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Minnesota Virtual CISO (vCISO) Service

Today’s information security challenges are overwhelming. Making a decision to reduce risk can be expensive. The peace of putting out yesterday’s fire doesn’t last long until your required to respond on what you’re doing to prevent the latest breach in the news.vCISO...

Virtual CISO Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategies

Let's talk a little bit about what are the strategies for risk management and how can a virtual CISO help you with your risk management strategies. We already made some other videos about what to expect from a virtual CISO cybersecurity assessment. Most risk findings...

vCISO Cybersecurity Assessment What to Expect

Tony Asher discusses the process and expectations for a virtual CISO cybersecurity assessment. The assessment typically takes 4-6 weeks, followed by 2 weeks for report preparation and an additional week for stakeholder review, totaling 7 weeks. The process involves...

Comprehensive Services Offered by vCISOs

Good morning. Happy cyber day, wherever you are, whatever time of the day it is. Hey. Today we're talking about comprehensive services offered by virtual CISOs. What an interesting topic. I've been doing virtual CISO work for over five years, and I don't think there...

4 Benefits of Hiring a vCISO

Tony Asher, a virtual CISO, outlines four key benefits of hiring a virtual CISO. First, they can significantly advance a company's cybersecurity program by leveraging their expertise to overcome challenges and achieve maturity faster. Second, virtual CISOs offer...

How a vCISO Can Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture

Tony Asher discusses how a virtual CISO can enhance cybersecurity posture by first assessing the current state using "risk visibility," which involves understanding the sensitivity and movement of data. He emphasizes the importance of protecting data confidentiality,...

Virtual CISO for small business, is it worth it?

My name is Tony Asher. I'm the operator of Asher Security, and I've been doing virtual CISO work for over five years. One of the questions I get is, "is a virtual CISO worth it if we're a small business?" Definitely a hard question to ask. My initial answer would be...

What is a Virtual CISO

Summary What is a Virtual CISO A virtual CISO is a virtual chief information security officer who; identifies and communicates cybersecurity risks to executive staff proposes risk mitigation strategies aligns security controls with the company's risk appetite Unlike a...