The Benefits of Having a Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Would your organization’s information security team benefit from having an inside resource on the outside? If you do not have a full-time CISO, hiring a Virtual CISO (vCISO) that is dedicated to navigating regulatory requirements and industry best practices, at a fraction of the cost of hiring someone full-time might be a fantastic option for your organization. Read below to find out about our vCISO services.
Retainer Model Security Services (Virtual CISO)
Under its “Fractional CISO” services grouping, OCD Tech offers a retainer-based approach to assisting organizations extend the capabilities of their information security team. By leveraging OCD Tech for this service, you get access to a team of experts at a cost much less than one full-time employee. We take an inclusive approach to this type of service, bundling a wide variety of services to help you secure your organization. OCD Tech’s capabilities extends organizations’ ability to address common security needs, represented by NIST’s “Five Factors”.
Retainer Model Security Services Scope
Access to Our Expertise
This time can be used for whatever purpose the organization sees fit. In other engagements with this time, we have:
- Performed information security maturity assessments
- Helped organizations prioritize and roadmap security initiatives
- Written policies and procedures to address gaps or regulatory concerns
- Performed security incident triage
- Written incident runbooks for front-line IT staff
- Organized proof of concepts for new security tools
- Written RFPs on behalf of our clients for things like Mobile Device Management and SIEM, among others
Policy & Procedure
Creating policies and procedures is a vital part of maintaining an effective cybersecurity program. Establishing common themes, goals, standards, and benchmarks helps to set organizations on a uniform course towards IT governance. As part of the vCISO offering, OCD Tech will help your organization create and maintain the IT security policies and procedures that govern your IT security program.
OCD Tech will assist your organization in creating a policy library utilizing any, or all, of the following methods:
Use Existing Policies
Use Policy Templates:
Creating Policies from Scratch
Maintaining Policies
Regulatory Obligations
In addition to best practice, OCD Tech will make all recommendations on your IT environment with those
regulations in mind. This includes building polices which often will be key in your compliance programs.
Common regulatory obligations include:
MA 201 CMR 17
NY SHIELD
FTC Safeguards Rule
AICPA SOC 2
ISO 27001
No matter the regulation(s) that your organization is obligated to, OCD Tech will help to create an IT security program that aligns with the requirements. When necessary, OCD Tech will help to create controls that are measurable and repeatable in support of these regulations.