Security leadership, on tap.
Most organizations need senior security judgment long before they can justify a full-time CISO. Our virtual CISO service gives you that judgment on a retainer — strategy, governance, risk decisions and board-ready reporting from someone who has done the work, scaled to exactly what you need.
- Model
- Monthly retainer — scaled to your stage
- Who it's for
- Startups to scale-ups, public sector, boards
- Cadence
- Regular sessions + on-demand advisory
- Deliverables
- Roadmap, risk register, board reporting
- Backed by
- Byteramp's full team + the Vector platform
Virtual CISO (vCISO) services — security leadership on a retainer
Byteramp provides virtual CISO (vCISO) and security advisory services for startups, scale-ups and enterprises in Malmö, Sweden and the Nordics — security strategy, governance, risk decisions, vendor and compliance oversight and board-ready reporting, on a flexible retainer and backed by the Vector platform.
You need the judgment, not always the headcount.
A full-time CISO is a six-figure commitment many organizations can't yet justify — but the decisions a CISO makes don't wait. Which risks to accept, how to answer a customer's security questionnaire, what to fix before the audit, how to brief the board. Our vCISO gives you that seniority as a fractional, flexible engagement, with our whole team behind them.
A real operator, not a coordinator.
Your advisor has run security programmes and done the technical work — not just managed it.
Scaled to your stage.
A few days a month for a startup, more through a funding round or audit. You flex it.
Board-ready by default.
Risk and progress translated into language your leadership and investors act on.
The whole team behind one face.
Your vCISO pulls in our pentest, AppSec and AI specialists when the work needs them.
Everything the engagement includes.
Scoped to your environment and stakeholders — never a copy-paste checklist.
Security strategy & roadmap
A prioritized, budget-aware plan tied to your business goals and risk appetite.
Risk management
A living risk register your leadership and auditors trust, reviewed on a cadence.
Governance & policy
Right-sized policies and an ISMS that fit how you operate, not a binder nobody reads.
Customer & audit support
Security questionnaires, due diligence and audit prep handled with you.
Board & investor reporting
Clear, regular reporting that builds confidence with the people who fund you.
Incident readiness
Playbooks, tabletop exercises and a plan for the day something goes wrong.
From scoping call to verification — a clear path.
The same senior people scope, test, write and re-test. No handoff, no junior-to-senior translation gap.
Assess
Understand your business, current posture, obligations and risk appetite.
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Prioritize
Agree a roadmap and the few things that matter most this quarter.
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Operate
Regular sessions, decisions and reporting — plus on-demand advisory when it counts.
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Report & adjust
Board-ready updates and a roadmap that evolves with your business.
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The things buyers actually ask.
How much time do we get?+
It's scaled to your stage — from a few days a month for an early-stage startup to intensive support through a funding round, certification or audit. You can flex it up or down.
Is this just advice, or do you do the work?+
Both. Your vCISO makes the calls and produces the artifacts, and can pull in our pentest, AppSec, cloud and AI specialists to execute when the work needs hands.
Can a vCISO get us to ISO 27001?+
Yes — it's a common reason clients engage us. The vCISO owns the programme and we run the readiness work alongside it.
What's the difference vs. just hiring a consultant?+
Continuity and accountability. A vCISO owns your security posture over time and is backed by a full team — not a one-off project that ends with a report.
Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you what we'd secure first.
A focused call with a senior specialist. No slideware. You leave with two or three things worth doing this quarter — whether or not you work with us.