Governance cadence
Establish leadership meetings, decision rights, policy owners, risk acceptance, metrics, reporting expectations, and issue escalation.
Virtual CISO pricing for growing businesses
vCISO Advisory Services Pricing
Estimate a monthly starting investment for cybersecurity governance, risk decisions, policy ownership, executive reporting, compliance oversight, vendor risk, incident readiness, and remediation accountability.
- Risk governance and policy ownership
- Executive and board reporting
- Accountable remediation oversight
Illustrative market-value comparison$7,500/month
Focused OC Security Audit starting price
$2,500per month
The crossed-out figure is an illustrative planning comparison, not a third-party market survey. Final scope and fees are confirmed in writing.
Ali Hassani, CISO, brings 25+ years of IT, cybersecurity, compliance, network, Microsoft, and infrastructure experience to each engagement.
Instant service pricing estimate
Estimate your monthly vCISO advisory investment.
Choose the closest answer for ten simple scope questions. The estimate updates in your browser and does not collect or transmit your selections.
Professional audit deliverables
Gain an accountable cybersecurity governance and leadership roadmap.
The engagement turns technical and documentation review into clear priorities for leadership, IT, vendors, and follow-up validation.
Deliverables included with your assessment
- Monthly or quarterly executive cybersecurity briefing with decisions and priorities.
- Maintained risk register with ownership, treatment, due dates, and accepted risk.
- Security roadmap that connects audit findings, compliance needs, projects, and budget.
- Policy and governance guidance with defined review cadence and accountability.
- Vendor, cyber insurance, customer-questionnaire, and compliance advisory support.
- Incident-readiness leadership and coordination with internal teams and providers.
What the service reviews
Define the governance, risk, and reporting cadence your business needs.
Risk and compliance direction
Maintain the risk register, map regulatory or customer obligations, prioritize assessments, organize evidence, and guide exception decisions.
Program execution
Coordinate remediation owners, vendors, MSPs, incident readiness, security projects, budgets, and validation without replacing day-to-day IT operations.
For scope context, review OC Security Audit’s vCISO Advisory Services service and the authoritative NIST Cybersecurity Framework. A related free readiness tool can help identify questions before a professional engagement.
Experienced, independent guidance
Reviewed by Ali Hassani, CISO.
Ali provides an experienced security-leadership layer for organizations that need accountable direction but are not ready to hire a full-time CISO.
Ali Hassani is a CISO, cybersecurity and IT consultant, and infrastructure leader with 25+ years of experience. Certifications include CISSP, CCISO, CCNP, CCNA, MCSE, MCSA Security, MCITP, MCP, and MCTS. Learn more about Ali Hassani.
Pricing questions
What clients usually ask before scheduling.
How much do vCISO services cost?
A focused monthly advisory program starts at the displayed amount. Organization size, meeting cadence, frameworks, policy maturity, reporting, vendors, incident support, and remediation oversight determine the retainer.
Does a vCISO replace our IT manager or MSP?
No. A vCISO provides security governance, risk, policy, executive communication, and accountability while internal IT and service providers continue operating and supporting the environment.
Can vCISO support be project-based?
Yes. A short governance, risk, policy, cyber insurance, or compliance project may be scoped separately when a recurring monthly program is not the right fit.
Confirm the right scope before you commit.
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This estimator is for initial guidance only and does not replace a professional cybersecurity audit, compliance assessment, penetration test, legal/compliance review, or written proposal. Do not enter confidential information. Prices, planning ranges, and market-value comparisons require final business approval before publication.