Recurring pressure
Customers, auditors or insurers frequently request answers and evidence.
Fractional CISO
Senior cybersecurity direction without hiring a full-time CISO.
We align leadership, IT and vendors to prioritize risk, sustain decisions and respond with evidence to customers, auditors and insurers.
- Executive judgment to prioritize risk and budget.
- Monthly cadence with decisions, owners and next steps.
- Coordination with IT and vendors without replacing the internal team.
Indicative investment
USD 1,900 to USD 4,900 per month
Engagement
Monthly advisory
Key condition
Internal owner and leadership participation
When it adds value
Signals that direction is missing, not another tool.
Ownerless decisions
IT executes, but nobody decides which risk to accept, fund or fix first.
Disconnected vendors
Each vendor works independently without shared priorities or executive interpretation.
Growth
Enterprise sales, expansion or new products require a more defensible posture.
First 30 days
We start by building a shared decision baseline.
Context
We review external pressure, critical assets, stakeholders and pending decisions.
Priorities
We organize risks, quick wins, blockers and owners in one shared backlog.
Cadence
We agree on meetings, reporting, escalation and progress criteria.
Plan
We define the next 90 days and the evidence the organization needs to produce.
Monthly cadence
What a Talsoft Fractional CISO does month by month.
Executive direction
- Risk and decision reviews with leadership.
- Prioritization based on impact and real capacity.
- Accepted-risk and next-step register.
Backlog and evidence
- Control, finding and owner follow-up.
- Third-party evidence preparation within scope.
- Progress validation without turning everything into urgency.
Coordination
- Alignment across IT, vendors and business teams.
- Translation of technical topics into executive decisions.
- Specialist or project recommendations when appropriate.
Clear responsibilities
Talsoft provides direction; the company retains ownership.
Talsoft
- Provides judgment and prioritization.
- Keeps risks, decisions and roadmap visible.
- Coordinates stakeholders and translates technical impact.
Your company
- Assigns internal owners.
- Provides context, access and evidence.
- Makes decisions and executes agreed actions.
Choose the right model
Direction, transformation and operations are not the same.
Fractional CISO
Senior direction and ongoing judgment when executive security leadership is missing.
This pageAnnual Program
A structured 12-month transformation to assess, implement and operate.
View Annual ProgramContinuous Management
Recurring operation of backlog, controls, evidence and reviews.
View Continuous ManagementProof of work
Direction that turns into documentation, priorities and execution.
Talsoft supported Rivkin Securities in Australia through a six-month program to formalize its cybersecurity structure, maintain a live risk register and sustain evidence and follow-up.
View case studies“They got involved in solving the problem and showed strong availability to help.”
“Communication was fast and contacting Talsoft was easy.”
The service does not replace the technical team or guarantee certifications, external approvals or absence of incidents. It requires internal owners and leadership participation.
Frequently asked questions
Does Talsoft replace IT?
No. Talsoft provides direction, prioritization and executive criteria so IT and vendors can execute within a clear framework.
When does Fractional CISO apply?
When the company needs security leadership, evidence and ongoing decisions, but cannot or should not hire a full-time CISO.
When does it not apply?
It does not apply if the company wants to delegate all security without internal ownership or only buy a point tool.
Let us organize the security decisions that currently have no owner.
In a short conversation we review external pressure, team, stakeholders and required cadence to confirm whether Fractional CISO is the right model.