Organisations that need senior security leadership but don't have — or don't yet need — a full-time security hire. Common for 50–300 person organisations where security responsibility sits with the CTO, IT manager or COO alongside other priorities.
Service
Senior security guidance without the full-time salary.
Not every organisation needs — or can afford — a full-time CISO or security manager. A Tenodex advisory retainer gives you regular access to senior security expertise for roadmap ownership, board reporting, vendor decisions, policy guidance and risk decisions, without the headcount commitment.
Typical focus areas
- Security roadmap ownership and tracking
- Executive and board reporting support
- Vendor and architecture review
- Policy, evidence and governance guidance
- Risk decisions and exception management
- Incident response coordination
- Customer assurance and questionnaire support
What you receive
- Monthly advisory sessions (scheduled)
- Risk and roadmap register (maintained)
- Architecture review notes
- Executive briefing material
- Priority action tracking
- Ad-hoc support via secure channel
Ongoing monthly engagement. Most retainers start with a 3-month minimum to establish the programme, then continue on a rolling monthly basis.
Ready to start?
Book a briefing to discuss scope and approach.
We'll give you a straight read on what's involved, what it costs, and whether it makes sense for your situation.