Certifications & Partnerships
CGCG's CISOaaS gives your organization the strategic security leadership of an experienced Chief Information Security Officer — fractional, embedded, and accountable.
Certifications & Partnerships
Most businesses without a CISO make security decisions reactively — buying tools when they hear about threats, checking compliance boxes when an auditor asks, and hoping nothing happens. That works until it doesn't.
A virtual CISO replaces that reactive posture with a strategy — a documented, risk-based program that knows what your most important assets are, what the biggest threats to them are, and what controls are in place to protect them. This matters beyond security. It matters when clients ask about your security posture, when regulators audit your controls, when your cyber insurer evaluates your risk, and when a potential acquirer runs due diligence.
A documented security program, led by an experienced CISO, is a business asset. It signals to clients that you take their data seriously. It satisfies compliance requirements that are becoming table stakes across industries. It reduces your insurance premiums. And if something does go wrong, it's what your legal team reaches for first.
A risk-based security strategy replaces ad hoc decision-making. Your CISO knows what matters, what's at risk, and what to do about it — before the incident, not after.
SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST — your virtual CISO owns the program, manages the auditors, and keeps the documentation current. You don't have to think about it.
Security reporting written for your board — risk levels, program maturity, compliance status, and investment rationale. In the language your leadership team can act on.
We start with an honest assessment of where you are — not where you wish you were — and build a program that's proportionate to your risk and practical for your team to maintain.
We assess your current security posture against the frameworks relevant to your business — NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS — and give you a clear gap analysis and risk register.
We design a security program scaled to your business — policies, procedures, controls, and governance structures that are rigorous enough to protect you and practical enough for your team to follow.
We lead the implementation — coordinating with your IT team, your vendors, and CGCG's security engineers to close gaps and deploy controls in priority order.
Monthly security reviews, quarterly board reporting, continuous risk monitoring, and vendor security assessments — the ongoing governance your security program requires.
We own your compliance program — maintaining documentation, managing audits, coordinating with auditors, and keeping your controls aligned with evolving regulatory requirements.
CISOaaS at CGCG spans the full scope of what a Chief Information Security Officer does — from risk registers to board presentations.
A documented strategy — not just a list of tools.
A documented security strategy aligned with your business objectives — based on a risk register that knows what your most critical assets are, what threats they face, and what controls are proportionate to the risk. Updated as your business changes.
SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST — we own it.
Full compliance program ownership. We manage the program, maintain the documentation, and represent your security posture to auditors. You stop worrying about compliance; we make it a managed, documented function of your business.
Your complete policy library — written for your organization.
Complete policy library — acceptable use, data classification, incident response, access control, vendor management, and more — written for your organization and maintained as your business evolves. Not templates. Real policies that get followed.
A documented IR plan your team has actually practiced.
A documented IR plan covering roles, decision trees, communication templates, legal and regulatory notification requirements, and post-incident review processes. Tabletop exercises included. When something happens, everyone knows what to do.
Security in the language your board can act on.
Security reporting that your board can actually use — risk levels, program maturity, compliance status, and investment rationale in business language. We make the complex simple and the technical defensible to the people who need to make decisions.
Your program is only as strong as the people in it.
We design and oversee a security awareness training program that builds a culture of security from the ground up — phishing simulations, role-specific training, and the metrics to prove it's working. Documented for compliance.
Your virtual CISO isn't just a strategic advisor — they're embedded in your organization, connected to CGCG's full security delivery team, and accountable for outcomes, not just recommendations.
When a client, investor, or acquirer asks about your security program, we prepare the documentation, answer the questionnaires, and join the calls. We make your program presentable to anyone who needs to evaluate it.
Security questionnaires from enterprise clients can take days to complete properly. We own that process — answering accurately, building a response library, and ensuring your answers reflect an actual program behind them.
Insurers ask detailed questions about your security controls. A documented security program with a CISO behind it qualifies you for better terms and faster claims. We maintain the evidence that makes your application competitive.
Security due diligence is now standard in M&A transactions. We prepare your security program for acquirer scrutiny — and for the post-acquisition integration that follows. No surprises in the data room.
Our CISOaaS clients are businesses in sectors where compliance, client trust, and regulatory scrutiny make a documented security program non-negotiable.
HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, SEC cybersecurity rules — if you face compliance requirements, you need someone who owns the compliance program. That's what CISOaaS provides.
If clients or prospects are asking about your security posture, you need documented answers — and a real program behind them. We build both, and we manage the questionnaire process.
Security due diligence is now standard in M&A and investment. CISOaaS gives you the documented program and the executive who can speak to it in the data room and post-close integration.
These certifications require a security program — not just controls. We lead the program, manage the audit process, and get you across the line — then maintain the program so you stay certified.
What makes CGCG's virtual CISO different from a compliance consultant with a security checklist. Four things our clients tell us matter.
Our virtual CISOs have held CISO and senior security leadership roles. They've built programs, managed audits, and sat in front of boards. The experience is real — not a certificate from a training program.
When your security strategy calls for technical controls, CGCG's security engineers implement them. Strategy without execution is just a document. We deliver both — in the same engagement.
SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR — we work across all of them, and we help you prioritize when they overlap. One virtual CISO covering every framework your business needs.
Security reporting to leadership requires translating risk into business terms. We've done it for boards across industries — law firms, healthcare groups, financial services, technology companies. It's part of the job.
Start with a conversation. We'll assess your current security posture, identify the biggest gaps, and tell you exactly what a CISO-led security program would look like for your organization.