Pricing

Choose how much security ownership to delegate.

Choose the ownership level you need. Every engagement is senior-led, month to month, and scoped around outcomes.Your team can execute with our guidance, hand us the program to manage, or bring us into the operating cadence. Every engagement is senior-led, month to month, and scoped around outcomes.

vCISO engagement pricing

Save 15% with annual billing

Your team executes. We guide.

Advisory vCISO
Senior direction for teams that can run the work internally but need an experienced security leader to set priorities and review decisions.
$3,000
Per month · billed monthly
Book a discovery call
  • Monthly security and risk review
  • 12-month security roadmap
  • Policy and control review
  • Compliance and audit guidance
  • Executive-ready recommendations
  • Email access with a 48-hour response SLA
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We manage the program.

Managed vCISO
Ongoing ownership of the security and compliance program for teams that need the work managed, not another list of recommendations.
$5,000
Per month · billed monthly
Book a discovery call
  • Everything in Advisory, plus:
  • Biweekly working sessions
  • Policy authoring and evidence management
  • Compliance platform administration
  • Audit coordination and questionnaire response
  • Risk register, tabletop, and executive reporting

We embed and execute.

Embedded vCISO
Hands-on security leadership for complex programs, tight audit timelines, M&A, or teams that need a security leader inside the operating cadence.
From$10,000
Per month · billed monthly
Book a discovery call
  • Everything in Managed, plus:
  • Weekly leadership and engineering cadence
  • Hands-on remediation and control implementation
  • Multi-framework and audit fieldwork leadership
  • Board, investor, and customer security briefings
  • Incident leadership with same-day response

Monthly billing remains month to month. Annual billing is one prepaid invoice with a 15% discount; cancel with 30 days notice and the unused prepaid balance is refunded on a prorated basis. Final scope depends on your environment, frameworks, and response expectations.

FAQ

Common questions

Most buyer questions, answered plainly.

How is vCISO different from hiring a full-time CISO?

A full-time CISO costs $250K to $400K fully loaded, takes 3-6 months to hire, and is often overqualified for Series A or early B companies. A virtual CISO gives you senior security leadership on demand, month-to-month. When you outgrow us, we help you hire the full-time CISO.

Which engagement level is right for us?

Choose Advisory when your team can execute and needs senior direction, Managed when you want us to own the security and compliance program, and Embedded when you need hands-on leadership inside your weekly operating cadence. We will confirm the fit on the discovery call.

How does annual billing work?

Monthly billing remains available at the published rates. If you choose annual billing, you receive a single invoice for 12 months and save 15% on the engagement. You can still cancel with 30 days notice, and the unused prepaid balance is refunded on a prorated basis.

Do you carry insurance?

Yes. vCISO Services, LLC carries professional liability / errors and omissions insurance sized for growth-stage engagements. Coverage certificates are available on request during procurement review.

Something else on your mind? Send us a note.

Ready when you are

Your next move starts with a 30 minute call.

If vCISO.com is not a fit, we will say so and point you toward someone who is. If we are, we will identify the right ownership level and scope the engagement on the call.