Consultancy as a Service — vCISO & vDPO

Enterprise-grade security leadership without the full-time overhead

Many organizations in Saudi Arabia — particularly SMEs, startups, and family businesses — need strategic security leadership but cannot justify a full-time CISO or DPO. Our Virtual CISO and Virtual DPO services deliver expert advisory on a flexible, cost-effective basis.

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Designed for SMEs that need strategic cybersecurity leadership and accountability without employing a full-time Chief Information Security Officer.

  • Define and own the organization's cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
  • Develop and maintain information security policies and standards.
  • Provide board and executive-level risk reporting.
  • Lead vendor security management and procurement decisions.
  • Manage compliance programs across NCA, SAMA, and PDPL.
  • Serve as the primary security contact during incidents and audits.

Virtual DPO (vDPO)

Fulfils the Data Protection Officer requirements under PDPL for organizations that process personal data but cannot maintain a full-time DPO role.

  • Advise on PDPL obligations and ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) and DPIAs.
  • Manage data subject rights requests and complaints.
  • Liaise with SDAIA and other regulators.
  • Monitor data protection practices and recommend improvements.
  • Support data breach notification procedures.