Cyber risk is now a leadership issue. Own it without hiring a full-time CISO.
Executive-level cyber security leadership for businesses that need clearer risk ownership, stronger governance, client assurance and board-ready reporting — without the cost of a permanent CISO.
The decision this helps you make
Who owns cyber risk, what evidence do we have, and what needs fixing first?
Clarify who owns cyber risk, controls, reporting, third-party exposure and incident readiness.
Understand what clients, insurers, auditors and boards are likely to ask for — and where the gaps are.
Review policies, controls, evidence, supplier risk, incident planning and security programme priorities.
A security tool is not a security function.
Many businesses have security tools, IT support and policies somewhere in the background. But when a client, insurer, auditor or board asks who owns cyber risk, the answer is often unclear.
Cyber risk becomes serious when it affects contracts, compliance, client confidence, operational resilience or board accountability. At that point, someone senior needs to own the programme, not just the technology.
Virtual CISO support gives you executive-level cyber leadership without needing a permanent CISO hire.
Cyber risk is not just an IT issue.
It affects contracts, customers, operations, insurance, compliance and leadership accountability.
Compliance starts before the audit.
ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and client assurance all need ownership, evidence and control maturity.
Boards need clarity, not tool lists.
A good cyber programme explains risk, controls, gaps and next actions in language leadership can use.
CISO-level governance, shaped around your risk and maturity.
Start with a focused cyber governance review, then move into ongoing Virtual CISO support, assurance readiness or targeted security programme leadership.
Included in the package
Virtual CISO Review
A focused senior security review to identify ownership gaps, governance weaknesses, assurance priorities and the right shape of CISO-level support.
Cyber risk ownership
Clarify who owns cyber risk, decisions, exceptions, incident response, third-party risk and board reporting.
Control maturity review
Assess the current state of policies, controls, access, backups, supplier risk, user awareness and evidence.
Assurance readiness
Identify gaps for ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, client due diligence, insurance and board-level assurance.
Incident and resilience view
Review incident planning, escalation, recovery, business continuity links and crisis decision-making.
90-day cyber action plan
A practical roadmap for what to fix, evidence, govern, report or prioritise next.
From scattered security activity to board-ready cyber governance.
The review gives leadership a clear view of cyber ownership, control gaps, assurance readiness and the right next steps.
Clarify the cyber pressure
We identify what is driving the need: client assurance, compliance, board concern, incidents, insurance, growth or maturity.
Review risk, controls and evidence
We assess current security governance, documentation, controls, third-party risk, incident readiness and reporting.
Identify gaps and priorities
We separate urgent risk from compliance gaps, reporting weaknesses, supplier concerns and longer-term programme needs.
Create the cyber governance plan
You receive a clear 90-day plan for risk ownership, controls, evidence, reporting and assurance readiness.
A good fit when cyber risk needs senior ownership.
Good fit if…
Not the right fit if…
From security activity to cyber governance.
Tools, policies and risk without clear ownership.
Clear ownership, evidence and action.
Cyber governance that understands technology, compliance and delivery.
Cigma combines CISO-level security leadership, CTO-level technology judgement and practical implementation experience. We help turn cyber risk into a governed programme that leadership can understand and act on.
Senior ownership
CISO-level thinking without the full-time hire.
Assurance-aware
Client, audit and compliance expectations considered early.
Operational
Controls designed around how the business actually works.
Board-ready
Risk, gaps and priorities communicated clearly.
Questions before you book.
No. Virtual CISO support gives you senior cyber leadership without a permanent executive hire. It is useful when the business needs CISO-level ownership but not yet a full-time CISO.
Yes. Virtual CISO support can help identify readiness gaps, define ownership, build evidence and prioritise the work needed for ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus.
Often, yes. IT support usually focuses on operations and systems. Virtual CISO support focuses on cyber risk ownership, governance, assurance, reporting and strategic security decisions.
Yes. Many engagements start with a focused cyber governance review. From there, the right next step may be ongoing Virtual CISO support, ISO readiness, Cyber Essentials support or incident planning.
Next step
Get CISO-level clarity before cyber risk becomes a commercial problem.
Book a short call. We’ll discuss your cyber risk, assurance pressure, compliance goals and whether Virtual CISO support is the right next step.
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