Security leadership for companies that answer to regulators, lenders and boards.
Clearline Cyber Advisory gives auto finance companies, dealerships, financial services firms and growing businesses senior security leadership on a fixed fee: risk assessments, virtual CISO programs and incident readiness, explained in plain business language.
Built for regulated, growing businesses.
Most companies we serve are too large to ignore security and too lean to hire a full-time CISO. We fill that seat with the judgment of an experienced security leader.
Automobile dealerships
Safeguards Rule programs, a Qualified Individual you can rely on, and protection for the F&I office.
Dealerships → AUTO / FINANCEAuto finance
Security programs that hold up to bank partners, investors, examiners and the FTC's 30-day breach notice.
Auto finance → FIN / SERVICESFinancial services
GLBA-aligned governance for lenders, brokers, advisory firms and insurance agencies.
Financial services → SMB / GROWTHGrowing companies
Security that answers enterprise customer reviews, insurance questionnaires and SOC 2 readiness.
Growing companies →Five services. One accountable advisor.
Start with a fixed-fee engagement, then keep a senior advisor on retainer to run the program. Every engagement ends with a roadmap your leadership can act on.
Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Assessments
A clear, scored view of where you stand against NIST CSF 2.0 and the rules you answer to, with a prioritized 12-month roadmap.
from $6,500 vCISOVirtual CISO Consulting
Ongoing security leadership: program ownership, board reporting, vendor risk and Safeguards Rule Qualified Individual support.
from $2,750/mo IR / DFIRIncident Response & Digital Forensics Advisory
Response plans, executive tabletops and calm, experienced leadership when an incident is underway.
from $7,500 GRCSecurity Governance & Compliance Readiness
Policies, risk registers and evidence that stand up to auditors, examiners, insurers and enterprise customers.
from $12,000 ARCHCloud & Enterprise Security Architecture
Identity, Microsoft 365, AWS and Azure reviews and target-state designs that reduce risk without slowing the business.
from $9,500From uncertainty to an operating security program.
Every engagement follows the same three stages, so you always know what happens next and what you will receive.
Assess
Interviews, document review and targeted technical checks establish an honest baseline.
- Maturity scoring against NIST CSF 2.0
- Regulatory gap analysis
Prioritize
Findings become a ranked roadmap tied to business risk, budget and deadlines.
- 12-month remediation roadmap
- Board-ready one-page summary
Operate
A vCISO retainer turns the roadmap into a running program with monthly accountability.
- Monthly leadership cadence
- Annual reporting and testing
“Security leadership should make decisions easier, not louder. My job is to tell you plainly what matters, what can wait, and what it will take to get there.”
[Founder Name], Founder & Principal Cybersecurity Advisor
More than 30 years in IT and about 15 in cybersecurity across security management, incident response, digital forensics, security architecture, cloud security, vulnerability management and enterprise security operations.
Clear scope. Predictable cost.
Defined deliverables, a firm price
- Scoped in writing before work begins
- Typical duration of three to ten weeks
- Half of an assessment fee credited to a retainer started within 30 days
A senior security leader on call
- Included hours and response commitments in writing
- Monthly cadence with your leadership team
- Twelve-month terms, billed monthly
Thirty minutes to a clearer picture of your security risk.
Book a Security Leadership Briefing. You leave with a candid read on where you stand and, if it fits, a fixed-fee proposal within 48 hours.