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Fractional CISO · Service Overview

Fortune 500 Security Leadership.
On Your Terms.

A named, battle-tested CISO who runs your security program, briefs your board, and leads your compliance agenda — on a fixed monthly retainer with no hourly billing. Ever.

$650K+
Year-one cost of a full-time CISO hire
6 mo
Average search for a security executive
2 wks
Until your C3 CISO is on the job
100%
Of documentation belongs to you
Why Fractional

The leadership you need. Not the payroll you don't.

Most organizations under a billion in revenue need executive-grade security leadership — but not forty hours of it a week. A full-time hire means a six-month search, a mid-six-figure package, and recruiting risk. Your C3 CISO delivers the strategy, the board presence, and the program leadership now — and if a full-time hire is in your future, we build the program they'll be proud to inherit.

How It Works

Your first 90 days

01
Days 1–14
Onboard

Your named CISO meets your executive team; access, context, and priorities set inside two weeks.

02
Days 15–60
Assess & Roadmap

NIST CSF 2.0 baseline, board-ready findings briefing, and a prioritized multi-year roadmap — included.

03
Days 61–90
Execute

The operating cadence begins: executive sessions, program execution, and your first board reporting cycle.

Engagement Tiers · Enterprise Edition

Three tiers. Transparent pricing. No surprises.

Principal-led, for organizations above ~$400M revenue or in regulated industries. Every tier begins with a NIST CSF 2.0 baseline and a board-ready roadmap — included, not invoiced.

Tier 1

Strategic Advisor

$16,500 / mo

For organizations with a capable security manager who need executive direction and board credibility.

  • Named C3 CISO — single point of accountability
  • Focused baseline assessment & roadmap
  • Monthly executive strategy session
  • Quarterly board-ready reporting deck
  • One compliance framework led end-to-end
  • Policy governance & annual review
  • Annual risk assessment refresh
  • Cyber insurance policy review
Tier 3

Office of the CISO

$27,000 / mo

For regulated, audited, or board-exposed organizations that need an embedded executive function.

  • Everything in Tier 2, plus:
  • Weekly executive cadence
  • Multi-framework compliance program
  • Dollar-quantified cyber risk reporting
  • Incident command when it counts
  • C3 leads auditor & regulator engagement
  • Security budget drafted & defended by C3
  • Monthly on-site presence
  • Priority incident line — 24/7
  • Full-time CISO transition support
No hourly billing

Fixed fee, defined scope, no meter running.

You own everything

All documentation is your property — in writing.

Fair exit terms

60-day termination right after month six.

Focused caseloads

Your CISO knows your business, not just your name.

Engagement Tiers · Growth Edition

The same methodology, right-sized.

Director-led, for organizations from ~$75M to $400M in revenue — the same C3 playbooks and cadence, with a C3 principal reviewing every board deliverable.

Growth 1

Strategic Advisor

$10,000 / mo

For organizations with a capable security lead who need executive direction.

  • Named director-level C3 CISO
  • Focused baseline assessment & roadmap
  • Monthly executive strategy session
  • Quarterly board-ready reporting deck
  • One compliance framework led end-to-end
  • Policy governance & annual review
  • Cyber insurance policy review
Growth 3

Office of the CISO

$18,000 / mo

For growth companies with audit exposure that need embedded leadership.

  • Everything in Growth 2, plus:
  • Weekly executive cadence
  • Multi-framework compliance program
  • C3 presents to your board, quarterly
  • Security budget planning support
  • Audit and assessment support
  • Monthly on-site presence

Specialized work — penetration testing, M&A due diligence, major incident response, additional frameworks — is scoped and priced separately, always agreed in advance. Growth edition eligibility: under ~$400M revenue and outside heavily regulated industries; as you grow, your program graduates with you.

Book a scoping call.

Thirty minutes. A real number. No pressure. Tell us about your environment and leave with the edition and tier that fit — and a start date.

Book a Scoping Call
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