A Part-Time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Benefits of a Security Officer

• Acquire Information Security experience not available within the IT department
• Have a designated contact for IT, Audit, and Compliance inquiries
• Gain the bandwidth to handle long-term improvements
• Free up management, operations, and developers to do their jobs

How it Works

• The CISO will be on-site for a defined period;specified days/week or weeks/month
• CISO is responsible for a set of agreed upon routine security responsibilities
• CISO also works on designated projects outside of routine security operations
• CISO is reachable by phone / email at all times

Routine Duties of a CISO :

• CISO on-site 2 days per week
• 24-hour turnaround time for email or phone contact
• Month-to-month commitment
• Governance development / improvement
• Disaster Recovery/Incident Response testing
• Software Development Lifecycle improvement

Special Projects of a CISO:

• Creating Risk Profiles
• Performing Asset Classification
• Coordinating Penetration Tests
• Governance development / improvement
• Disaster Recovery/Incident Response testing
• Software Development Lifecycle improvement

Standard Package:

• CISO on-site 2 days per week
• 24-hour turnaround time for email or phone contact
• Month-to-month commitment
• Responsibilities and performance metrics defined in advance
• Additional options can be added e.g. special projects, on-call, more on site time
• Competitively priced

Our Experience is the Difference

Our security experience: We average over 10 year's experience in information security, as engineers, developers, managers, and consultants. We have direct experience in the security of systems, networking, applications, and operations, and will bring this security expertise to your organization.

Our commitment to customer service: We are committed to delivering exceptional value in security services. We do not sell products, and focus on securing your health information.

Our focus on creating value: We never lose sight of the fact that security is a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. Our wide experience in a variety of companies and settings helps us communicate with your organization in the language it speaks, and explain to your people how security serves larger goals.

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