eCISO - external CISO as a Service.
Immediately available, flexible and affordable security expertise, based on broad industry experience and scalable with your growth.
Your external security captain
Modern cyber threats leave no room for error – yet many companies are faced with the question of whether they can afford their own security department. Our eCISO - also known as Virtual CISO, short vCISO - is your outsourced Chief Information Security Officer, who is available immediately and only costs as much as you need. They provide strategic security without the fixed costs of a full-time position and can be flexibly integrated into your processes.
Why an eCISO or vCISO?
As your partner for information security, we understand that security is a customised service. As an eCISO, we offer you:
- Rapid deployment: After just a few days of onboarding, the eCISO is ready to go.
- Up-to-date expertise: Through ongoing training and market observation by our CISOs, your security concept is always up to date.
- Continuity: In the event of holidays or illness, a backup eCISO ensures support at all times.
- Cross-industry expertise: We have best practice experience from numerous projects in a wide variety of environments.
- Scalability: From occasional sparring partner to full support, you can flexibly adjust the scope.
- Cost awareness: You save money compared to hiring an internal employee.
- Independence and neutrality: We work objectively and neutrally; there are no internal conflicts of interest.
- Support for certification and beyond: On request, we can support you from the start of implementation to ISO 27001 maturity, through the entire certification process – and remain at your side in the years that follow.
For companies that want the highest security standards but do not want to fill their own CISO position(s), our external Chief Information Security Officer (eCISO) offers the ideal solution – strategic security expertise that is flexible and efficient.
Our services as your eCISO
When does an eCISO make sense?
Typical scenarios for our service are:
• Your IT manager needs a strategic sparring partner for security issues.
• Customers, partners or auditors are making short-term demands on your security level.
• You want to minimise risks without building a complete security team.
• You are planning ISO 27001 certification and want to work towards it in a structured manner.
The process
Onboarding typically includes interviews and questionnaires so that we can get to know you, your company and your way of working. The duration depends on the complexity; we are happy to invest a little more time here in order to be able to offer the best possible result. We then coordinate the necessary measures and appropriate timelines with you, and can then get started as your eCISO at short notice.
What sets us apart
Our eCISOs bring more than just theory to the table: operational experience, certifications as ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and Lead Implementers, and in-depth knowledge of other regulatory topics such as NIS2, KRITIS, GDPR, DORA and BAIT. We create quick assessments, develop roadmaps with prioritised measures and take a pragmatic approach that fits your company size, culture and technology.
Our team consists of certified information security officers and has many years of experience in implementation at SMEs, start-ups and corporations. We speak your language – clearly, practically and solution-oriented.
Our experience covers a wide range of industries: financial services, manufacturing, retail, the public sector and technology companies.
Take your information security to the next level now.
Have we piqued your interest? Then we cordially invite you to a no-obligation consultation. In a free initial meeting, we will analyse the status quo with you, discuss specific challenges and determine how and to what extent our eCISO service fits your organisation. Our team of certified information security officers will provide you with solution-oriented and understandable support – without any sales pressure or obligation, but with the aim of offering you clear recommendations for action.
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