Compliance & AssuranceVirtual CISO
A GoAgile vCISO takes ownership of your security programme: strategy, governance, risk, compliance, vendor oversight and board reporting, working alongside your IT team on a fixed monthly engagement.
01Overview
A virtual CISO (vCISO) is an experienced security leader who provides part-time, outsourced chief information security officer services. They set the security strategy, own governance and risk, oversee compliance and vendors, represent security to the board and direct the delivery of improvements, on a contract rather than a full-time salary.
Many organisations need a CISO's judgement and accountability before they can justify a full-time hire, or want an interim leader during recruitment or a regulatory deadline.
Our vCISOs work with your IT and business leaders, and call on our penetration testers, SOC analysts and compliance consultants when the programme needs hands.
Key facts
02What a vCISO does
Typical scope. Tailored to your needs.
A security strategy tied to business goals, with a funded roadmap.
Policies, standards and committees that make security part of management.
A living risk register and treatment plans.
Ownership of NCA, SAMA, PDPL, ISO and SOC 2 obligations.
Oversight of suppliers and cloud providers.
Clear reporting and calm leadership in a crisis.
03How we start
Quick visibility, then foundations, then rhythm.
Listen, baseline and quick wins: priorities, risks and an initial maturity view.
Foundations: governance, risk register, policy gaps and a draft roadmap.
Rhythm: roadmap approved, reporting started and delivery workstreams running.
Run the programme, report monthly and review quarterly.
04Engagement models
Choose the shape that fits your stage.
| Model | Best for | What it looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Fractional vCISO | Growing companies and mid-size organisations | A set number of days a month with fixed deliverables |
| Retained advisory | Organisations with an existing security lead | On-call senior advice, reviews and board support |
| Interim CISO | Gaps in leadership or regulatory deadlines | Near full-time cover for a defined period |
05Saudi Arabia and the GCC
Regulators expect named accountability.
The NCA ECC expects defined cyber security roles and top-management oversight. A vCISO fills the role while you build capacity.
SAMA and the NCA expect informed engagement. Your vCISO represents you.
Summaries tailored to Saudi boards and committees.
We help plan the transition to a full-time Saudi CISO where that is the goal.
06Why GoAgile
Leadership with a team behind it.
Testers, SOC analysts and compliance consultants on call.
Our leaders have run IT and security.
Clear, concise reporting.
Plans that fit your budget.
Banks, government and critical infrastructure.
Both.
Credentials
07Clients
Organisations in regulated sectors choose GoAgile because security is delivered by the team that also builds and runs their infrastructure.
SAMI
Defence and industry
Tier-1 Saudi bank
Banking
National energy operator
Oil, gas and power
Government authority
Public sector
Regional telecom operator
Telecommunications
Healthcare group
Hospitals and clinics
Retail and e-commerce group
Retail
Ports and logistics operator
Logistics
Insurance company
Insurance
Fintech and payments provider
Financial technology
Industrial manufacturer
Manufacturing
SAMI engaged GoAgile to strengthen its cyber security posture with protection aligned to the rigorous security and compliance standards of its sector.
The authority had to demonstrate compliance with the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls and did not know where to start.
Result: A clear compliance position, a funded roadmap and audit-ready evidence.
Patient data sat in many systems, with no single record of what was held, why, or who could see it.
Result: A defensible PDPL position and a process the privacy team could run day to day.
GoAgile strengthened our cybersecurity posture with enterprise-grade protection aligned to the rigorous security and compliance standards our sector demands. Their team has been a dependable partner on a mission-critical engagement.
Client names are withheld for confidentiality.
08Related services
Each service stands alone and works better with the others.
Tell us your size, sector and where leadership is missing. We will propose an engagement.
Discuss a vCISO09Questions answered
Tell us about your environment and what you need. We will respond with a scoped proposal, not a brochure.
Specialists who do this work every week, reporting in Arabic and English.