vCISO

September 25, 2026 | 14 min

The Board Asked Who Owns Cybersecurity: A Hong Kong Firm's vCISO Answer

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a professional-services firm's board asks who actually owns cybersecurity, and the honest answer is that it's split across the office manager, the outsourced IT vendor, and nobody in particular. Why a fractional CISO — not a full-time hire, and not leaving it with the IT vendor — closes that gap, and what the engagement actually looks like alongside a managed IT plan.