Stand up the function quickly.
A named senior lead gives management and the board a credible security voice while the permanent structure is built.
Senior leadership without delayVIRTUAL CISO · RETAINED SECURITY LEADERSHIP
A CISO function that runs every week.
Falconry provides the senior security leadership, programme direction and regulatory confidence an organisation needs—while Falconry360 turns the work into a visible operating rhythm that stays with the client.
Illustrative platform viewWHY ORGANISATIONS USE A VIRTUAL CISO
Outsource seniority and operating capacity—not accountability.
A virtual CISO is not a slideware subscription. It is a retained security leadership function with a named cadence, defined outputs and an auditable record of what was decided, assigned and completed.
Add depth where the team needs it.
Bring specialist experience in regulatory engagement, operational resilience, OT, cloud, privacy or major transformation without adding permanent headcount.
Bench depth on demandMove from finding to closure.
A focused programme can take a regulator commitment, examination finding or certification objective through to evidence and sign-off.
A date-owned remediation planCoordinate across entities.
A central vCISO model gives subsidiaries a common control language, local regulatory packs and a consolidated leadership view.
One group postureKeep the programme moving.
Maintain the operating rhythm during a vacancy, transition or reorganisation so critical decisions and evidence do not stop.
Continuity through changeBring senior presence when it matters.
Lead the executive and regulatory dimensions of a material incident alongside the technical response and recovery teams.
Calm, accountable responseWHAT FALCONRY OPERATES
Five service lanes, one accountable operating rhythm.
Each lane is configured in Falconry360 with owners, workflows, evidence requirements and reporting. The service can be fully managed or shared with your in-house team.
1 · Lead the mandate
Set the security operating model, risk appetite, committee cadence, policy lifecycle and decision rights. Produce the agenda leadership needs to govern.
2 · See the exposure
Maintain the risk register, quantify material scenarios, review vulnerabilities and suppliers, and turn signals into a prioritised treatment plan.
3 · Direct the programme
Run the roadmap, investment cases, regulatory commitments, remediation backlog and technology-change security reviews with target dates and owners.
4 · Respond and recover
Provide retained senior support for incidents, crisis decisions, regulatory notifications and post-incident improvement—not a SOC replacement.
5 · Prove the position
Prepare committee and board packs, examination responses, assurance evidence and a current posture that can be handed to an incoming CISO.
6 · Build the team
Coach the in-house function, define role profiles, establish the champion network and transfer capability deliberately rather than create dependency.
THE CLIENT EXPERIENCE
You can see what is being done, what is due and what only you can decide.
The service is transparent because the work lands in your tenant, not in a consultant’s folder.
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Mobilise the perimeter
Confirm entities, services, regulatory obligations, existing tooling, stakeholders and the first 90-day outcomes.
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Configure the operating layer
Load the relevant libraries, normalise the control set, define dashboards and route workflows to accountable owners.
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Run the cadence
Weekly operational review, monthly steering committee, quarterly board reporting and an agreed incident escalation path.
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Decide with context
Bring exposure, evidence, options and residual risk to the person with authority to decide.
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Transfer or scale
Build internal capability, add a new entity or move selected routines to client ownership without losing history.
WHAT THE CLIENT RECEIVES
Outputs that make the retainer worth renewing.
The service is measured by the quality and timeliness of the outcomes—not by the number of meetings held.
Operating view
- Risk and remediation changes
- Critical evidence due
- Incident and vulnerability escalations
- Decisions requiring an owner
Management pack
- Control and regulatory posture
- Supplier and technology risk
- Action ageing and exceptions
- Steering committee agenda and decision log
Board position
- Exposure and trend
- Investment options and risk reduction
- Resilience and incident posture
- Assurance coverage and open risk
Leadership response
- Regulator and examination support
- Material incident leadership
- Executive decision briefs
- CISO transition and handover pack
WHY FALCONRY360 MATTERS
When the retainer ends, the function does not disappear.
Every decision, risk, control, policy, action and evidence record is retained in the client tenant. The platform makes the work transferable, measurable and easier to sustain.
CLIENT RETAINS
- Risk acceptance
- Policy approval
- Regulatory accountability
- Investment decisions
Your officers remain accountable for the organisation’s risk and compliance position.
FALCONRY OPERATES
- Cadence
- Challenge
- Evidence
- Reporting
We provide senior capacity, judgement and operating discipline against the scope agreed with you.