CISO as a Service: an external information security officer
Information security management at the level of a large, well-secured organization, at a scope and cost that fit you. A clear work plan, personal answers for customers, and someone who sees the whole picture.
Elad personally oversees every engagement and makes sure your information security runs at the highest standard.
What is CISO as a Service, and who is it for?
A CISO is the organization's head of information security: the person who decides what to protect first, how much to invest, and how to make sure the controls really work. In large organizations this is a full-time senior role. In an organization of tens or hundreds of employees, a full-time position is usually hard to justify, but the need is real: customers ask, suppliers touch your systems, and management wants to know someone owns the subject.
CISO as a Service gives you this role for a defined number of hours. There is an annual work plan, someone who answers customers' security questionnaires, oversight of your IT provider, and a clear status picture for management every quarter. You get the experience and judgment of a senior manager, without the cost of a full-time hire.
When does an organization need CISO as a Service?
If one of these sounds familiar, it is worth looking into now.
Customers ask who is responsible for security
Supplier questionnaires, tenders and large customers want the name of a security officer and orderly answers. Today it falls on the CEO or the operations manager.
IT is outsourced, and nobody oversees it
Your IT provider does good work, but nobody on your side checks what was set up, what is missing and what is still open.
Management wants one point of contact
Security decisions are spread across people and suppliers. Management wants one person who holds the picture and brings clear recommendations.
Everything a security officer does, at your scale
We set priorities together, and start with what matters most to the business.
Annual work plan and budget
What to handle this year, in what order and at what cost, so every security investment goes to the right place.
Deliverable: approved work planOngoing risk management
A risk register that is updated throughout the year, not just once, with a clear decision on every risk.
Deliverable: up-to-date risk registerCustomer security questionnaires
Professional, accurate answers to supplier questionnaires and tenders, saving time on every deal.
Deliverable: ready answer setPolicies and procedures
Information security procedures that match the way the organization actually works, not a generic template.
Deliverable: procedure setSupplier and IT provider oversight
Checking that settings, backups and access rights at your suppliers really meet the standard you set.
Deliverable: findings and recommendationsManagement reporting
A periodic status picture in business language: what was done, what is open and what needs a decision.
Deliverable: quarterly management reportHow we start
Four stages, with a number of hours agreed in advance.
1. Introduction
We learn the organization, your customers and the requirements already on the table.
2. Status picture
A quick mapping of what exists today, so we know where to start.
3. Work plan
Priorities and budget for the coming year, approved by management.
4. Ongoing support
Working to the plan, handling requests, and periodic reporting to management.
What stays with you
All deliverables belong to your organization and keep serving you even if you decide to continue on your own.
- An annual information security work plan with priorities and budget.
- A risk register that is updated throughout the year.
- A set of policies and procedures, and a ready answer set for customer questionnaires.
- A quarterly management report with a status picture and recommendations.
Senior management experience, alongside your management
Elad Elimelech, founder of Marom Cyber, brings 20 years of technology experience, most of them in management roles. In recent years he led technology strategy in information security and management at companies serving hundreds of organizations in high tech, finance and healthcare. He defined information security standards at the highest level and was the go-to authority for the most complex technology challenges across those organizations. When standard solutions were not enough, he led the solution.
Personal oversight until the project succeeds
Elad oversees every stage of the engagement and is responsible for the result. You have one senior point of contact for every question.
A partner to management
Not another technical supplier. Someone who speaks business language, brings clear recommendations and helps you make decisions.
Sized to you
Start with a small number of hours, and grow only when there is a real need.
Alongside your IT
We replace no one. We work with your existing team and suppliers, and make sure everyone works to the same standard.
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