A CISO without a $150,000 full-time hire.
We help you decide what to secure first, what to postpone, and what to automate. You stay in control, we do the heavy lifting — and we speak the language of your leadership team.
Quick intro or deeper working session — your choice.
Risk prioritisation
Support for audits / customers
Targeted awareness for teams
Steering dashboard (example)
Target security maturity
B+
Policies
8/10
Identities
MFA 93%
Incidents
1 minor
Next action
Validate the SaaS vendor risk treatment plan
Prepared by AspharTech – visible in AspharSync.
Why “on-demand” security leadership?
Most mid-market organisations don’t have the scale to justify a full-time CISO. But they’re still audited, still targeted by ransomware, and still facing demanding customers asking for evidence of security.
vCISO gives you senior security guidance without adding a permanent headcount.
- You need to answer a security questionnaire or key customer
- You’re multiplying SaaS tools and want to stay in control
- You want security to keep up with growth (not slow it down)
- You’re preparing for a certification, funding round or due diligence
What we typically do in a vCISO engagement
- Build your “security pack” for sales and customer due diligence
- Prioritise IT/security projects over the next 3–6 months
- Put a minimum framework around identities and endpoints
- Talk to vendors, MSPs and hosting providers on your behalf
We don’t publish full playbooks on the website — we walk you through them on the call.
Three ways to work together
You pick the model: one-off, recurring, or tightly coupled with AspharSync.
Audit + framing
We come in, assess your posture and deliver a prioritised 90-day action plan.
Ideal after an incident or a demanding customer request.
Monthly vCISO
1–2 touchpoints per month, support for the IT team, access reviews.
What ~80% of our mid-market customers choose.
Platform mode
We couple the vCISO mission with AspharSync to monitor accounts, licences and renewals.
You show both hard savings and reduced risk.
What’s different with us 👇
We don’t drop a 40-page recommendation report that nobody has time to read. We actually steer the roadmap with you and execute what we decided together.
- Business-first language (CIO, CFO, CEO)
- Direct link to IT spend and SaaS costs (via AspharSync)
- Strong focus on identities and dormant accounts
- Aligned with Canadian / Quebec regulatory practices
Example of a simple deliverable
“Here are the 5 initiatives to complete in the next 90 days so you’re not exposed on identities and remote work.”
+ budget estimate + dependencies + what can be automated
See how we present itQuick questions
Do we need an internal CISO / security lead already?
No. We act as your senior security function until you’re ready to hire or promote internally.
Can we use this just to answer a specific customer or RFP?
Yes. We prepare the security pack, tell you what to answer and, if needed, store the evidence in AspharSync for traceability.
Do you also handle the technical side?
For the basics, yes (M365, identities, rules). For deeper work we collaborate with your internal IT or your managed service provider.
Share your context — we’ll tell you if vCISO is the right move.
We don’t push vCISO on every organisation. But when it’s the right timing, it changes everything.
Talk to AspharTech