August 7, 2024 at 11:35AM
Cynomi’s eBook “What does it take to be a full-fledged Virtual CISO?” details how service providers can expand vCISO services economically. The role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is crucial in the current cyber threat landscape, but there’s a shortage of skilled CISOs, leading to the increased demand for vCISO services among SMBs. This eBook provides insights into expanding vCISO services effectively. Download the eBook here.
From the given meeting notes, it’s clear that the demand for CISO services is on the rise due to the increasing cyber threats, but the shortage of skilled and affordable CISOs has led to a surge in popularity of virtual CISO (vCISO) services, particularly among SMBs. These services help organizations with compliance preparedness, risk assessments, incident response, continuity planning, and other cybersecurity functions.
The notes also highlight that the minimum requirements for full vCISO services are risk assessment & management, setting strategy, actual protection of the organization, training & security awareness, compliance & governance, incident response, continuity planning, third-party management, and communication to management.
To address these needs and deliver comprehensive vCISO services, the new eBook by Cynomi, “What does it take to be a full-fledged Virtual CISO?” outlines the essential functions of vCISO, how to move from partial delivery to comprehensive delivery, the upsell potential, and the platforms that can help vCISO providers add automation to broaden their offerings and scale without adding resources.
Furthermore, the eBook emphasizes that vCISO platforms can enable service providers to deliver a complete range of vCISO services, allowing for higher margins and the ability to interface directly with C-level executives and the board of directors.
Overall, the meeting notes provide a comprehensive overview of the increasing demand for vCISO services, the challenges faced in providing comprehensive vCISO services, and the potential solutions to scale and deliver valued services to clients.