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Fractional CISO

The security executive you need, at the size you actually need.

Small and mid-sized companies rarely need a full-time CISO. They almost always need CISO-level judgment: in the board meeting, shaping program strategy, in the customer security review, and on the day something goes wrong.

Right-sized means right-sized, not a scaled-down enterprise program.

A twelve-person engineering team doesn’t need the control set or processes I ran at enterprise scale. It needs the handful of things that actually matter for its risk, in an order it can afford, explained to leadership in language they can act on.

I plug in as your security leader: setting direction, owning or guiding the hard calls, working with the team you have, and building toward the day you hire someone full-time. I’ll tell you when I think that day is near.

Three ways I step in.

Ongoing security leadership

A standing CISO-level presence for your company: a set number of days each month, with the accountability that comes with the title.

Typically includes
  • Security strategy and roadmap ownership
  • Board and executive reporting, written and delivered
  • Customer security reviews and audit support
  • Threat intelligence relevant to your industry and to what’s emerging, filtered rather than firehosed
  • Coaching for the team already doing the work

CISO transition support

Coverage through the gap, whether your CISO just left, your new one starts in ninety days, or you’re standing up the role for the first time.

Typically includes
  • Interim coverage so decisions don’t stall and the team stays steady
  • Role definition and interview support for the permanent hire
  • First-90-days onboarding for your incoming leader

M&A readiness

Security diligence on either side of a deal: what you’re actually acquiring, or what a buyer will uncover about you.

Typically includes
  • Pre-deal security diligence with risks in plain terms
  • Sell-side preparation before the questionnaire arrives
  • Integration options, strategy, and planning
  • Deal-related threat profile and awareness insights

How engagements are structured.

Three common shapes. Every one of them is scoped in writing before it starts.

Ongoing retainer

Days each month

A standing seat at your leadership table, month over month.

Interim coverage

A set number of months

Heavier involvement for a defined stretch, then a clean handoff.

Deal sprint

Weeks, tied to the deal

Diligence or integration work, sized to the transaction timeline.

Let’s figure out what you actually need.

One conversation is usually enough to tell if a fractional CISO is the right fit.

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