Cybersecurity Workshop Series

Start the cybersecurity transformation of your startup in just 12 weeks.

Learn better together.

Fractional CISO’s Cybersecurity Workshop Series is designed to quickly and affordably build the foundation of a great cybersecurity program, while investing in the long-term cybersecurity skills of your team. Meet weekly with a cybersecurity expert in a small-group setting to learn everything you need to kickstart your cybersecurity program.

Utilize the shared knowledge of your peer group to apply proven knowledge to quickly solve cybersecurity challenges, while taking advantage of monthly one-on-one meetings with your expert to do a deep dive into more complex issues and get guidance unique to your organization.

Plus, enjoy a whole suite of other resources, including a security plan template library, a shared Slack channel to communicate with your cybersecurity expert and peer group, and more!

Built for startups.

Cybersecurity poses an exceptional challenge to small organizations. Cyber attacks are an existential business threat, and growth is hampered by companies who demand to see strong security and compliance programs.

However, a full-time cybersecurity employee would be too much – both in scope, and expense. Companies in less-populated areas may not have access to the cybersecurity talent present in cities either. Whatever the reason, many small organizations are left at an impasse, where are they supposed to get the knowledge they need to secure their business?

This cybersecurity coaching service is designed to fill the gap for small organizations. By participating in the program, you will meet your cybersecurity goals and gain the knowledge and skills to grow your security program and business together!

In 12 weeks, your organization will:

1. Measurably improve your security posture.

Improve the security of your AWS implementation by 50% (as scored by AWS Security Hub CIS Controls)
Improve the security of Google Workspace implementation by 10%
Improve the security of your Internet facing posture by 5% – 10%
Evaluate your cyber insurance coverage
Learn how to implement key cybersecurity practices such as employee off-boarding and vendor management
Plan for future cybersecurity and compliance investments

2. Gain valuable cybersecurity resources.

Your participating team members will become more knowledgeable about cybersecurity and be able to help future security actions
Templates covering all areas of the curriculum
Access to the Fractional CISO Community Slack workspace for collaboration with cybersecurity experts and peers
An Incident Response Plan that you understand

How does it work?

Sign up

Once a complete small group of 6-10 organizations has signed up, your group meetings will begin.

Attend your sessions

Up to 3 of your employees can attend the weekly small group coaching sessions. We will move through topics to progressively help you build your cybersecurity program - along with covering topics of-interest and in-need to the group.

Every session will include the cybersecurity expert going hands-on with various group members to demonstrate how the work is done.

Start your program

Use the knowledge, templates, and plans provided to build out a cybersecurity program at your company. Use your once-monthly one-on-one meeting with your cybersecurity professional to get their hands-on assistance and guidance with any problems you may be having. By participating in our sessions and using our tools to implement what you learn at your own company, you will build the foundation of a cybersecurity program, ready for expansion.

What is cybersecurity coaching?

Cybersecurity coaching is designed to coach your business on how to better secure itself. It covers topics such as cloud security, cybersecurity program creation, internal audits, cyber insurance, incident response, and much more.

By equipping you with the knowledge, tools, and guidance needed to secure your business, you will complete security tasks faster, allowing for more time to focus on other parts of running your business.

What is peer group coaching?

The peer group is the setting for Fractional CISO’s cybersecurity coaching offering. Members of our cybersecurity coaching groups will meet weekly in the group setting with a cybersecurity professional to discuss and workshop various cybersecurity topics.

Peers will be able to use this time, along with a community slack, to ask questions of and learn from one another’s experiences. Many small organizations share similar cybersecurity challenges, and you will be able to consult with colleagues who know exactly how the rubber hits the road.

Along the way, Fractional CISO will be helping to ensure everyone’s questions are answered and can explore topics that affect all peers in greater depth.

Will this program prepare me for SOC 2 or ISO 27001?

This program is not designed to give you a SOC 2 at the end of it. However, everything that we’ll cover is foundational to achieving cybersecurity compliance. We anticipate that several organizations will use a compliance software tool in conjunction with this program to help them achieve SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliance.

If you are interested in a managed SOC 2 or ISO 27001 program and audit management services, our custom cybersecurity consulting service will be better-suited for you. Our Virtual CISO program is also more suited to any company that needs or wants more personalized and hands-on service.

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

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

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 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

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

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

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