Torridon Cyber
Strategic Cybersecurity Leadership
FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Strategic Security for SMBs
Fractional CISO services provide small and mid-sized businesses with elite cybersecurity leadership on a flexible, part-time basis. This partnership ensures that your security strategy is dictated by business risk and regulatory mandates, rather than reactive technology purchases. By embedding strategic oversight into your leadership team, we help you navigate the complexities of modern threats without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.
Structured CISO oversight becomes critical as soon as your business handles sensitive client data, faces complex regulatory requirements like NIS2 or SOC2, or enters a growth phase where a single security event could fundamentally threaten your commercial survival. When the burden of security starts impacting your ability to deliver, or when investors demand proof of governance, the expert leadership of a Fractional CISO is no longer optional—it is a strategic necessity.
Executive Cyber Risk Baseline
£2000
- Overview: A focused executive diagnostic providing an independent view of your cyber risk exposure, and immediate priorities. Designed to give leadership clear direction without a lengthy assessment process.
- Scope: A high-level review of your security posture, key risk themes, and governance approach, informed by leadership discussions and available documentation.
- Deliverables: Executive Cyber Risk Summary Report, Identification of key risk themes and exposures, 90-day risk-based action roadmap, and Strategic recommendations for next steps.
- Executive Outcomes: Clear understanding of your most material cyber risks, Defined risk priorities aligned to organisational objectives, Practical, ROI-focused action plan, and Improved confidence in security-related decision-making.
- Typical Duration: Delivered over 3–4 weeks from kickoff to executive readout.
Retained Cyber Risk Leadership
Ongoing engagements typically range from £3,000–£10,000 per month depending on organisational complexity.
Tier 1: Governance Baseline
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Quarterly board-level cyber risk reporting
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Oversight of policies, standards, and governance framework
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Independent view of risk posture and priority themes
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Advisory oversight of assurance and risk management activities
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Monthly strategic advisory engagement
The foundation of defensible cyber governance without the executive overhead. This tier ensures your leadership remains informed and your compliance remains valid.
Tier2: Risk Integration
Integrating cyber risk management into organisational decision-making and growth. This engagement moves beyond periodic oversight to provide continuous risk visibility and structured governance.
- Board-level cyber risk reporting and narrative development
- Governance oversight of third-party and supply chain risk
- Proactive Incident Response Readiness
- Security input into major change initiatives and operational risk decisions
- Development of risk metrics and reporting for leadership
Improved visibility of risk exposure, stronger assurance for customers and stakeholders, and a more resilient, defensible governance posture.
Tier 3: Executive Cyber Leadership
Core Elements
Strategic Impact
Executive Outcome
- Acting CISO leadership
- Ownership of cyber risk prioritisation and strategic direction
- Board-level reporting and stakeholder engagement
- Oversight of security operations, risk management, and third-party exposure
- Security strategy, investment, and capability planning
Clear executive accountability for cyber risk, stronger governance maturity, and a defensible security posture aligned to business objectives.
A trusted security leader embedded at executive level, providing clarity, direction, and confidence without permanent headcount.
Clear executive accountability for cyber risk, strengthened organisational resilience, and a security strategy fully aligned to business objectives.
The Risk of Partial Security
What We Deliberately Do Not Provide
Security is not a checkbox. Partial oversight leaves critical gaps in governance and risk integration, creating a false sense of security while leaving the business exposed to regulatory failure and catastrophic breach. Without structured CISO oversight, security remains a technical task rather than a business enabler.
- MSSP or SOC: We do not provide 24/7 monitoring or technical support ticketing.
- Software Resale: We maintain strict independence and do not profit from vendor recommendations.
- Implementation: We do not perform technical engineering or coding tasks.
- Administration: We do not handle internal administrative tasks outside of the strategic CISO remit.
- Pentesting: We oversee remediation but do not conduct technical exploits.