Virtual CISO Monthly Report

The Equivalent of a £120K CISO — for £299/month

Strategic security leadership is no longer optional for regulated businesses. Cyber insurers, procurement frameworks, and regulators all expect evidence of ongoing security governance — not just a policy document from two years ago. Our virtual CISO service delivers monthly strategic output: threat intelligence, board reporting, policy reviews, incident response, and regulatory alignment — powered by AI with human expert escalation for complex scenarios.

• Monthly Threat Briefing: Sector-specific threat intelligence — what attack campaigns are targeting your industry this month, with defensive actions prioritised
• Board Risk Report: One-page non-technical risk summary for directors — traffic light status, trend indicators, and actions required, in plain English
• Security Policy Review: Annual review of all security policies with gap analysis and update recommendations — kept aligned as regulations evolve
• Incident Response Plan: Quarterly review and tabletop exercise — tested against current threat scenarios for your sector
• 12-Month Strategic Roadmap: Prioritised security investments sequenced by risk reduction per pound — aligned to your actual budget
• Third-Party Vendor Review: One supplier security assessment per month — essential for NIS2 Article 21(d) and CS&R Bill supply chain obligations
• On-Demand Consultation: 2 hours/month via Telegram or video — for urgent board questions, incident decisions, or insurer enquiries
• Regulatory Alignment Dashboard: NIS2, UK CS&R Bill, Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 — your posture mapped monthly across all relevant frameworks

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NIS2 Article 23 Reporting Readiness — vCISO Oversight

The Virtual CISO Monthly Report includes ongoing oversight of the organisation's NIS2 Article 23 incident reporting readiness as a standard board-reporting dimension:

• 24-hour early warning capability check — monthly review of whether the security team can produce the early warning notification within the 24-hour window with current staffing, templates, and contact lists
• 72-hour formal notification capability check — monthly review of formal report readiness: template freshness, evidence-gathering capacity, classification taxonomy alignment
• One-month follow-up report capability — review of the one-month follow-up report capability per Article 23(4)
• Tabletop exercise tracking — vCISO ensures at least one Article 23 reporting tabletop exercise per year, with documented findings and remediation
• National CSIRT contact maintenance — quarterly verification that national CSIRT contacts and reporting portal access remain valid

The monthly report includes a NIS2 Article 23 readiness traffic-light: green (ready), amber (gaps identified and remediation in progress), red (significant gap requiring board awareness).

Cyber Essentials 2026 Oversight (Monthly)

The vCISO monthly report includes ongoing CE 2026 control oversight as a standard board-reporting dimension:

• Firewalls — Monthly review of network boundary configuration, perimeter rule drift, and inbound/outbound policy effectiveness
• Secure configuration — Monthly check on CIS-benchmark hardening drift, configuration baseline freshness
• User access control + MFA mandate — Monthly MFA enforcement audit (CE 2026 mandate 28 April 2026); admin sprawl detection; least-privilege RBAC review; quarterly access review verification
• Malware protection — Monthly EDR/endpoint security coverage report (uncovered devices flagged); antivirus signature freshness
• Security update management — Monthly patch management cadence audit (vulnerability management SLA tracking; outstanding high-severity patches flagged for board review)