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Glossary: common vCISO terms

If security language is slowing decisions, use this as a reference for leadership-friendly definitions.

Plain-English glossary

vCISO / Fractional CISO

A part-time CISO engagement where a senior security leader owns risk decisions, governance cadence, and roadmap execution—without the cost of a full-time executive.

SOC 2

A trust framework for service organizations. Most programs require defined scope, control implementation, evidence collection, and an audit period.

ISO 27001

An information security management system (ISMS) standard that requires governance, risk management, controls, and continuous improvement.

KRIs

Key risk indicators—leading indicators that show risk is trending up or down (e.g., phishing resilience, patch SLA adherence).

RTO / RPO

Recovery time objective / recovery point objective—how quickly you must restore and how much data loss is tolerable.

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