Challenge
With an estimated 3.5 million unfilled Cybersecurity positions forecasted by 2025, organizations are increasingly in need of a dedicated executive function with the perfect business acumen as well as cybersecurity, technology, and process expertise.
Due to these constraints, organizations have been forced to execute informal programs that only check the compliance box and not addressing the areas of greatest risk. The perfect fit can be the key to successfully executing strategic security programs that add value to an organization. Finding the right fit can be difficult.
Solution
Forecight’s vCISO Services provides the necessary support with defining, managing, and enhancing the results of cybersecurity and risk reduction programs. Our experienced vCISO can also support existing CISOs or augment in-house teams in providing CISO-level leadership in case of an open position.
As a result, organizations benefit from a consumable support model with expert guidance on implementing strategic plans, aligning with the business, managing existing projects and more.
The vCISO Services Framework leverages the NIST framework with elements of CMMI to address the most critical information security programs elements. By combining the client’s industry specific regulations, we provides a comprehensive and consumable, phased short and long-term road-map as it corresponds to the top 15 critical security controls.
1. Strategy & Governance
2. Secure Architecture
3. IT/Security Risk Management
4. Continuous Monitoring
5. Incident Response & Remediation
6. Data Discovery & Loss Prevention
7. Asset Discovery, Visibility & Control
8. Patch & Vulnerability Management
9. Third – Party Risk Management
10. Governance & Compliance
11. Network & Cloud Security
12. Identity & Privileged Access Management
13. Application Security & SDLC
14. Security Awareness
Process & Methodology
1 – Evaluate
Understand organization’s business drivers, direction, and risk tolerance.
2 – Assess
Perform initial risk assessment.
3 – Develop
Commence a gap analysis and outline prioritized risk.
4 – Recognize
Gain understanding of organization’s compliance requirements.
5 – Generate
6 – Produce
Advance a tactical risk mitigation plan.
7 – Maintain
Monitor emerging risk and threats on a continuous basis.
8 – Strategic Planning
Implement long-term strategic plans and mitigate risk.
Strategic Services
- Cybermaturity Audit
- Vulnerability Management Program
- Third – Party Risk
- Security Policy & Procedures
- Incident Response Planning
- Security Architecture Review
Services Inclusions
- Annually updated plans
- Dedicated vCISO named contact
- Quarterly health check
- Annual executive briefing
- On–Demand certified advisory and technology services as required
Services Benefits
- Leverage qualified expert to achieve strategic security goals
- Increase cybermaturity and corporate strategy
- Document security, BCP/DRP and compliance requirements
- Demonstrate measurable success to the Executives
- Identify and prioritizes security architecture risks
- Alignment to subsequent controls and remediation opportunities
- Much lower cost than a full-time CISO
- Improves your processes and infrastructure
- Improve visibility, discover new threats
- Lowers risk and enhance security posture
