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Why Modern Organizations Choose the vCISO Model
You Can't Secure What You Haven't Mapped
Most businesses realize they need security leadership only after a breach or an audit failure. But a full-time CISO is often outside the budget, and technical staff are often too focused on day-to-day tasks to manage high-level strategy.
The Stratos Solution
Stratos Cyber Group provides a dedicated advisor who understands both the server room and the boardroom.
What’s Included: The vCISO Service Roadmap
Risk Management
Conducting risk assessments and maintaining the Risk Register to identify and prioritize threats to the business.
Compliance Management
Implementing a Unified Control Framework (UCF) to satisfy regulatory standards without duplicating efforts.
Policy Governance
Developing and maintaining the core "Rule Book"—including the Written Information Security Program (WISP), Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), and Data Classification standards.
Vulnerability Management
Establishing the cadence for scanning and patching to ensure basic hygiene is maintained.
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At Stratos Cyber Group, our service tiers are built on a logical progression of maturity. We begin by establishing governance and compliance, move into active operational management, and culminate in strategic executive leadership.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) The foundation of any defensible security program. This tier provides the essential oversight required to identify risks, establish rules, and satisfy regulators.
Tier 1: Base Camp
Audit Support
Acting as the primary liaison for external auditors and facilitating evidence collection.
Human Risk Management
Managing the security awareness training program and phishing simulations to harden the "human firewall."
Incident Response Planning
Developing the detailed "Playbooks" for incident handling and overseeing operational readiness.
DevSecOps Advisory
Integrating security checkpoints into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure products are secure by design.
Security Architecture & Zero Trust
Designing and overseeing the implementation of modern defenses, including Identity Management (IAM) and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
Third-Party Risk Management
A complete program to assess, onboard, and monitor vendors, ensuring your supply chain does not become your vulnerability.
Architecture, Operations & Third-Party Risk For organizations that have the rules in place and now need active, ongoing management of their security ecosystem and supply chain.
Tier 2: Ascent
M&A Due Diligence
Leading the risk assessment of potential acquisitions and overseeing post-merger integration strategies.
Defensible Security Governance
Establishing a rigorous record of security decisions, risk acceptance, and industry alignment to help the Board demonstrate "Duty of Care" and due diligence.
Crisis Management & Simulations
Facilitating executive-level Tabletop Exercises (TTX) to test decision-making, public relations strategies, and ransomware payment logic.
Security Budgeting & Forecasting
Developing and managing the capital and operational security budget, ensuring spend is aligned with business goals.
Board Reporting & Advisory
Presenting quarterly executive dashboards that translate technical risk into business metrics (ROI, Brand Risk, Operational Uptime).
Strategy, Financials & Board Leadership The highest level of engagement, where the vCISO functions as a true executive peer, driving financial strategy, liability protection, and crisis decision-making.
Tier 3: Summit