A fractional CISO who runs your security program.
Ongoing security leadership at a fraction of a full-time hire.
A fractional CISO (also called a virtual CISO or vCISO) is a senior security executive who leads your security program part time, usually 15 to 25 hours a week or less. AZEN sets strategy, manages your tools and vendors, owns compliance, and represents security to your board and your customers. It is built for companies with 30 to 500 people that need real security leadership but are not ready for a full-time CISO. Engagements are scoped to your risk on a call. You work directly with Alon Nachmany, a four-time security executive, not a junior team.
What is included
Everything below is owned by AZEN, not handed back to your team as a to-do list.
- A security strategy and roadmap tied to your actual risk, not a vendor template
- Vendor and tool accountability that cuts spend on what is not working
- SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or PCI readiness without derailing your team
- Board and investor reporting that gets decisions made, not blank stares
- Customer security calls and questionnaires handled so sales can close
- Incident readiness so an event does not become a crisis
How it works
Talk
A 20 minute call to understand the pressure you are under and whether this is a fit. Free and confidential.
Assess
A structured read of your current posture, your real risks, and the gaps that matter most in the next 90 days.
Lead
Ongoing leadership on a monthly retainer. Strategy, vendors, compliance, board reporting, and customer trust, owned.
Who it is for
Companies with 30 to 500 employees that need security leadership but are not ready for a full-time CISO, and teams whose current lead cannot get board time or translate risk into money.
What you get
A security program a serious enterprise customer, auditor, or investor will trust, led by someone who has done it at the CISO level.
Questions, answered
How is a fractional CISO different from a security consultant?
A consultant hands you a report. A fractional CISO owns the outcome. AZEN sits in your leadership meetings, makes decisions, manages your vendors, and answers to your board as your security leader, on a recurring basis.
How many hours a month is a retainer?
Most engagements run 15 to 25 hours a week or less, scoped to your risk and stage. The number is set on the first call and adjusts as your needs change.
What does it cost?
Engagements are scoped on the first call to the hours your risk and stage require. A fractional model gives you senior leadership for far less than a full-time hire, without the salary, equity, benefits, or long search.
Facing this right now?
Tell me the situation and the deadline. You will get a straight answer on fit and timing on the first call.
You work directly with Alon. Reply within one business day. Free and confidential.