{"id":51,"date":"2026-04-27T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/great-hawking.51-141-39-13.plesk.page\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:55:32","slug":"vciso-board-advisory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/great-hawking.51-141-39-13.plesk.page\/index.php\/vciso-board-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"vCISO & Board Advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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vCISO & Board Advisory<\/div>\n \n

Security leadership at .board level<\/em> Without the<\/span> full-time hire.<\/h1>\n\n

Your directors are responsible for cyber risk whether they understand it or not. A virtual CISO gives them the expertise, the language, and the confidence to govern it properly \u2014 at a fraction of the cost of an in-house appointment.<\/p>\n \n

\n \n Book a Board Security Briefing <\/a>\n \n See service options ↓ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

From £1,500 · West Midlands based · Available UK-wide<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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What we take off your plate<\/div>\n
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Board reporting<\/div>\n
Plain English security updates written for directors \u2014 not engineers. Quarterly or on demand.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Policy ownership<\/div>\n
We write, maintain, and own your information security policies. Someone has to \u2014 it may as well be someone qualified.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Compliance calendar<\/div>\n
Cyber Essentials renewals, ISO27001 surveillance audits, insurance reviews. We track the dates. You don’t miss them.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Incident response authority<\/div>\n
Named point of contact with the authority to act. When something goes wrong, you need someone who can make decisions \u2014 fast.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The board’s blind spot<\/div>

Most directors are responsible for cyber risk.
Few are ready for it.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Cyber security sits in the boardroom whether your directors invited it or not. The ICO, insurers, investors, and clients are all asking the same question: who in your organisation owns this? If the honest answer is “nobody, really” — you need to read on.<\/p>

A virtual CISO is not a technology solution. It is a governance solution. We give your board the expertise, the language, and the documented evidence to demonstrate that someone competent is in charge of information security — because increasingly, that’s what contracts, insurers, and regulators require proof of.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n

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The insurer question<\/div>\n
“Our cyber insurer sent a renewal questionnaire and half the questions we genuinely don’t know the answers to.”<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The client question<\/div>\n
“A major client has asked for evidence of our information security management. We don’t have a formal programme to point them to.”<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The board question<\/div>\n
“We had a board discussion about cyber risk. Nobody could say with confidence what our actual exposure is.”<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The supply chain question<\/div>\n
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Plain English<\/div>

What a virtual CISO actually
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A Chief Information Security Officer is the person in an organisation who owns the security strategy — answers to the board, manages risk, owns the policies, and is accountable when something goes wrong. Most SMEs can’t justify — or afford — a full-time one. We deliver the same function as a service.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n

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01 — STRATEGY<\/div>\n
We set the direction<\/div>\n
We assess your current security posture, identify the gaps, and build a prioritised roadmap. Not a generic framework copy-paste — a plan specific to your business, your risk profile, and your budget.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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02 — GOVERNANCE<\/div>\n
We write and own your policies<\/div>\n
Information security policies, acceptable use, data classification, incident response procedures. Written, maintained, and version-controlled. Ready for an auditor, an insurer, or a due diligence process at any time.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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03 — REPORTING<\/div>\n
We brief your board<\/div>\n
Regular board-level reports written for directors, not engineers. What your risk position is. What has changed. What decisions the board needs to make. No acronym soup. No hiding behind jargon.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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04 — ACCOUNTABILITY<\/div>\n
We’re the named contact<\/div>\n
When your insurer, auditor, or a large client asks “who is responsible for information security in your organisation?” — the answer is a named person with a phone number. That person is us.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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£120k<\/div>\n
\n Average UK CISO salary<\/strong>\n efore employer NI, pension, and recruitment costs. A full-time CISO is a £150k+ annual commitment for most businesses. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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72hrs<\/div>\n
\n ICO breach reporting window<\/strong>\n 400+ businesses rated ACUTEC on Feefo after paying for our services. Every review is verified. You cannot buy a Feefo rating. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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ervice options<\/div>

Three ways to work with
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We’ll always tell you which option makes sense for your situation — and why. No upselling. No pressure.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n

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\n One-off session <\/div>\n
Board Security Briefing<\/div>\n
\n £1,500 – £3,000 per session<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

A single session with your senior leadership team. We assess your current security posture, translate the findings into plain language, and give directors a clear picture of their exposure and responsibilities. Practical, honest, and done in a day.<\/p>\n