Why work with a vCISO?
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for strategic security planning and maturing an organization’s cybersecurity program to address the latest threats. These services are for those companies who lack the resources or need a full-time, in-house CISO.
Appian Way Advisory Services offers virtual CISO (vCISO) services to provide customers with access to a CISO when needed. Our vCISOs have 10+ years of industry and organization-level leadership experience, providing the knowledge and expertise organizations need to meet security and regulatory requirements.
Empower Effective Information Security Leadership
An effective CISO is deeply connected to the organization and acts as a resource and leader for security operations.
An Appian Way vCISO will:
→ Develop and mature the client's information security strategy
→ Comply with the latest legal and regulatory requirements
→ Recommend new security technology approaches and implement next-generation solutions
→ Communicate information security initiatives and strategy to appropriate stakeholders
→ Support management in the creation of the IT security budget
→ Develop and update policies and standards
→ Keep abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends and landscape
Strengthen Corporate Information Security Posture
A vCISO is also responsible for managing the corporate security team both in day-to-day operations.
Some of the duties a vCISO perform include:
→ Manage and develop the IT security team, security experts, and advisors
→ Champion and educate leadership about the latest security strategies and technologies
→ Promote continuous improvement of current IT security practices and systems
→ Conduct security audits and risk assessments, reporting on gaps in security posture
→ Drive remediation efforts in concert with internal IT staff
→ Report on ongoing risk management activities
→ Lead and oversee incident response activities, including containment, investigation, and remediation
→ Manage Cyber Incident preparedness and response to include process creation and enhancement, communication runbooks, and training such as tabletop exercises
→ Manage and execute processes responsible for the advanced analysis of security threats (malicious code, intrusion logging, etc.) to proactively develop detection for such threats
→ Continually identify, evaluate, and monitor threats that could affect operational and business activities
→ Communicate with key stakeholders about IT security threats