Security leadership that fits your size.
A fractional CISO protects your systems, data and reputation with a practical security programme, and gets you ready for customer audits and data protection obligations.
For growing businesses with ₹10 Cr to ₹200 Cr in revenue.
What is a fractional CISO?
A fractional CISO is a senior security leader who owns your cyber risk part-time. Instead of buying tools at random, you get a clear picture of your real risks and a prioritised plan to reduce them.
Growing businesses are increasingly asked about security by large customers, lenders and regulators, including under India's data protection law and CERT-In incident reporting rules. A CISO makes sure you have credible answers and the controls behind them.
Signs you need a fractional CISO.
- A large customer has sent you a security questionnaire or audit request.
- You hold customer or employee personal data and are unsure of your obligations.
- Passwords, backups and access rights are managed informally.
- You have had a scare, such as a phishing attack, ransomware or data leak.
- No one could say what to do in the first hour of a cyber incident.
Strategy, execution and performance.
Your fractional CISO stays accountable through all three stages, not just the plan.
The right bets, placed right.
- Risk assessment and security roadmap
- Data protection and compliance priorities
- Security budget that matches the risk
Hands-on. No handoffs.
- Access, backup and device controls
- Incident response plan and drills
- Vendor and customer security reviews
Built to last beyond the brief.
- Security metrics for the leadership team
- Staff awareness training
- Audit and certification readiness
What happens after you say yes.
Assess
Review systems, access, backups, data flows and vendors. Close the most urgent gaps.
Plan
Agree a security roadmap, policies and an incident response plan with leadership.
Harden
Put key controls in place, train staff and prepare for customer or certification audits.
Fractional, full-time or consultant?
Full-time CISO
Right once the role needs someone every day. Months to hire, a senior salary, and a costly mistake if the fit is wrong.
Fractional CISO
Senior leadership for an agreed number of days each month. Starts in weeks, scales up or down, and stays accountable for results.
Consultant
Useful for a specific study. Usually delivers recommendations and leaves before they are put into practice.
Questions about a fractional CISO.
Do we need ISO 27001 certification?
Not always. We help you decide based on what your customers require, and prepare you properly if you go for it.
Can a part-time CISO respond to an incident?
Yes. We set up the plan, contacts and partners in advance, so the business knows what to do and who to call.
Will this slow the business down?
Good security should be proportionate. We focus on the controls that reduce the most risk with the least friction.
Find out if a fractional CISO is right for you.
Tell us where the business is heading. In 30 minutes you'll know whether a fractional CISO fits, and what the first step would be.