The Security Leadership Program for mid-market and PE-backed companies.
Whether you do not have a CISO, do have one who needs augmentation, or are being asked by the board to prove your program is defensible, the answer is the same. You need senior security leadership that stays through the program, not around it, at a cost the business can carry. Our Security Leadership Program provides a named senior practitioner leading your security program, backed by RKON’s operational depth, with the board reporting cadence the moment requires.
A 30-minute scoping call. We confirm the shape of the program you need, the platforms and frameworks in scope, and the reporting cadence. You leave with a fixed monthly envelope and a start date.
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MATCH
We match a named senior practitioner to your business, based on industry, platform, and the current security maturity. This is not a rotating team. It is your leader.
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ONBOARD
In the first 30 days, your practitioner embeds, assesses the current state, and shapes the initial program plan. Board-ready summary produced by day 45.
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LEAD
Ongoing program leadership on a defined weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadence. Board reporting every quarter. Access to RKON’s operational depth available on demand as the program requires.
ALSO RIGHT FOR
You do not have a CISO
A full-time CISO would cost $400K or more, and the search would take nine months, and retention is a coin flip. The Security Leadership Program gives you the seniority you would hire if you could.
You have a CISO, and the program needs augmentation
Your CISO is capable but stretched. A named senior practitioner augments your CISO’s bandwidth.
The board mandated a security program
The audit committee, an insurer, or a board-level directive is driving a formal security program that does not exist yet.
The senior leader you would hire, plus the team you would build if you could.
Your named practitioner is a senior security leader who has held a CISO seat before. They lead your program, speak to your board, and own the outcomes. Behind them, RKON’s operational depth (analysts, engineers, GRC specialists, incident responders, pen testers) is available on demand as your program requires.
A single vCISO consultant is a leader without a team. A full-time CISO hire is a team of one. Big 4 is a report and a departure. An MSSP runs tools, not programs. We understand your needs to drive value without gaps.
A full-time CISO in this market costs $400K or more fully loaded, takes six to nine months to recruit, and has industry-average tenure under three years.
