Virtual CISO Case Study: Scale better with a vCISO

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How First Factory is using Fractional CISO to help their business scale securely.

THE LONE virtual ciso vs. a virtual ciso firm

First Factory, a near-shore software development company, engages with clients in staff augmentation projects. Their clients expect them to follow many of their cybersecurity practices, and occasionally, First Factory even controls infrastructure and environments for a project. First Factory has found that utilizing a Virtual CISO firm like Fractional CISO has resulted in better service than what a lone vCISO was capable of providing.

1First Factory used Fractional CISO's custom approach to help solve unique security challenges.

2Cybersecurity questionnaires are made easier and used to drive security improvements.

3First Factory is well-positioned to become SOC 2 compliant when necessary.

What our Clients are Saying

Fractional CISO came in and helped us build a cybersecurity program from the ground up. They developed a security management framework for us based on CIS Controls, adapted specifically to our use. Our regular meetings with our vCISO keep us informed of new risks, and push us to constantly improve. I feel much more confident in my company’s cybersecurity with them in our organization!

Karen G. CEO Software Company

I’ve been impressed at how Fractional CISO has systematically tackled our complex, multi-product environment. Their evaluations and recommendations have given me a complete understanding of each products’ cybersecurity posture. As the guy who is on the hook for keeping all of our corporate and customer data secure, the piece of mind that Fractional CISO brings me is invaluable!

Caesar N. CTO, e-commerce company

Fractional CISO analyzed our environment and made great security recommendations right away. Our technical team implemented many of their suggestions resulting in significantly reduced cybersecurity exposure within three months of starting the relationship. Thank you, Fractional CISO!

Lorna J. CFO Non-Profit Trade Group

Our cybersecurity program has gotten off to a terrific start with the help from Fractional CISO. They’ve created and customized policies, helped us find and evaluate key vendors and assisted us in reducing risk, all in the first few months of our engagement!

Jeff H. CTO Consulting Company

We needed to improve our cybersecurity program to protect our rapidly growing business. Fractional CISO quickly integrated themselves with our team. They were able to provide great guidance for our security and privacy programs.

John P. CIO SaaS Company

Many of our enterprise customers were looking for assurance on how one of our new features works and that it is operating in a secure manner. We hired Fractional CISO in part to create a cybersecurity whitepaper to explain how our new feature is secure. They did an amazing job, resulting in better customer acceptance of the feature and we continue to work with them in other areas and departments of the company to review security.

Mehul A. VP Product and Engineering
Technology Company

We get a large number of customer security questionnaires. Fractional CISO has helped us respond effectively while creating a library of answers and building out our cybersecurity program. They even handle customer calls with our clients when they have cybersecurity questions.

Carl G. CEO SaaS Company

One of our large financial services customers had a lot of security demands and we needed quick action. I emailed Fractional CISO in the middle of the night and seven hours later, we were a client! Now, as our security partner, Fractional CISO is helping us to manage this and other customers and their security expectations. They are also assisting us with maintaining our security program including assisting with SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Mark H. CEO SaaS Company

We now have a SOC 2 program in place! Fractional CISO got us from start to a SOC 2 Type 1 Attestation Report in just a few months. They helped us put the controls in place, helped us make process changes and are now helping us maintain the program.

Scott M. CEO Life Sciences Company

Fractional CISO helped us get a handle on our cybersecurity program. We now have a stronger compliance program for both ISO 27001 and GDPR and are able to better manage our cybersecurity risk.

Richard L. CIO Consulting Company

Fractional CISO was instrumental in helping us build and execute our cybersecurity plan. We now are operating at a lower risk level and we are able to close more deals due to our better cybersecurity profile.

Jeff D. COO Fintech Provider

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