Consulting and Audits
Part-time CISO
An experienced security officer, without recruitment constraints
Why an outsourced CISO?
Not all organizations have the means or need for a full-time CISO. Yet cybersecurity requires continuous expertise and management. Our part-time CISO offering allows you to benefit from senior expertise adapted to your context.
Immediately operational
Our CISOs are experienced professionals who understand SMB and mid-market challenges. They are operational from day one.
Benefits of outsourced CISO
Senior expertise
An experienced and certified CISO (CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 LI/LA) from day one.
Flexibility
Adapt presence time to your real needs: a few days per month to several days per week.
Controlled cost
Senior CISO expertise without the cost of full-time recruitment.
External perspective
Fresh perspective and benchmarks from other contexts to enrich your practices.
CISO missions
ISS Governance
- ✓Security strategy definition
- ✓Policies and procedures drafting
- ✓Security committee facilitation
- ✓Reporting to management
Risk management
- ✓Critical asset mapping
- ✓Cyber risk analysis
- ✓Risk treatment plan
- ✓Risk indicator monitoring
Compliance
- ✓Regulatory compliance
- ✓Audit preparation
- ✓ISO 27001 certification
- ✓Regulatory watch
Operational
- ✓Security project management
- ✓Provider supervision
- ✓Incident management
- ✓Team awareness
In-house CISO or outsourced CISO?
The same level of rigour as a full-time CISO, sized to your real need.
| Criterion | Full-time in-house CISO | Outsourced CISOCyber-SSI |
|---|---|---|
| Start-up | Recruitment: 3 to 6 months | ✓Operational from day 1 |
| Cost | €130k–156k / year all in, + recruitment costs* | ✓Up to ~65–70% less, sized to your real need |
| Expertise | A single profile, necessarily a generalist | ✓A senior multidisciplinary team: GRC, pentest, cloud, compliance |
| Availability | Holidays, absences, turnover | ✓Continuity ensured by the team, all year round |
| Certifications | Depends on the profile recruited | ✓CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, OSCP |
| Commitment | Permanent contract, notice period, probation | ✓No lock-in: you stay in control |
* Fully loaded salary of a senior CISO in France (salary, social contributions, benefits).
Also available in a shared version for local authorities.
Our packages
Essential
For SMBs looking to structure their ISS governance
Business
For companies with compliance challenges
Premium
For organizations requiring sustained presence