# Fractional CISO

Concept · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: virtual CISO, vCISO, fractional chief information security officer, part-time CISO, fractional security officer

A part-time security leader. They decide how the company protects its systems and data, and often lead the work to pass a security review or an audit such as [SOC 2](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/soc-2) that larger customers ask for.

**For example:** When a big customer sends a security questionnaire, a startup brings in a fractional CISO to answer it, fix the gaps and plan for a [SOC 2](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/soc-2) audit.

## Connects to (4)

- [Fractional executive](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-executive): An experienced leader who works for several companies at once, each for part of the week, usually for a monthly fee.
- [SOC 2](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/soc-2): An examination of how a service company protects customer data.
- [Compliance](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/compliance): Meeting the laws, regulations and standards that apply to a company.
- [Multi-factor authentication](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mfa): A sign-in that asks for more than one kind of proof, drawn from something a person knows, something a person has and something a person is.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fractional-ciso