fractional chief information security officer (CISO) Service
Manage cyber risks and modernize your cybersecurity program with fractional CISO services
Fractional CISO Services — Executive Cybersecurity Leadership Without the Overhead IronVigil partners with SMBs and nonprofit organizations to provide experienced, pragmatic CISO leadership on a fractional basis. Our senior executives bring deep technical knowledge and boardroom experience—on average 28 years—so you get strategic direction, measurable risk reduction, and programs that scale with your organization.
How we help executives and boards
- Translate technical risk into business impact for board and executive reporting
- Define security strategy, governance, and measurable KPIs and KRIs
- Advise on AI security and safe adoption of generative and applied AI
Core capabilities
- Strategic security leadership and board enablement
- Risk identification, prioritization, and mitigation roadmaps
- AI security strategy and secure adoption guidance
- Governance, risk, and compliance alignment and artifacts
- Practical programs for data protection, the identity control plane, exposure management, and resilience
- Zero trust and cloud security strategy
- M&A security leadership for pre- and post-close integration
Frameworks and compliance
We align programs to major frameworks including NIST 2.0 and ISO 27001, and we have hands‑on experience addressing regulatory requirements such as PCI‑DSS, SOX, HIPAA, CCPA, and GLBA.
Industry experience
We’ve supported organizations from 50 employees to Fortune 10 enterprises across healthcare, finance/fintech, manufacturing, logistics, retail, education, entertainment, energy and utilities, agriculture, technology, media, and public sector.
Engagement options
- Monthly retainer — ongoing advisory and leadership (10‑hour minimum)
- Time & materials — focused projects and deliverables (40‑hour minimum)
Contact IronVigil to schedule a brief discovery call and receive a tailored engagement proposal.