A vCSO is a service that provides organizations with access to a team of cybersecurity experts who can help them improve their security posture and protect against cyber threats.
vCSOs typically offer services such as cybersecurity strategy development and implementation, risk management and assessment, incident response planning and management, compliance and regulatory support, executive level security education and training, and security operations center (SOC) as a service.
A large enterprise was struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing threat landscape and needed a comprehensive security strategy. They engaged a vCSO service to conduct a security assessment and develop a customized security strategy.
The vCSO team implemented a Security Operations Center (SOC) as a service, which provided continuous monitoring of the company's networks, systems, and applications, incident detection and response, and threat intelligence. They also provided executive level security education and training to the leadership team. As a result, the large enterprise was able to improve their security posture and protect against cyber threats, while also staying compliant with industry regulations. The SOC as a service also helped them to detect and respond to security incidents in a timely manner, minimizing the impact on the business.