Does anyone have or know of someone that has experience entering the virtual/fractional CISO business? That is the direction I’m headed and have some questions.
@jerry I had a really nice interaction and exchange with Marcal Santos of secureleap.tech recently, maybe you can ask him.

@jerry depends on what your looking for. I am technically a fractional CISO but nothing like your skill level.

I would say you would be great in the role. Biggest thing is to find the client fit you want, the amount of hours you want to work, and the dollars needed to live.

I average 12-16 month projects, mostly compliance based, come in ramp the team, get audited, move on.

I personally like working a 10 hour minimum retainer per client monthly and choose the amount I want to work.

Also, do not expect to get deep in the work, you will be a wide range knowledge source so meetings, risk management, convincing leaders to invest.

@jerry i am headed in network/computer janitor direction - it is perfect for smb sector #cto #fractional distillation
@jerry I recently joined Fortium Partners, a fractional/interim CIO/CTO/CISO firm. It’s a good model. Can connect you with the leaders of the vCISO practice if that would be of interest.
@IanHill thank you for the offer. I would appreciate if you did connect them with me.
@jerry totally me and stuff you know. i ciso like twelve time before.
Check out some FOSS communities on Mastodon. Plenty of people there willing to share insights on niche tech roles.
@jerry I would he keen to join.....

@jerry I have been nosing around this concept as well. I came across Lior Weinstein’s CTOX.com Fractional CTO Business Accelerator. His pricing was out of my price range.

He also has a Vimeo Chanel which seems useful though. https://vimeo.com/user106761460

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@jerry for what it’s worth, while I was CTO in Paris, the business owners I interacted with always used to have a smirk when the topic came up

As in, split loyalties isn’t a topic they have much respect for

@jerry passed along to someone that I think would be a good contact based on what I know of him.
@jerry I believe there's a channel about it in the Rands Leadership Slack (if you're already in there). Definitely seen it come up a few times