Free Interactive Tool — vCISO ROI Model

vCISO vs. Full-Time Hire:
Run the real numbers.

Your board wants a CISO. The market wants $280K. This model shows what fractional vCISO oversight actually costs — and what a breach costs without it.

Your Organization

Company Size (endpoints)

Current Annual Security Spend ($)

Compliance Regimes (select all that apply)

Current Security Leadership

Risk Tolerance Balanced

Compliance-Driven Balanced Breach-Cost-Driven

ROI Analysis

Full-Time CISO Loaded Cost (3yr) $—

CoreRecon vCISO Retainer (3yr) $—

3-Year Leadership Cost Savings $—

Compliance Penalty Exposure (max) $—

IBM CODB Breach Cost (industry baseline) $—

Expected Breach Cost w/o vCISO Oversight $—

Expected Breach Cost w/ vCISO Oversight $—

Total 3-Year Value Protection $—

ROI Multiple (value vs. retainer cost) —×

3-Year TCO Comparison

vCISO Retainer$—

Full-Time CISO Hire$—

Status Quo (no CISO)$—

Status quo includes expected breach cost × probability over 3 years. vCISO includes retainer + reduced breach probability.

Recommended CoreRecon Tier

vCISO Embedded

$8,000 / month · 20 hrs/month

Based on your compliance scope and organization size, Embedded provides the right depth of coverage without overpaying for Command-tier capacity you won't use.

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vCISO vs. Full-Time Hire:Run the real numbers.

vCISO vs. Full-Time Hire:
Run the real numbers.