Augment your team with an expert fractional CISO from Highgate’s vCISO Program
Highgate fractional CISOs are ready to help your teamnow
Our seasoned chief information security officers (CISOs) get to know your business, understand your challenges, unique priorities and identify gaps that increase cyber risk. Highgate vCISOs then recommend and drive solutions to fit your objectives and are there to help you when you need support.
Great CISOs are costly and hard to find (and keep)
Hiring a full time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is costly and quite hard. Finding one can take months. And then there is the challenge of retention and burnout.
Seventy-three percent of CISOs in the U.S. said they had experienced burnout in the past 12 months, according to a survey of 1,600 cyber leaders across 16 countries.
Source: security firm Proofpoint.
According to the “Implications of Stress on CISOs 2023 Report” by Cynet, security teams are facing retention snags due to the elevated levels of work-related stress experienced by their chief information security officers (CISO).
According to Statista, Workforce Gap Includes CISOs, Database Admins, Security Architects and organizations are seriously challenged to fill their open cybersecurity positions with qualified staff, and this is impacting the effectiveness of their cybersecurity and compliance programs. Also see blog.24by7security.com.
A March 2023 article in Forbes indicated there are “more than 700,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions across the U.S.” which will cause serious losses among businesses if solutions are not found soon. The problem includes open CISO positions.
With Highgate’s vCISO Program you rapidly reduce your cyber-exposure and get the expertise, without the high investment needed to find and retain a talented CISO.
Highgate vCISOs focus on your needs
Highgate’s Cyber security team of skilled cybersecurity professionals work as an extension of your IT staff. With our industry alliances we bring you best-in-class technology to better protect your organization and reduce the risk of cyber breaches.
