Virtual CISO (vCISO) is a relatively new role that is being established by organizations due to the number of remote workers on whom security and privacy responsibilities are required. Virtual CISO, who is not a traditional employee of the organization but works remotely and/or on limited hours, is fully responsible for ensuring ethical and legal security policies are followed, asset protection and disaster recovery strategies are in place, employees’ and partners’ data privacy is maintained using encryption tools, and vulnerability management security is given more importance.

What’s the role of a vCISO?

In a company, virtual CISO can offer value by helping the overall information security programs in the following aspects:

• Security risk management procedure
• Organizational management structure
• Information security planning and management
• Initiatives affecting information practices
• Appraisal of third parties with access to the organization’s data
• Coordination of audits by regulators

Responsibilities Of A Virtual CISO:

If you’re planning to shift to a vCISO from a full-time CISO or looking to appoint an information security officer for the first time, take these responsibilities of a Virtual CISO into consideration:

Rework the existing strategies:

Whether you’re replacing your Chief Information Security Officer with a virtual one or employing the services for the first time, a knowledgeable virtual CISO can offer useful insights in reassessing the present cybersecurity strategies.

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