Fractional vCISO & vCIO

Board-ready risk clarity. Budget alignment. Compliance without chaos. Built on TorchLight Stability tiers for predictable results.

Get executive-level security and IT leadership without the full-time cost. TorchLight fractional vCISO & vCIO align technology decisions to measurable business outcomes—trust, privacy, security, and stability—while keeping auditors and regulators confident.

What You Get

Board-Ready Risk Reporting

Clear, defensible updates mapped to NIST CSF/ISO 27001 with executive summaries, heatmaps, and action owners.

Audit-Proof Governance

Policies, procedures, and evidence management aligned to GLBA/FFIEC/NCUA, HIPAA, and SOC2 expectations.

Roadmap & Budget Alignment

12–24 month prioritized roadmap tied to business goals, mapped to TorchLight Stability Essential / Professional / Ultimate.

Measurable KPIs

Quarterly targets (MTTR, patch SLAs, phishing failure rates, audit findings burned-down) to prove progress.

Advisory Services

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Executive security leadership to build and run your IS program: governance, risk, compliance, vendor risk, incident readiness, DR/BCP, security architecture, and board reporting.

Virtual CIO (vCIO)

IT strategy and portfolio management: budget & vendor oversight, modernization, Microsoft 365/Azure planning, and alignment to Stability Essential / Professional / Ultimate service delivery.

Interim / On-Demand CISO

Month-to-month leadership while you recruit, or pre-purchased block hours for surge needs, incidents, or board cycles.

Self-Service Toolkit

Templates, playbooks, and evidence checklists your team can run—guided by a fractional leader as needed.

Regulatory Alignment without the Noise

Financial Services: GLBA, FFIEC/NCUA, vendor risk oversight, incident response, and board reporting
Healthcare & Life Sciences: HIPAA/HITECH, risk analysis, policy/evidence, and BAAs
Frameworks: NIST CSF / 800-53 / 800-171, ISO 27001, CIS Controls
Program Ops: policy lifecycle, training & phishing, vulnerability & patch SLAs, DR/BCP exercises

Fractional Engagement Tiers

Fractional Lite

Part-time vCISO or vCIO (e.g., 8–12 hrs/mo)
Quarterly roadmap & KPI review
Policy refresh + compliance check-ins
Mapped to Stability Essential

Fractional Core

Ongoing vCISO + vCIO collaboration (e.g., 24–32 hrs/mo)
Monthly steering + board updates
Vendor risk & budget governance
Mapped to Stability Professional

Fractional Enterprise

Program ownership (e.g., 40–60+ hrs/mo)
Regulator/auditor interface & evidence management
Program KPIs, DR/BCP exercises, tabletop leadership
Mapped to Stability Ultimate

Get a Fractional Plan

“TorchLight acts like an extension of our leadership team—pragmatic, calm, and regulator-ready. We get a clear plan, disciplined execution, and the right investments at the right time.”

– COO, Community Financial Institution

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Ready to Talk Strategy?

Let’s align your roadmap, budget, and KPIs to your business goals.

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