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Virtual CISO services for mid-market teams that need security leadership now

A named security leader who owns your risk program, answers to your executives, and understands the firewalls and networks underneath it, without the cost of a full-time CISO.

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When a vCISO makes sense

A customer, insurer or auditor is asking for a security program you don’t have written down.
Your IT lead is also acting as security lead, and the board wants one owner.
A critical advisory or incident showed nobody owns exposure, patching or vendor risk.
You’re growing, acquiring or opening sites, and security decisions are piling up.
A new CIO or CISO needs a plan for their first 90 days.

What your vCISO does

Risk and roadmap

Assess your current state against a framework you choose (for example NIST CSF), keep a risk register, and maintain a 12-month roadmap.

Policies and evidence

Write and maintain core security policies and the evidence auditors and insurers ask for.

Leadership reporting

Monthly executive summary and quarterly board-ready reporting.

Architecture decisions

Firewall, segmentation, identity and cloud decisions made with engineers who design and run networks, so the strategy matches the infrastructure.

Vendor and incident readiness

Third-party risk reviews, incident response plan and a tabletop exercise.

Pricing

Foundation: $4,200/month. 20 hours/month of named vCISO time. Includes risk assessment, core policies, a monthly leadership check-in, and security questionnaire support.
Program: starting at $7,500/month. Adds full compliance program management, vendor risk program, incident response plan and tabletop, quarterly metrics and board reporting.
Full program leadership: quote. For regulated, multi-framework or multi-region organizations.

Term and any hours beyond the plan are confirmed in the written scope. Policies, registers and evidence you pay for are yours to keep. Not included: penetration tests, formal audits and implementation labor. These are quoted separately, and we tell you up front which ones you are likely to need.

How it starts

1. 30-minute scoping call.
2. Written scope and plan tier.
3. First 30 days: current-state assessment and a prioritized 90-day plan.
4. Monthly cadence from then on.

Security solutions · Managed support · Security Assessment

FAQ

How much does a vCISO cost?: Published 2026 market ranges run from about $3,000 to $12,000 a month for mid-market companies, higher in regulated industries. Our plans start at $4,200 a month for 20 hours.
vCISO or managed security (MSSP)?: A vCISO owns strategy, policy and accountability. An MSSP watches and responds to alerts. We can scope both, and keep them separate on the contract.
Do you also offer virtual CIO or CTO advisory?: Yes. Ask on the scoping call.

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This form emails sales@ianasher.com. We will confirm scope and next steps from there. Prefer a live conversation? Book 30 minutes.