Travis Good

A virtual Chief Information Security Officer, or vCISO, is an outsourced or fractional security expert, ideally with startup experience, who provides cybersecurity services to organizations. These services are perfectly suited to growing startups.

Modern companies and startups move at the speed of trust. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are two widely recognized standards for reporting security and trust. In this post, we highlight the steps to extend your SOC 2 to ISO 27001.

While speed should not be the only goal of a SOC 2 audit, it is an important consideration for almost every company planning on doing a SOC 2. Use these steps to accelerate your timeline to SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2.

What is a DPO? As we kept getting asked about DPOs, who can be one, when do I need one, what do DPOs do - we decided to write this guide to help startup founders and managers better understand how and why to leverage a Data Protection Officer DPO.

With a focus on startups, we cover conducting an internal audit for ISO 27001 compliance, discussing the requirements, the challenges faced by startups, and how to streamline the process using a platform like Vanta.

As a startup, should data governance matter to you? The answer is yes as it is becoming table stakes for a functioning cybersecurity and privacy program. Build trust and pass audits with effective data governance.

HITRUST is an increasingly popular standard that's hard to achieve. Learn how to automate and streamline HITRUST with Workstreet and Vanta.

While HITRUST has value and ROI because it builds trust in the market, it is not for everybody and should not be pursued unless there is good reason. Before venturing down the HITRUST path, there are key questions your startup should be answering.

Are you a startup founder or employee considering working with a vCISO? Or maybe you’ve already made the call and are getting ready to onboard a new fractional cybersecurity lead? If so, this post is for you.