We help you make smart decisions, reduce risk, and prepare for audits and certifications without hiring a full time CISO.
Security risk is now a business risk. And for most California companies, it lands on the desk of someone who is not a security expert but is still accountable. That is where a virtual CISO makes sense.
Consilien provides vCISO services for California SMBs and mid market organizations that need real security leadership, not noise, tools, or compliance theater.
A virtual CISO fills the same role a full time CISO would, just without the overhead. Your vCISO is responsible for setting direction, prioritizing risk, and making sure security and compliance efforts support the business instead of slowing it down.
That includes:
• Defining a clear security strategy
• Translating risk into business terms
• Guiding compliance and certification efforts
• Advising leadership and the board
• Holding vendors and internal teams accountable
This is leadership and governance, not tool management.
Our vCISO services are designed for California organizations that
• Are accountable for security but do not need a full time CISO
• Are preparing for ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, or PCI
• Have passed audits before but struggled to maintain maturity
• Need executive level guidance
• Want security aligned with IT, operations, and budget
If you are being asked security questions you cannot confidently answer, a vCISO is usually the missing piece.
We do not drop in with a binder and disappear.
Our vCISO services follow a simple, repeatable model that executives understand.
Assess
We evaluate your current security posture, risks, and compliance gaps. This includes people, process, and technology. No assumptions. No shortcuts.
Prioritize
Not every control matters equally. We help leadership decide what actually needs attention now, what can wait, and what is unnecessary.
Execute
We guide remediation, policy development, vendor alignment, and security improvements. Your vCISO stays involved to keep momentum and clarity.
Govern
Security is ongoing. We provide regular executive reporting, risk tracking, and roadmap updates so leadership stays informed and in control.
Most vCISO providers operate in isolation.
Consilien doesn’t.
Our vCISO services are aligned with our IT leadership and managed services. That means security strategy, IT operations, and budget decisions support each other instead of competing.
Clients work with us because
• We explain risk in business terms
• We do not oversell tools or frameworks
• We align security with IT reality
• We help leadership make defensible decisions
• We stay accountable long term
This is security leadership that fits how businesses actually run.
After six to twelve months, clients typically see
• Clear security ownership and direction
• Fewer surprises from auditors and insurers
• Measurable risk reduction
• Better alignment between IT and security spending
• Leadership confidence in security decisions
That is the real outcome of a vCISO.
Manufacturers choose Consilien because we don’t treat cybersecurity as a product.
We’re in this with you.
By understanding how those systems operate and designing controls around production realities, not around IT convenience.
Security doesn’t exist on its own. It works when it is part of a broader IT and operational strategy.
If you want to understand how vCISO services fit into Consilien’s managed IT, security, and compliance services, that is the right next step.
Learn more about Consilien’s IT services and how we support California businesses end to end.