Virtual CISO
Experienced, informed cybersecurity leadership for organizations of all sizes.
What Is a Virtual CISO?
A virtual CISO is a senior cybersecurity professional who stays current on emerging technology, builds security strategy, and adapts to the way your business works. They design a security architecture and program around your own technology environment, not a generic template.
A highly experienced vCISO also works at the leadership level, speaking with boards, executives, auditors, and regulators in terms each of them can use.
What Our vCISO Services Can Do for You
Baseline Security Program
A foundation that scales as your maturity and your business grow.
Policies and Procedures
Developing and implementing the policies that match your environment.
Detection, Response, and Recovery
Planning for threat detection, incident response, and disaster recovery.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Finding the risks that matter and driving the work to reduce them.
Security Awareness Culture
Building habits and awareness across your whole team.
Executive and Board Reporting
Clear reporting that lets leadership make informed decisions.
vCISO Leadership Built Into Shield
Our vCISO service connects to the compliance-focused Shield program, so strategy and documentation stay aligned.
| Area | What the vCISO Does |
|---|---|
| System Security Plan and POA&M | Aligns development of both documents with the Shield program |
| Risk assessment management | Coordinates assessments and the mitigation work that follows |
| Audit preparation | Supports your team in getting ready before assessors arrive |
| Executive advisory | Guides your program from its current maturity level through audit completion |
The executive advisory component guides your program from its current maturity level all the way through audit completion.
Who Needs a Virtual CISO?
A few situations tend to bring organizations to this conversation.
Needing senior security leadership without the cost of a full-time CISO
Preparing for CMMC and needing someone to own the SSP and POA&M
Reporting security risk to executives, a board, or auditors
Growing quickly and needing a program that scales with the business
Security Leadership From an Authorized C3PAO
Sentinel Blue is a U.S.-based cybersecurity services firm, headquartered in Warrenton, VA, that brings enterprise-level cybersecurity to small and medium-sized businesses. We are a CyberAB-authorized C3PAO with CMMC Certified Assessors on staff.
Your vCISO works alongside our in-house SOC and compliance team, so strategy, monitoring, and documentation all point the same direction.
Contact us for a complete list of vCISO services and to start a conversation about your IT and cybersecurity needs.
Virtual CISO FAQ
A virtual CISO, or vCISO, is an experienced cybersecurity leader who works with your organization on a flexible basis. They build your security strategy, design a program that fits your technology environment, and report on risk to executives and the board.
A vCISO leads security strategy, risk, and compliance. A virtual CIO guides broader IT strategy and technology decisions. Many organizations benefit from both, and the two roles work best when they plan together.
Yes. Our vCISO service connects to the compliance-focused Shield program, aligning System Security Plan and POA&M development, risk assessment management, and audit preparation support.
Organizations of all sizes. It is especially useful for small and mid-sized businesses that need senior security leadership without a full-time executive hire.
Start with a conversation about your IT and cybersecurity needs, where your program stands today, and the audits or contracts ahead of you. We use that to scope the right level of vCISO support.
Ready to Get to Work? So Are We.
Our cyber adversaries are not waiting, and neither are we. Let's talk about your IT and cybersecurity needs and the leadership your program needs.