Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Executive security leadership, without the executive payroll.
Complixen's vCISO service gives you an experienced security executive on demand — setting strategy, owning risk, leading compliance, and reporting to your board, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
What Your vCISO Owns
End-to-end security leadership — everything a full-time CISO would carry, delivered remotely and flexibly
Security Strategy & Roadmap
A pragmatic, multi-year security plan tied to your business goals and budget — not a shelf document. Reviewed and re-prioritized as your company grows.
Security Program Governance
Policies, standards, and clear ownership structures your team actually follows — sized for your organization, not copied from an enterprise binder.
Risk Management & Board Reporting
A living risk register with metrics translated into language executives and boards act on — so security decisions get made with the business, not around it.
Compliance Leadership
Ownership of your ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA programs end-to-end — working hand-in-hand with our GRC team from gap analysis through audit day.
Third-Party & Vendor Risk
Security review of the vendors and SaaS your business depends on — plus your customers' security questionnaires, answered without derailing your team.
Incident Readiness & Response Leadership
Incident response plans, tabletop exercises, and — when it counts — an experienced decision-maker on the phone leading your response.
Security Culture & Team Mentoring
Awareness programs that stick, plus hands-on coaching for your engineers and IT staff — so security capability stays in the building.
How the Engagement Runs
A structured leadership cadence that starts delivering in the first month
Assess & Baseline
Your vCISO runs a posture assessment and gap analysis against your target frameworks, builds the initial risk register, and meets your team and stakeholders.
Plan & Prioritize
You get a costed, sequenced roadmap: quick wins first, structural fixes phased realistically, and a budget your vCISO defends to leadership on your behalf.
Lead & Report
A recurring cadence runs the program: vendor reviews, audit preparation, incident readiness, metrics, and board-level reporting — adjusted quarterly as your business changes.
Why Choose CompliXen?
CISO-level judgment, backed by a full security firm
Executive Expertise, Fractional Cost
Seasoned CISO leadership for a fraction of a full-time executive salary.
Flexible by Design
Scale hours up for an audit or incident, down for steady state — no long lock-ins.
Audit-Ready From Day One
Deep bench experience across ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS engagements.
Vendor-Neutral Advice
We recommend what fits your stack and budget — not what pays us commission.
A Whole Firm Behind One Seat
Your vCISO taps Complixen's pentesters, incident responders, and GRC specialists on demand.
Get a CISO On Your Side
Whether you're facing your first enterprise security questionnaire, an upcoming audit, or a board asking hard questions — get executive security leadership working for you this month.