CISO & Virtual CISO (vCISO) Advisory Services
CISOs Face Many Challenges
Today’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is in a tight spot — too few resources and a guaranteed series of security incidents to be held accountable for in the coming months. Among the challenges your CISO faces are the following:
- Too few personnel to assist in security operations
- Too few resources dedicated to risk management
- Lack of tools and methods to communicate to top management
- Funding gap for controls, personnel and management processes
- Difficulty covering all domains: security, security legislation, regulations and client contracts
- Too many security requirements
- Organization’s overall lack of experience with security and risk management
- Security risks are lost in translation to the board
HALOCK Offers CISO Security and Training Services
Our CISO advisory services provide your CISO with access to a team of highly skilled security professionals and a dedicated Security Advisor. The program is completely customizable to the needs of the organization and the CISO. As the client, you decide which CISO and vCISO (virtual CISO) services fit your needs. HALOCK can help with:
- Prioritizing security projects and budgets
- Designing security projects and the vendor selection process
- Updating the management team about potential risks and issues
- Establishing and managing a third-party vendor security program
- Assisting in crisis management and handling incident response
- Coordinating resources for ongoing risk management
- Facilitating quarterly security/risk management meetings
- Acting as ombudsman to interested parties to facilitate client audits, investigations and strategic initiatives
- Introducing tools to manage security projects and risk
- Developing reports and/or presentations to executive management and interested parties
- Educating and training on current threat intelligence
“nice job of understanding both our resources and risk tolerance to guide us appropriately … great at leading us through the NIST framework.”
– Education planning organization
Virtual CISO Services
Every organization needs security leadership, but not everyone is ready for a full-time CISO. HALOCK can fill that gap by acting as your Virtual CISO (vCISO) — providing expert security advice and management that align with your business needs and budgetary constraints from afar. HALOCK’s experienced senior team possesses leadership experience in security, technology and operations. We provide the management expertise you need, when you need it, without any investment in a full-time CISO. As a virtual member of your staff, we give you access to decades of security experience at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CISO. Activities may include 3rd party management (TPRM)/vendor risk management, assurance program development and facilitation, project/program management, mergers and acquisitions assistance, security organization design, and other similar services.
KEEPING YOU INFORMED – HALOCK SECURITY BRIEFING FOR CLIENTS
The HALOCK Security Briefing is a review of significant events, trends, and movements that will influence how you manage cybersecurity, risk, and compliance. Our clients receive periodic overviews with an extensive report file on the topics discussed. This insightful document also includes reference links throughout the report for easy navigation and deeper research. 
HALOCK Breach Bulletins Recent data breaches to understand common threats and attacks that may impact you – featuring description, indicators of compromise (IoC), containment, and prevention.
HALOCK, a trusted risk management and cybersecurity company is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, near Chicago.