Tier 3: Strategic CISO Engagement
$10,000–$15,000/month
Best for: Complex, multi-location organizations; behavioral health networks; organizations post-breach or facing regulatory scrutiny; and those requiring 24/7 incident response readiness.
What You Get (Everything in Tier 2, plus):
• Weekly or On-Demand Executive Access — Direct partnership for strategy, board communication, crisis response, and emerging threats.
• Full Program Ownership & Strategy:
– Comprehensive security program design and maturity roadmap (NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001).
– Incident response leadership with 24-hour critical incident response SLA.
– Security architecture review and technical guidance for infrastructure changes and new tool implementations.
• Advanced Compliance & Regulatory Liaison:
– Proactive audit preparation and regulatory agency liaison support.
– HIPAA Risk Analysis and comprehensive security assessment.
– GLBA Safeguards Rule complete assessment and remediation roadmap.
– Cyber insurance readiness and breach response guidance.
• Comprehensive Vendor & Third-Party Management:
– Enterprise vendor due diligence program with ongoing risk monitoring.
– Security questionnaire and technical assessment coordination.
– Vendor contract negotiation guidance and SLA management.
• Strategic Initiatives & Program Development:
– Technology and tool evaluations (firewalls, SIEM, encryption, MFA, SSO, DLP).
– Security awareness and training program design and delivery.
– Post-incident and post-breach recovery planning and organizational communication.
– Emerging threat briefings and cybersecurity landscape updates.
Monthly Deliverables: All Tier 2 deliverables, plus comprehensive compliance assessments, incident response playbooks, security architecture documents, training curriculum, threat briefings, and post-incident analysis.