vCISO Services
The leadership of a Chief Information Security Officer without the full-time hire. Eagle sets your security strategy, runs risk management after your assessment, answers customer and insurer questionnaires, and reports to leadership.
Everything an internal CISO does, on a schedule that fits.
Regulators, customers, and cyber insurers all expect someone to own information security. Many organizations are too small to justify a full-time CISO, or have an IT team that is stretched keeping systems running. Eagle’s vCISO service fills that seat.
It usually starts where the security risk assessment leaves off. A good assessment surfaces major risks, minor ones, and dozens of recommendations. Regulations such as HIPAA then require a formal, documented process to reduce those risks to a reasonable and appropriate level. We run that process: prioritizing the work, making sure risk decisions are made at the right level, and documenting them.
From there we act as your security leader: setting strategy, managing vendors and questionnaires, keeping policies current, guiding your IT team or MSP, and reporting progress to executives and the board.
The responsibilities of a CISO, handled.
Every engagement is scoped to your needs. Typical responsibilities include:
Security strategy and roadmap
A multi-year plan tied to your business goals, frameworks, and budget, reviewed as priorities change.
Risk management
Remediation plans after your security risk assessment, a maintained risk register, and documented risk acceptance decisions.
Questionnaires and due diligence
Responses to customer security questionnaires, RFPs, and cyber insurance applications, backed by accurate evidence.
Vulnerability management oversight
Review of scan and penetration test results, remediation priorities, and follow-up with your IT team or MSP.
Policies, vendors, and incidents
Policy upkeep, third-party risk reviews, and guidance during security incidents alongside your response plan.
Leadership and board reporting
Regular updates on program maturity, open risks, and progress in terms executives can act on.
How the engagement runs.
Baseline
We review your latest risk assessment, policies, and environment, or perform an assessment if you need one.
Roadmap
We agree on priorities, a budget-aware plan, and the metrics leadership will see.
Operate
Regular working sessions with your team to move projects forward and handle requests as they come in.
Report
Scheduled reporting to executives and the board, and documentation that stands up to auditors and regulators.
Often paired with
Security Risk Assessment
Identify threats to sensitive data and document the risks regulators expect you to know.
Learn more →Vulnerability Management
Tenable-based scanning and exposure management that finds weaknesses before attackers do.
Learn more →Third Party Risk Management
Evidence-based assessment and oversight of the vendors who touch your data.
Learn more →Get ahead of your next assessment or audit.
Tell us about your organization and the frameworks you answer to. We will follow up to talk through where you stand and what to tackle first.
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