vCISO Services

Gilberts Cyber Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services provide organizations with on-demand access to experienced cybersecurity leadership, without the need for a full-time in-house CISO, across the following areas:

Asset Security – Addresses the physical requirements of information security.

Communication & Network Security – Covers the design and protection of networks.

Compliance – The practice of following laws and regulations to protect a business’s digital information from cyber threats.

Data Security & Privacy – Protects data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, while also ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) – The comprehensive framework that helps organizations manage their IT strategy by aligning it with business objectives, addressing potential risks, and ensuring adherence to relevant industry regulations and laws.

Identity & Access Management (IAM) – The first line of defense for protecting information assets.

Incident Management – The process of identifying, analyzing, and responding to security threats.

Risk Response & Reporting – The process of identifying potential cyber threats, assessing their likelihood and impact, deciding on appropriate actions to mitigate those risks (response), and then communicating the findings and actions taken through detailed reports to relevant stakeholders within an organization, including management and boards, to ensure informed decision-making about cybersecurity posture.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) – A cloud-delivered architecture, defined by Gartner, that provides secure network access to cloud applications through a common “SASE” framework.

Security Architecture & Engineering – The tools, systems, and processes necessary to carry out effective cybersecurity capabilities.

Security Assessment & Testing – The design, performance and analysis of security testing.

Security Governance – The creation and management of a set of policies, processes, and practices that help organizations manage their digital assets and information systems.

Security Operations – Integrates information security management principles into the day-to-day running of IT functions to support business objectives.

Security Program & Policy Management – The practice of managing an organization’s overall cybersecurity strategy through the strategic process of developing, implementing, and overseeing an organization’s cybersecurity policies, procedures, and practices to protect its sensitive information systems, networks, and data from cyber threats, including defining clear guidelines for user access, data handling, incident response, and risk mitigation, while also regularly reviewing and updating these policies to maintain effective security measures.

Security Risk Management – Examines the complexities of classifying information and helps clients appreciate how information security functions.

Software Development Security – The processes and practices involved in developing secure software systems that are resistant to malicious attacks and unintended vulnerabilities.

Threat Analysis – The practice of actively identifying and analyzing potential cyber attacks to proactively protect against them by establishing a process in which potential cyber threats that could harm an organization’s systems, networks, or data are identified, assessed, and understood, using a combination of data analysis, security intelligence, and forensics to evaluate and prioritize the potential risks involved.

Threat Intelligence – The process of collecting, analyzing, and applying information about current and potential cyber threats to an organization’s cybersecurity program to enhance the organization’s cybersecurity posture. Threat intelligence involves gathering data from various sources, identifying patterns, and using this knowledge to prevent or mitigate cyberattacks.