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Who in your organisation owns security? If the answer is unclear, that is the gap we fill.

Your MSP handles the infrastructure. Your IT person handles the helpdesk. But who is accountable for your security programme — setting direction, managing risk, and answering to the board? If that seat is empty, we fill it.

What's involved

Security leadership on a monthly retainer — without the cost of a full-time hire. We integrate with your leadership team, set strategic direction, manage your security programme, and represent your security posture to the board, clients, and regulators.

This isn't ad-hoc consulting. It is a defined monthly commitment with clear responsibilities. We attend leadership meetings, manage your risk register, oversee your MSP's security activities, coordinate incident response, and ensure your compliance obligations are being met.

Scope is agreed up front and fixed for each engagement period. Some clients need two days a month; others need a week. No surprises on either side.

Deliverables

  • Monthly security leadership hours at agreed commitment level
  • Security programme roadmap and ongoing management
  • Board and leadership reporting on security posture and risk
  • MSP oversight — reviewing their security activities and recommendations
  • Vendor security assessment and management
  • Incident coordination and escalation management
  • Compliance programme oversight across active frameworks

Business benefits

  • A named person accountable for your security programme — not just your MSP
  • Board confidence that security is being governed, not just managed technically
  • Security leadership at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire
  • Experienced perspective on vendor, MSP, and compliance decisions you face every month

Engagement process

OnboardingWe learn your environment, meet your team and MSP, review existing documentation, and establish the security baseline.
RoadmapSecurity programme roadmap developed with your leadership team. Priorities agreed, quick wins identified, long-term direction set.
Ongoing managementMonthly leadership engagement, MSP oversight, risk register maintenance, and compliance programme management.
Board reportingRegular board-level reporting on security posture, programme progress, and emerging risks in business language.
Periodic reviewQuarterly review of the engagement scope and priorities. Adjustments made as your organisation and risk profile evolve.
Engage a vCISO

Security doesn't run itself — someone has to own it.

Tell us what is on your plate right now: a client requirement, a compliance obligation, a board that is asking questions. We will give you an honest view of what ongoing security leadership looks like for your organisation.

Engage a vCISO

Kaurna Acknowledgement

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Kaurna people, the traditional custodians of the ancestral lands on which we work. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of the Kaurna people to country and we respect and value their past, present and ongoing connection to the land and cultural beliefs.

Kaurna Acknowledgement

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Kaurna people, the traditional custodians of the ancestral lands on which we work. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of the Kaurna people to country and we respect and value their past, present and ongoing connection to the land and cultural beliefs.