// fractional ciso & advisory
SecurityStrategy
Board-level security strategy, risk-based roadmaps, and hands-on program build for teams without a full-time security leader. A practitioner in the room — not a deck and an invoice.
risk trend
-38%
roadmap
11/14
budget used
64%
Stabilize
Baseline risk register · Quick-win control gaps · IR + on-call basics
Build
IAM + secrets program · Vendor / 3rd-party review · Security hiring plan
Scale
SDLC guardrails · Detection & response · Compliance roadmap (SOC 2)
Mature
Metrics + board reporting · Tabletop exercises · Budget renewal case
// what it is
A security leader, without the full-time hire
Most growing companies hit a wall: customers demand security, auditors are circling, and the team is shipping fast — but there is no one whose job is to own the whole picture. You do not need a consultant who hands you a maturity model and disappears. You need a practitioner who sets direction, defends the budget, and gets in and builds.
That is what our strategic advisory delivers. We act as your fractional CISO — translating risk into a roadmap the board trusts, sequencing spend and hiring, and standing up real controls. It pairs naturally with a Security Program Review to establish the baseline, and with Platform Security to execute it.
vCISO
OngoingFractional security leadership embedded with your team — strategy, execution, hiring, and board reporting on a recurring retainer.
Advisory Retainer
MonthlyOn-call senior counsel for an in-house lead or founder: decisions, reviews, escalations, and a steady hand when it matters.
Roadmap Sprint
Fixed scopeA time-boxed engagement that produces a risk assessment, roadmap, budget, and board pack — a complete plan you can run yourself.
// what we cover
From boardroom to build
Board-Level Strategy
A security narrative your board and execs actually follow: where the real risk sits, what we are doing about it, and what good looks like in 12 months.
Risk-Based Roadmaps
Prioritized, quarter-by-quarter plans tied to the risks that matter to your business model — not a generic framework checklist.
Budget & ROI Planning
Defensible spend: tooling consolidation, build-vs-buy calls, and budget asks framed in dollars of risk reduced, not fear.
Headcount & Org Design
Hiring plans, role scoping, and interview support for your first security hires — plus how to structure the team as it grows.
Program Build (Hands-On)
We do not stop at slides. We stand up policies, vendor reviews, IAM, and SDLC guardrails alongside your engineers.
Compliance & Audit Readiness
SOC 2, ISO 27001, and customer security questionnaires sequenced so compliance is a byproduct of real controls, not a fire drill.
// how it works
From risk to roadmap to results
Discover
We start from your business: revenue model, data, regulatory exposure, and what your customers expect. We pull in any prior assessment — often a Security Program Review feeds straight in here.
Assess Risk
A practitioner-led risk picture: where you are exposed, the likelihood and blast radius, and what is already covered. We rank ruthlessly so effort goes where it pays off.
Build the Roadmap
A quarter-by-quarter plan with owners, budget, and headcount. Every initiative maps to a risk and a measurable outcome the board can track.
Execute & Steer
As your vCISO or advisor we run the program: drive initiatives, unblock engineers, manage vendors, and adjust as the threat and the business change.
Report Up
Board-ready readouts on a cadence: risk trend, progress against roadmap, spend efficiency, and the next ask — in language leadership trusts.
// why platformsecurity
Strategy from people who do the work
Operators, not slideware
Your advisor has shipped controls and broken into systems. The same researchers behind our pentesting and red-teaming write your strategy.
Every dollar defensible
We frame the program in risk reduced per dollar spent, so the budget conversation is a business case, not a wish list.
Speaks to the boardroom
Comfortable translating technical risk into the language of directors, auditors, and customers — and back again.
No tools to sell you
We do not resell platforms or take referral fees. Recommendations are driven by fit, cost, and your actual risk — full stop.
Our advisors are US-based security researchers who have built programs and broken into them — the same people behind our pentesting and red-teaming engagements.
// deliverables
What you walk away with
Tangible artifacts your team and your board can use the day after we start — and keep using long after a fixed engagement ends.
- A prioritized, risk-based security roadmap with quarterly milestones, owners, and budget
- Current-state risk register mapped to business impact and likelihood
- Budget model and headcount plan with build-vs-buy recommendations
- Board- and exec-ready reporting pack with a recurring readout cadence
- Policy set, vendor-review process, and program documentation stood up with your team
- Compliance sequencing plan (SOC 2 / ISO 27001) tied to real controls, not checklists
// get started
Get a security leader in the room
Whether you need an ongoing vCISO, an advisory retainer for your in-house lead, or a fixed roadmap sprint — we will scope it to where you actually are. Start with a call and a candid read on your risk.