Named retainers · remote United States
A security owner beside your technical team.
Most 80–300 person companies need a security owner, not a 40-hour-a-week hire. A full-time CISO runs $400k–$600k loaded. These retainers sit in the band mid-size firms actually pay.
| Advisor $3,000 | Program $5,500 | Embedded $8,500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Included hours | 8 / month | 14 / month | 20 / month |
| Cadence | Monthly review | Biweekly working sessions | Weekly with IT leadership |
| Roadmap | Living 12-month | Included | Included + exec reporting |
| Questionnaires | — | Vendor and security-questionnaire support | Priority |
| Tabletop | — | Annual | Priority scheduling |
| Incident advice | Business hours | Business hours | Same-week leadership, business hours |
Unused hours do not roll unless agreed in writing. Tooling licenses, after-hours incident response, and travel are scoped separately. This is not a 24/7 SOC.
Posture assessment when you need the first roadmap
PT-POS-01 · $4,500 time-boxed review that produces the 12-month plan and the SKU recommendation. Natural on-ramp to Advisor.
Start with a briefing