Veteran-owned · vCISO Advisory

Enterprise-grade
security leadership.
Without the Fortune 500 price tag.

Veritas gives growing and mid-market businesses a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer — on demand. We own your security risk so your leadership can focus on running the business.

CISSP · CCAI · MBA Led by a former Fortune 500 CISO & USMC Veteran
Trusted security leadership across
Manufacturing Healthcare Financial Services Construction Professional Services Distribution Technology
The Leadership Gap

Cybersecurity is a business problem — not just an IT problem.

Most growing companies have IT support, maybe even an MSP. What they lack is a senior executive who owns security risk — someone accountable to leadership, ready for an audit, an insurer, or a breach. That gap is exactly where Veritas steps in.

Why companies bring in a vCISO
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of all data breaches now strike businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees — most with no one owning security.

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years of security leadership — from startups to Fortune 500 — behind every engagement.

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focused on outcomes: compliance, insurability, and resilience your board can see.

What We Do

Security leadership, delivered as a service.

Engage one service or build a complete program. Every engagement starts with understanding your real risk — then owning it.

01

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Our Risk Snapshot — a 30-day written assessment of your attack surface, dollar-value exposure, and a prioritized top-10 action plan you keep.

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02

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Dedicated executive security leadership on a monthly retainer — roadmap, risk monitoring, quarterly reviews, and board-ready reporting.

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03

Cyber Insurance Readiness

Denied coverage or facing premium hikes? We build the documented program insurers require and prepare your evidence package.

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04

Compliance Program Support

Gap assessment and implementation for NIST CSF, HIPAA, CMMC, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and the GLBA Safeguards Rule.

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05

Incident Response Planning

A documented IR plan with tabletop exercises, communication templates, and escalation protocols — before you need them.

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AI Security & Governance

Discover the AI tools in use, what data they touch, and build governance aligned to the NIST AI RMF. Powered by CCAI certification.

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07

Security Policy Development

Foundational policies tailored to your environment — Acceptable Use, Access Control, MFA, Remote Work, and more. Never generic templates.

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08

Penetration Testing

White-label testing through vetted partners — we scope, manage, and translate findings into a prioritized remediation plan you can act on.

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09

Board & Executive Reporting

Board-ready reporting for companies with investors, PE oversight, or lenders — risk and program maturity in plain business language.

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Cyber Insurance · Time-Sensitive

Renewing your cyber insurance? Most SMBs can't pass the questionnaire.

Carriers now deny claims when basic controls — MFA, a documented incident-response plan, tested backups — aren't in place. We build the program your insurer requires and prepare the evidence package, before your renewal deadline.

How We Engage

From first look to ongoing leadership.

A clear, low-risk path. Most clients start with a Risk Snapshot — and its cost is credited toward whatever comes next.

01

Risk Snapshot

A 30-day written assessment. We map your attack surface, quantify exposure in real dollars, and hand you a prioritized action plan you own outright.

Entry point · Fully credited
02

Build the Program

We close the highest-priority gaps — policies, compliance, insurance readiness, an incident plan — building a real security program around your business.

Scoped to your needs
03

Ongoing vCISO

Month-to-month executive leadership — monitoring, quarterly reviews, and board reporting. Someone credible is accountable for security, every day.

No long-term lock-in
Why a Virtual CISO

Fortune 500 security expertise — right-sized for you.

Most growing companies are stuck choosing between options that don't quite fit. Here's how the decision really shakes out.

Option 1

Hire a full-time CISO

A senior security executive commands $250K–$400K+ in salary and benefits, and is hard to recruit. For most SMBs, that's capacity you can't justify.

Too expensive
Option 2

Lean on IT or your MSP

They keep your systems running well — but they aren't accountable for security strategy, compliance frameworks, insurer requirements, or your board.

Leaves a leadership gap
Option 3

Wait and hope

The most expensive option of all. When — not if — something goes wrong, the downtime, recovery, and lost trust dwarf the cost of being prepared.

Highest risk
The Veritas way

A vCISO on retainer

A former Fortune 500 CISO owning your security — month-to-month, sized to your business. Enterprise expertise at a fraction of the cost, with someone finally accountable.

Start with a Risk Snapshot
Manny Engel, Founder & CEO of Veritas Cyber Security
USMC Veteran
Who Leads Veritas

Manny Engel — a CISO who has been in the room when it mattered.

25+ years across startups, mid-market, and Fortune 500 organizations. A former Chief Information Security Officer who has built security programs from the ground up and led the response to major breach events — now bringing that same caliber of leadership to businesses your size.

MBABusiness strategy
CISSPSecurity expert
CCAIAI governance
USMCVeteran-owned
Read Manny's story

Working with Manny felt like adding an experienced executive to our leadership team. He helped us understand our risks, prioritize investments, and build a practical roadmap that strengthened both our cybersecurity posture and operational resilience.

J.S. Chief Financial Officer · Healthcare Organization (150+ employees)
Verified client
Common Questions

Answers before you ask.

Straight talk on how Veritas works — no jargon, no pressure.

Still have questions? Talk to us

A vCISO is a Chief Information Security Officer you engage part-time, on a retainer, instead of hiring full-time. You get the strategy, accountability, and board-level credibility of a senior security executive — owning your risk, compliance, and insurance readiness — without the six-figure salary.

IT teams and MSPs are essential — they keep your systems running and secure day to day. A vCISO sits above that: owning security strategy, compliance frameworks, cyber-insurance requirements, and board reporting. We complement your IT; we never compete with it.

Far less than a full-time CISO. Most engagements begin with a fixed-fee Risk Snapshot, and its cost is fully credited toward any ongoing work. Retainers are month-to-month and scoped to your size and needs — we'll give you a clear number after a short conversation.

More than ever. Smaller organizations are now targeted more often than large enterprises precisely because they have fewer defenses. Attackers, insurers, and your own customers all know it — which is why security has become a condition of doing business.

None that traps you. Projects like the Risk Snapshot are one-time. Ongoing vCISO advisory is month-to-month with no long-term lock-in — you stay because it's working, not because you're contractually stuck.

Book a free 30-minute consult or request a Risk Snapshot. We'll talk through what's prompting the conversation, scope the right next step, and give you a clear picture of where you stand — no obligation.

Start with clarity

See your real risk in 30 days.

A Risk Snapshot is the simplest way to understand exactly where you stand — and it's fully credited toward any engagement that follows. No long-term commitment to find out.