Healthcare vCISO: Expert Cybersecurity Leadership for Healthcare

Healthcare organizations face growing cyber threats, but not every team has the budget for a full-time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Fractional CISO provides trusted healthcare cybersecurity leadership to help protect patient data, reduce cyber risk, and ensure compliance—all without the cost of a full-time hire.

Let us handle your cybersecurity so you can focus on patient care.

Why Healthcare Organizations Need a vCISO

Cybersecurity in healthcare isn’t just about protecting data: it’s about safeguarding patient safety, operational continuity, and regulatory compliance. Healthcare organizations must defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks while navigating complex regulatory requirements like HIPAA, HITRUST, and NIST.

A Fractional vCISO provides strategic leadership and hands-on security expertise to help healthcare organizations:

Prevent costly breaches: Cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare providers are rising, with ransomware and data theft causing operational disruptions and financial losses.
Ensure compliance: Regulations are evolving, and compliance failures lead to heavy fines and reputational damage.
Improve cybersecurity maturity: Many healthcare providers lack the resources for a dedicated security team. A vCISO strengthens defenses without the cost of a full-time hire.

With Fractional CISO, healthcare organizations gain a dedicated security leader who provides guidance, builds resilience, and ensures compliance—at a fraction of the cost of an in-house CISO.

Our Healthcare Cybersecurity Services Include

Strategic Cybersecurity Leadership

Develop and implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program tailored to your organization.
Align cybersecurity strategy with patient care priorities and operational goals.
Provide risk-based security recommendations to leadership and the board.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance assessments.
Third-party vendor risk management to protect against supply chain vulnerabilities.
Security audits and gap analyses to strengthen regulatory posture.

Threat Detection & Incident Response

24/7 monitoring and threat intelligence to detect and mitigate risks.
Develop and implement incident response plans to reduce breach impact.
Tabletop exercises and disaster recovery planning for business continuity.

Medical Device & IoMT Security

Secure integration of Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) devices.
Network segmentation and endpoint protection to limit device-based threats.
Risk assessments to ensure compliance with FDA cybersecurity guidance.

Cybersecurity Awareness & Training

Security awareness programs for healthcare staff to reduce phishing risks.
Compliance-based training for HIPAA security requirements.
Ongoing education to keep teams informed on emerging threats.

Why Choose Fractional CISO?

Unlike traditional consulting firms, we embed cybersecurity leadership into your healthcare organization, working alongside your team to implement security best practices and maintain compliance.

What sets us apart:

Deep Healthcare Expertise: Our vCISOs have extensive experience securing hospitals, health systems, and healthcare technology companies.
Custom-Tailored Security Programs: We build cybersecurity strategies specific to your organization’s needs—not one-size-fits-all solutions.
Cost-Effective Leadership: Gain CISO-level guidance without the overhead of a full-time executive.
Regulatory Expertise: We simplify HIPAA, HITRUST, and NIST compliance, helping you avoid costly fines and legal exposure.

Get Started with a Healthcare Virtual CISO

Cyber threats in healthcare aren’t slowing down—but with the right strategy, you can stay ahead of attackers and protect your patients.

Let’s discuss how Fractional CISO can help strengthen your cybersecurity posture.

What our Clients are Saying

With so many security questionnaires coming from our enterprise partners, we knew it was time to focus on cybersecurity. Fractional CISO helped with sales enablement while building out a security management team for us from scratch. Then, they developed our program, helped us with documentation and critical issue remediation and ultimately led us to SOC 2 compliance!

Kathleen L. CRO, SaaS Company

Fractional CISO was a valuable partner while we built our cybersecurity program and ultimately our SOC 2 compliance. They work proactively to help us manage our risk and make continual improvements to our cybersecurity program. This makes it easier to build trust with our Higher Education customers, and we can put more focus on service delivery for them!

Mike B. CFO, EdTech Marketing Company

Fractional CISO has been instrumental in transforming our cybersecurity program. The cybersecurity team they’ve provided us has seamlessly integrated with our organization, allowing our product team to focus on innovation. We highly recommend their services.

Chris B. Head of Product, Product Manufacturer

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

Fractional CISO actually reduced the cost of our cybersecurity operations while managing our risk! They determined which tools and practices were not effective and eliminated them from our budget. We replaced the tools with new, less expensive options that better fit our company’s needs and capabilities.

Ayala L. Head of IT, Specialty Computer Manufacturer

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

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

I had previously worked with Fractional CISO, so I knew they were the right partner to help us elevate our cybersecurity efforts. Their expertise has been instrumental in validating that our global team adheres to critical policies and procedures, ensuring we maintain a strong, mature security posture. Their commitment and depth of knowledge have made a tangible difference in the effectiveness of our security program.

Ralph C. CIO, EdTech 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

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

Fractional CISO provides Virtual CISO services to businesses across various industries. Here are some of our key industries:

SaaS • FinTech • Private Equity • Banking • Lending • Wealth Management • Venture Capital • Mergers & Acquisitions • Healthcare • Manufacturing • Legal Services •Retail • eCommerce