CISO as a Service (vCISO)
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Why It Matters – The NIS2 Imperative and Beyond
The Network and Information Systems 2 (NIS2) and Critical Entities’ Resilience directives introduce stringent obligations regarding cybersecurity and resilience for thousands of entities across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the broader EU. The requirements stemming from these directives have to be transposed into national laws within set deadlines, thus altering the obligations for the target group of organizations, including critical infrastructure, essential services, and a wide range of private and public organizations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, and ICT.
Directly under the local Cybersecurity Act and Critical Infrastructure Resilience Act, transposing the two directives in the Czech Republic, as well as under the oversight by authorities such as the Czech National Bank (ČNB), NÚKIB, and other sector-specific regulators, the affected organizations are required to assign clear executive-level accountability for cybersecurity. This includes appointing a qualified Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with the mandate to manage cyber risks, oversee incident response, and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
But Cybersecurity Governance Challenges Extend Well Beyond NIS2
While NIS2 and CER introduce significant changes to the regulatory landscape, effective cybersecurity governance and compliance spans an expanding web of regulations, evolving threats, and operational challenges.
- Increasingly complex regulatory landscape including GDPR, DORA, eIDAS, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, IEC 62443, and sector-specific mandates;
- Intensifying and evolving cyber threats – ransomware, supply chain attacks, state-sponsored espionage, OT/ICS disruptions
- Acute shortage of qualified cybersecurity leadership globally, making recruitment and retention of full-time CISOs challenging
- Heightened legal and reputational risks as executives and boards become personally accountable for cybersecurity failures
- Demand for comprehensive auditability, real-time incident preparedness, and transparent communication with authorities such as NÚKIB, ČNB, NBÚ, ÚOOÚ, ENISA, ECB, and others
Mid-sized organizations and many regulated entities often cannot justify or find the right talent to maintain a full-time CISO. Deloitte’s CISO-as-a-Service (vCISO) offers an optimal solution – providing expert executive leadership and customized cybersecurity governance on-demand, fully tailored to your business and compliance needs.
What You Get with Deloitte vCISO
Deloitte’s vCISO offering provides you with a dedicated cybersecurity executive who becomes an integrated part of your team. Backed by Deloitte’s experts in cyber, legal, and risk advisory, our vCISO service delivers end-to-end strategic oversight tailored to your needs. Here’s what you can expect:
- Cybersecurity Leader - Executive-level accountability aligned with NIS2 Articles 20 & 21, DORA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and sectoral requirements.
- Strategic Cybersecurity Governance - Development and management of a tailored cybersecurity governance framework grounded in global best practices and local regulatory demands.
- Cyber Risk Management & Board Reporting - Continuous risk assessments, risk register maintenance, and succinct reporting for boards, executives, and regulators.
- Incident Preparedness & Crisis Coordination - Comprehensive incident management frameworks including detection, response, escalation, stakeholder coordination, and crisis simulations fully aligned with local CERT / national CSIRT standards.
- Third-Party & Supply Chain Security Oversight - Vendor and supplier risk assessments and continuous monitoring to meet relevant supply chain security obligations (e.g. Cybersecurity Act ) and ENISA recommendations.
- Awareness, Training & Human Risk Management - Customized training and awareness programs targeting employees, IT staff, and executives, emphasizing real threats and regulatory responsibilities.
- Regulatory & Audit Readiness - Support for inspections and audits conducted by ČNB, NÚKIB, ÚOOÚ, and sectoral regulators through gap analysis, remediation plans, and regulator engagement .
How Deloitte vCISO Works
Deloitte’s vCISO is designed for maximum flexibility, scalability, and impact. We offer a variety of delivery models to match your organizational needs, risk profile, and budget.
Your CISO. Reimagined.
With Deloitte vCISO, you receive more than expert leadership - you gain a fully integrated governance function tailored to the evolving regulatory landscape and built for the dynamic cyber threat environment. We enable you to stay compliant, resilient, and confident under NIS2 and beyond.
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