This is our foundational, project-based offering designed to provide a comprehensive snapshot of your current compliance posture against any major framework. We identify precisely where you are, where you need to be, and create the exact roadmap to get you there.

• Who It’s For: Any business facing an upcoming audit, needing to meet a new regulatory requirement, or wanting to proactively achieve a specific certification to gain a competitive advantage.
• What Problem It Solves: “We have an audit in six months and we’re not prepared,” or “Our biggest potential customer is asking for our SOC 2 report, and we don’t have one.”
• What’s Included (The Deliverables):
  • Compliance Scope Definition: A collaborative session to identify the specific regulations that apply to your business and define the scope of the audit.
  • Control Framework Mapping: We map your existing security activities and policies against the specific requirements of the target framework (e.g., PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST) within our GRC platform.
  • Evidence Collection & Review: We guide your team in gathering the necessary evidence—such as policies, system configurations, and logs—to demonstrate compliance.
  • Detailed Gap Analysis Report: A clear, comprehensive report that identifies every gap between your current state and the audit requirements, categorized by priority and risk.
  • Prioritized Remediation Roadmap: A step-by-step project plan that outlines the exact technical and procedural changes needed to close all identified gaps, complete with realistic timelines and budget estimates.

Pricing Model: Project-Based (Flat Fee)

Achieving compliance is the first step; maintaining it is the ongoing challenge. This retainer-based service provides the continuous oversight and management needed to ensure your organization remains compliant and is always prepared for an audit.

• Who It’s For: Businesses that have completed an initial gap analysis or those in highly regulated industries that require constant vigilance and documentation to maintain their certified status.
• What Problem It Solves: “We passed our audit, but now we’re struggling to keep up with the ongoing monitoring and documentation required to stay compliant.”
• What’s Included (The Deliverables):
  • Everything in the vCISO Advisory Services package, PLUS:
  • GRC Platform Management: We manage your entire compliance program within our centralized GRC platform (Eramba), tracking all controls, policies, and evidence in an audit-ready format.
  • Continuous Controls Monitoring: We use our SIEM platform (Wazuh) to continuously monitor your systems and collect the logs required to prove that your security controls are operating effectively.
  • Internal Audit & Evidence Management: We conduct regular internal audits to ensure controls are effective and collect and organize all necessary evidence in preparation for your external audit.
  • Direct Audit Support: We act as the primary point of contact for your external auditors, answering their technical questions, providing all requested evidence, and guiding the audit process to a successful conclusion.
  • Annual Compliance Review & Reporting: We provide your leadership team with an annual comprehensive report on your compliance posture and any changes needed to address new regulatory requirements.

Pricing Model: Monthly Retainer

Our expertise spans the most critical compliance standards across a variety of industries:

• Maritime & Industrial: IMO/USCG Cybersecurity Mandates
• Healthcare: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
• Financial & Retail: PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
• International Operations: GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
• S. Government & Best Practice: NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) & NIST 800-53
• International Security Standard: ISO 27001