TSR Solutions Managed IT & security

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Security leadership on a monthly retainer for businesses that need a CISO's judgement without a CISO's salary.

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What changes for you

A security plan someone owns

A named security lead sets the roadmap, tracks the risks and reports to you on a fixed cadence, so security stops being an unowned to-do list.

Audits stop being a scramble

Policies are written and kept current, compliance requirements are mapped to controls, and audit evidence is prepared before the auditor asks.

You know what you would do in a breach

An incident response plan, a disaster recovery plan and rehearsed tabletop exercises mean the first hour of an incident is not spent deciding who to call.

Buying decisions with a second opinion

Vendor risk reviews and tool selection help mean you are not choosing security products from a sales deck alone.

What's included

  • Security strategy and a framework-based roadmap
  • Policy development, reviews and ongoing maintenance
  • Risk assessments (annual, semi-annual or quarterly by tier) with remediation planning and tracking
  • Incident response and disaster recovery plan development, with a hosted incident response platform (Exigence)
  • Security governance platform access (Cynomi)
  • Regulatory compliance oversight, framework mapping, audit preparation and compliance reporting
  • Access reviews (annual or quarterly by tier)
  • Vendor risk management and security tool selection guidance
  • Tabletop exercises, board presentations and 24×7 emergency support (Guardian vCISO and above)
  • Dedicated senior vCISO with on-site availability and implementation project management (Sentinel vCISO)

How it works

From the first call to steady state.

  1. 1

    Assess

    We evaluate your current security posture and run a gap analysis against the framework that fits your business.

  2. 2

    Plan

    Your vCISO builds a security roadmap and a compliance plan, prioritised by risk and by what your customers and regulators require.

  3. 3

    Implement

    Policies, controls and incident plans are put in place, with TSR engineers or your own team doing the technical work.

  4. 4

    Govern

    Recurring strategy meetings (bi-weekly or weekly by tier), risk reviews, access reviews and reporting keep the program moving.

Why TSR

1991
Serving Wisconsin businesses since
24×7
Detection and response in Guardian and Sentinel
One rate
Per user, per month. No add-on invoices inside a package

Built on

  • MicrosoftMicrosoft 365, Entra ID, Intune and Defender for Business
  • Blackpoint Cyber24×7 managed detection and response
  • NinjaOneEndpoint monitoring, patching and remote support
  • AutoElevatePrivilege management
  • HuduDocumentation and credential vaulting
  • Phin SecuritySecurity awareness training and phishing simulation

Questions we get asked

What are the three tiers?

Foundation vCISO (bi-weekly meetings, annual risk assessment and access review, policies, IR and DR plans), Guardian vCISO (weekly meetings, quarterly access reviews and tabletops, semi-annual risk assessments, vendor risk, board presentations, 24×7 emergency support) and Sentinel vCISO (dedicated senior vCISO, on-site availability, quarterly risk assessments, project management).

Which frameworks do you work with?

HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR and CCPA are the common ones. Guardian and Sentinel vCISO map your controls across several frameworks at once.

Is vCISO the same as vCIO?

No. A vCIO plans your overall technology, budget and vendors. A vCISO owns security and compliance specifically. Guardian includes vCIO; vCISO is included in Sentinel and an add-on elsewhere.

Does the vCISO do the technical work?

The vCISO sets direction, writes policy and oversees implementation. Hands-on engineering is done by TSR under your package or as project work, or by your own IT team.

How do I get started?

Tell us your industry, headcount, number of locations, the tier you are interested in and your compliance drivers. We will come back with a scoped proposal.

Request a vCISO quote

Tell us a little about your environment and an engineer will reply within one business day with next steps, not a brochure.

Prefer to talk? Call 262-292-2000 or email sales@tsrsolutions.com.

Or open the full quote form: Get a quote for vCISO

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