A full-time CISO costs UK businesses between £150,000 and £280,000 per year in total employment cost. A virtual CISO typically costs between £24,000 and £84,000 per year. The difference is not just in price. It is in what you get, when you need it, and whether your organisation is actually at a stage where a

A virtual CISO (vCISO) is an experienced cyber security professional who provides the same strategic leadership as a full-time Chief Information Security Officer, but on a part-time, flexible, or retainer basis. They are not a managed IT provider. They are not consultants running a one-off audit. A vCISO owns your security strategy, advises your board,

What is an ISO 27001 gap analysis? An ISO 27001 gap analysis is a structured assessment that compares your current information security controls, policies, and processes against ISO 27001:2022 requirements to identify what is missing before certification. It shows exactly what needs to be implemented, improved, or documented to achieve compliance. Why ISO 27001 gap

A penetration test in the UK costs between £1,500 and £5,000 for a basic external infrastructure test on a small business, rising to £20,000 or more for large organisations with complex environments or compliance-driven requirements. The single biggest factor in pen test pricing is scope specifically, how many systems are being tested, whether the test