OUTSOURCED CISO
InfoScreen's Outsourced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Program is a compelling alternative to a salaried executive model for addressing this key management position. Infoscreen's part time CISO can be contracted for a flexible part time or interim engagement. There are several key reasons why our outsourced CISO Program may be preferable to a salaried executive staff approach:
- Senior management sponsorship: Perhaps the greatest challenge
faced by a staff CISO is securing a proactive and broad based buy-in from
functional managers and individual employees, without direct authority over
this personnel. InfoScreen leverages our third party 'for hire' status
to drive a high and consistent level of participation among internal stakeholders.
- Human Firewall: InfoScreen's information security program
is fundamentally built around the notion that sound information security
requires active participation from employees and business partners. Our emphasis
on balanced approach and the creative methods we employ to measure the performance
will distinguish our approach from the actions of a staff CISO.
- Cost effectiveness: Survey data suggests that the fully burdened
cost of an employee CISO approaches $250,000.
Depending on the scope of our engagement, InfoScreen's Outsourced CISO Program
is likely to yield substantial cost
savings.
- Depth of resources: A staff CISO is one person. Conversely,
InfoScreen assigns a dedicated Project Manager who serves as the primary
point of contact with support from the entire InfoScreen team. This approach
enables InfoScreen to spread our specialists across multiple clients.
- Documentation: InfoScreen develops customized documentation
for each Outsourced CISO client, reflecting each client's unique organizational
structure, risk profile, and business requirements.
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