Security Leadership That Moves the Needle
One accountable security executive, a defensible approach to AI, and a plan for your worst day. Enterprise-caliber leadership, scaled to what your organization actually needs.
Flagship service
Fractional CISO
Senior security leadership without the cost of a $300K+ full-time executive hire. You get one accountable leader who owns the outcome, at the level of involvement your organization needs today.
Level 1
Advisory
Senior counsel on call
Best for: organizations with an IT or security lead who need an experienced executive to pressure-test decisions.
- →Monthly advisory hours, scoped to your needs
- →On-call access for incidents and emerging threats
- →Policy, architecture, and vendor reviews
- →Quarterly program review with KPI reporting
- →Priority response over non-client requests
Level 2
Embedded
Your CISO, part-time
Best for: organizations that need someone to own the security program and answer to leadership and the board.
- →Ownership of the security program and multi-year roadmap
- →Board and executive risk reporting in business terms
- →Compliance posture: HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, CMMC
- →Vendor and third-party risk oversight
- →Cyber insurance renewals and questionnaires
- →Team leadership, mentorship, and hiring
Level 3
Interim & Transformation
When the stakes are highest
Best for: a CISO departure, recovery after an incident, an acquisition, or building a program from zero.
- →Immediate leadership coverage during a CISO search
- →Security program build-out from the ground up
- →Post-incident recovery and remediation leadership
- →Security integration during mergers and acquisitions
- →Successor hiring support and a clean handoff
Featured
AI Governance & Risk
Your employees are already using AI. The real question is whether anyone is governing it. We give leadership visibility into how AI is used across the business, clear rules for using it, and evidence that the risk is being managed, built on the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and ISO/IEC 42001.
Most engagements start with the AI Governance Sprint: in 30 days, you get an inventory of AI in use, an acceptable-use policy, a governance structure, and a board-ready roadmap.
- →AI inventory, including shadow AI and AI inside your vendors’ software
- →AI acceptable-use policy and approval workflow
- →NIST AI RMF maturity baseline and roadmap
- →ISO/IEC 42001 and EU AI Act readiness
- →AI vendor and third-party risk reviews
- →Board and executive AI risk briefings
Fixed scope, defined deliverables
Targeted Engagements
Focused projects with a clear scope, timeline, and deliverable. A good fit when you need expert help on a specific initiative without an ongoing commitment.
Incident Response Planning
Decide who does what before your worst day, not during it.
Built on years of leading incident response inside a large healthcare enterprise. You get a plan your team can actually run under pressure, tested with the people who will run it.
- →Incident response plan development or overhaul
- →Roles, decision rights, and escalation paths
- →Ransomware, business email compromise, and data breach playbooks
- →Executive and technical tabletop exercises with after-action reports
- →Crisis communications and regulatory notification mapping
Risk Assessment & Gap Analysis
A NIST CSF 2.0-aligned assessment of where you stand, with a prioritized remediation roadmap leadership can fund.
Compliance Readiness
Get audit-ready for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or CMMC, with gaps identified and closed before the auditor finds them.
M&A and PE Due Diligence
Security risk assessment of acquisition targets before close, and a 100-day security plan after.
Data Security (DSPM) Review
Find where sensitive data lives, who can reach it, and how well it’s protected. Try the free DSPM assessment →
Penetration Test Oversight
Scoping, vendor selection, and remediation guidance, so your pen test investment produces fixes, not just a report.
How Engagements Start
Free Consultation
We talk through your situation, risks, and goals. No pitch deck, no obligation.
Written Scope
You receive a clear scope with deliverables, timeline, and the right level of involvement.
Work Begins
Your engagement starts, with progress you can see and report to leadership.
Who We Work With
Mid-market organizations that need enterprise-grade security leadership but can’t yet justify a full-time executive hire.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Fractional CISO?+
A Fractional CISO is a senior security executive who leads your security program part-time instead of as a full-time hire. EnGrossed Advisory offers it at three levels of involvement: Advisory, Embedded, and Interim & Transformation.
How much time does a Fractional CISO spend with my organization?+
It depends on the level of involvement you choose and on your size, risk profile, and regulatory obligations. Time commitment is scoped up front and adjusted as your needs change, so you pay for the leadership you actually use.
Should we hire a full-time CISO instead?+
Many mid-market organizations need CISO-level judgment well before they need a full-time CISO. A Fractional CISO builds and runs the program now, and when the time comes, helps define the role, hire a full-time successor, and hand off cleanly.
What does an incident response tabletop exercise involve?+
A facilitated, scenario-based session, such as a ransomware attack, in which executives and technical leads walk through real decisions in real time. It exposes gaps in your plan, roles, and communications before an actual incident does, and you receive an after-action report with prioritized fixes.
Do we need AI governance if we don’t build our own AI?+
Yes. Most AI risk comes from using AI, not building it: employees adopting chat assistants, sensitive data entering unapproved tools, and AI features arriving inside software you already license. AI governance gives leadership visibility into that use and clear rules for it.
Not sure which engagement fits? Let’s talk it through. The first call is always free.
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