virtual ciso
Enterprise security leadership. Without the headcount.
ADX Instinct is our expert-led virtual CISO service. It combines BlackFog’s security leadership, threat intelligence, and anti data exfiltration (ADX) technology to manage your cyber risk and protect your data, while you focus on the business.
MONTHLY ASSESSMENTS · CONTINUOUS MONITORING · EXPERTS ON DEMAND
THE PROBLEM
Security leadership is scarce, expensive, and hard to keep.
Most teams can’t justify a full-time CISO, yet the threats, the board questions, and the compliance demands don’t wait. Without dedicated security leadership, risk builds faster than teams can manage it.
$584k
average total compensation for a full-time CISO in the US. IANS, 2024
18-26 mo
average CISO tenure, the shortest in the C-suite. Industry, 2025
THE SOLUTION
Blackfog’s security team, on demand.
Get the security leadership, active protection, and reporting you need, without the cost and complexity of building a security team in-house.
01 · BEYOND ADVISORY
Most vCISOs advise. Ours protect 24/7.
Most virtual CISO services stop at policy, compliance and strategy. ADX Instinct pairs that executive leadership with our ADX technology, actively blocking ransomware and data theft in real-time 24/7, all under a single vCISO cost.
02 · WHAT’S INCLUDED
02 · WHAT’S INCLUDED
A complete security function, out of the box.
A dedicated vCISO team delivers strategy, continuous monitoring and real-time defense, so you get everything needed to block ransomware, prevent data exfiltration and stay ahead of evolving threats. No in-house security team required.
03 · YOUR VCISO TEAM
Led by insider-threat and law-enforcement experts.
Your vCISO team is led by seasoned insider threat and risk professionals with deep backgrounds in law enforcement and cybersecurity investigations, so your guidance comes from people who have worked real cases. Emergency response time can be added in 15-minute increments.
04 · BOARD-READY REPORTING
04 · BOARD-READY REPORTING
Security you can show the board.
Every engagement is measured: exfiltration events blocked, near misses flagged and risk-score improvement over time, translated into clear, board-ready reporting that equips leadership to make informed, risk-based decisions.
HOW IT COMPARES
Most vCISOs advise. ADX Instinct advises and protects.
Advisory-only vCISOs and MSSPs stop at strategy or alerts. ADX Instinct bundles executive leadership with real-time anti data exfiltration technology, for one predictable cost.
