Level 03 · Mandate
Fractional CISO Services
A defined mandate for organizations ready to delegate security strategy, governance, reporting, and program accountability. A named security leader — for a scope written down before the work starts.
The mandate, in writing
Fractional CISO responsibilities begin with an explicit mandate: defined authority, reporting expectations, and accountable outcomes. Outside such a mandate, the role is advisory.
What the role owns — strategy, governance, reporting, program accountability — and, just as explicitly, what it does not.
The decisions the role can make alone, the ones it escalates, and who it escalates them to. Budget authority stays with you.
A named reporting line and a fixed rhythm of executive and board reporting, so accountability is visible — not assumed.
The mandate document is drafted together before the engagement starts, and revisited at every renewal.
Who owns what
Is a mandate the right size?
Most organizations need less than they think. The 2-minute fit check gives you an honest answer before we talk scope.