// VIRTUAL CISO
Virtual CISO
Your CISO Function. Without the Cost of a Full-Time CISO Team.
Cybersecurity has become a board-level responsibility. Organisations are expected to manage cyber risk, regulatory compliance, audits, security incidents, third-party risks, vulnerability management, data protection, business continuity and an increasingly complex technology environment. But not every organisation can afford to hire a highly experienced CISO, security architects, compliance specialists, risk managers and security operations leadership.
Don't Hire One CISO. Get a CISO Team.
A traditional CISO hiring model can create significant cost and dependency. One individual may be expected to understand cybersecurity, cloud security, application security, compliance, regulatory requirements, risk management, audit, vendor risk, data protection, incident response, business continuity, security architecture, and board reporting. That is a lot of responsibility for one person.
// YOUR SECURITY PROGRAMME
Your Security Programme, Managed Throughout the Year
Bravido doesn't simply provide recommendations. We help establish a structured programme and continuously track its execution.
Understand your current security and compliance posture.
Build a prioritised security and compliance roadmap.
Coordinate remediation and security improvements.
Track risks, vulnerabilities, compliance activities and exceptions.
Prepare for audits, assessments and certifications.
Provide management and board-level visibility.
Continuously mature the security programme.
// WHAT THE BRAVIDO vCISO OWNS
13 Areas of Responsibility
Cybersecurity Governance
Establish and maintain the organisation's cybersecurity governance framework — security policies, standards, procedures, risk registers, security metrics, management reporting, security roadmaps, exceptions and risk acceptance.
Regulatory & Compliance Oversight
Bravido maintains a compliance calendar and tracks applicable requirements — DPDP, CERT-In, RBI, SEBI, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA and contractual obligations. This gives management a continuous view of compliance rather than preparing only when an audit arrives.
Audit Management
Audit preparation should not start two weeks before an auditor arrives. Bravido maintains an Audit Readiness Programme throughout the year — coordinating internal, external, regulatory, customer and certification audits.
Certification Management
For organisations pursuing certifications, Bravido can manage the programme from readiness through surveillance — ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS and other applicable frameworks.
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Bravido helps establish a structured vulnerability management lifecycle: Discover → Prioritise → Assign → Remediate → Validate → Close. Management receives visibility into critical vulnerabilities, aging items, business impact and remediation status.
Vendor Risk Assessment
Your security doesn't stop at your organisation's perimeter. Bravido vCISO manages the Third-Party Risk Management Programme across the full vendor lifecycle: Identify → Classify → Assess → Approve → Monitor → Reassess → Exit.
Security Architecture Oversight
The vCISO team reviews major technology decisions from a security perspective — before deploying new applications, moving to cloud, integrating third-party APIs, onboarding vendors, or launching new products. Security is involved before the decision, not after the incident.
Cloud Security Governance
For organisations operating in AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, Bravido establishes cloud security governance covering IAM, MFA, privileged access, network segmentation, encryption, logging, monitoring, backup and vulnerability management.
Application Security Governance
For organisations developing software, Bravido integrates security into the development lifecycle — moving from 'find vulnerabilities before audit' to 'build security into development'.
Incident Response Governance
Bravido establishes and exercises the incident response framework: Detect → Triage → Contain → Investigate → Eradicate → Recover → Report → Improve. We also conduct periodic tabletop exercises, cyber drills and ransomware simulations.
Business Continuity & Cyber Resilience
Security isn't only about preventing attacks. The organisation must also be able to recover. Bravido vCISO can oversee BCP, DR, Business Impact Analysis, RTO/RPO, backup strategy, recovery testing and crisis management.
Security Awareness
People remain a critical component of organisational security. Bravido can establish an annual security awareness programme covering phishing, password security, MFA, social engineering, data handling, privacy, remote working and incident reporting.
Board & Management Reporting
The CISO should not overwhelm management with technical dashboards. Bravido converts technical security information into business risk — providing management with visibility into what is going wrong, the business impact, who owns the action, and what risk remains.
// FIRST 90 DAYS
What Happens During the First 90 Days?
Days 1–30
Discover
We establish your technology landscape, business processes, data landscape, regulatory obligations, existing controls, security tools, policies, vendors, current risks, existing audits and certifications.
Deliverable
Current Security & Compliance Posture Report
Days 31–60
Prioritise
We establish the enterprise risk register, security roadmap, compliance roadmap, audit calendar, vulnerability programme, vendor risk programme, policy roadmap and certification roadmap.
Deliverable
12-Month Security & Compliance Roadmap
Days 61–90
Operate
The Bravido team begins running the programme — monthly governance, compliance tracking, audit preparation, risk management, VRA, vulnerability management, security reviews and management reporting.
Deliverable
Operational vCISO Programme
// IDEAL FOR
Built for Your Organisation
Startups
You are building the product.
We help build the security foundation.
Growing Companies
You are scaling quickly.
We help security scale with you.
Mid-Sized Enterprises
You have technology and customers but don't want a large security overhead.
We provide structured security leadership.
BFSI / Regulated Organisations
You need continuous compliance, audit readiness and security governance.
We help establish and operate the security programme.
The Bravido Promise
You don't need another security consultant. You need someone who stays.
Your CISO Function. Always On.
One Partner. One Programme. One Predictable Cost.
Talk to Bravido Labs About Your Virtual CISO Programme
Get access to an experienced Bravido security team that works as an extension of your organisation's leadership and technology teams — at a predictable monthly cost.