approach to every engagement. This enables our experts to fully understand your organization’s strengths and weaknesses to prioritize work on the areas of greatest risk.
This custom tailored plan will meet your specific needs and goals, and provide ongoing support and guidance to ensure the strategy is effectively implemented and maintained.
Flexibility
Customized, on demand support, allowing your organization to have access to the security expertise it needs, when it needs it, without the added cost and overhead of a full-time employee.
Objectivity
Independent perspective that is not influenced by internal politics or personal biases and offers objective recommendations based on the organization’s specific needs and goals, rather than pushing a particular product or service.
Time Saving
Only focus on the specific areas of security that pose the greatest risk to your organization and save time by hiring an expert who knows exactly how to implement a successful security program.
Improvement
Conduct regular assessments, provide recommendations for improvement, and offer ongoing support and guidance, that will align your organization’s security program with its business goals.
Meet Your Compliance & Framework Requirements
Our proven virual CISO methodology follows a phased approach to assess your current security posture, develop a strategic roadmap aligned with your business objectives, and drive the implementation of prioritized security projects.
Case Study
How PurpleSec Improved Select * Associates, Inc.'s Cybersecurity Posture
PurpleSec provided Select * Associates, Inc. with comprehensive cybersecurity consulting, delivering vulnerability reports, asset management improvements, and employee training to enhance their cybersecurity posture.
How A Virtual CISO Will
Improve Your Security Program
A Single Point Of Contact With A Direct Line To Experienced Security Experts
✓ Security Awareness Training
✓ Data Classification
✓ Security Architecture Design & Policy Development
✓ Vender Risk Management
✓ Security Frameworks (CIS, ISO, NIST, HIPAA)
✓ Compliance Readiness (PCI, HIPAA, CMMC, SOC)
✓ Information Risk Reviews & Risk Management
✓ Vulnerability Management Monitoring
✓ Data Loss Prevention Planning
✓ Security Program Design
✓ Privacy Program Implementation
✓ Identity & Access Management
✓ BYOD Strategy & Policy Design
✓ Audit Remediation & Management
Audit Existing Documentation
Our vCISO will review and audit your security program and policies to benchmark your security maturity.
Conduct A Risk Assessment
Our vCISO will assess administrative, physical, internal, and external security controls to determine risk.
Create A Strategic Roadmap
A 2-3 year roadmap is created focusing on highest impact objectives to improve your security posture.
Implement And Manage Risk
Our virtual CISO will coordinate with your team to implement projects to strategically address risk.
Virtual CISO Service Deliverables
Our vCISOs Customize Your Security Program To Meet Your Requirements
Security Policy Review
A vCISO provides your security team with the expertise, experience, and support required to accomplish your organization’s security goals.
Security Architecture Review
Thorough audit and review of existing technologies and security controls to benchmark current program performance.
Security Risk Assessment
Inform decision-makers about vulnerabilities in corporate systems, allowing them to take preemptive defensive actions and prepare effective risk responses.
Incident Response Planning
Create an incident response plan to minimize the impact of cyber security incidents and provide practical guidelines on responding to events.
Vulnerability Management
Establish a framework to proactively identify, classify, remediate, and mitigate vulnerabilities in applications or an IT infrastructure with the goal of reducing risk.
Vendor Risk Management
Manage third-party risks by developing a method for tracking potential risks, creating a system for evaluating risks, and establishing a protocol for addressing risks.
Data Classification
Develop and implement a plan to categorize data based on its level of sensitivity, protection required, and overall risk to the organization.
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