Global Virtual CISO Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2025-2031

The global Virtual CISO market size is predicted to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of %from 2025 to 2031.

Organization’s today host a wide range of information that, due to its external value to competitors, nation-states, or cybercriminals, needs to be properly protected. The role of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to establish and maintain the organizational strategy and execution to protect its sensitive and valuable information assets and surrounding technologies. But many organizations, while having data that needs protecting, choose to utilize a virtual CISO (vCISO) to address the needs of the CISO role rather than hire one internally.

A virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) is a security practitioner who uses the culmination of their years of cybersecurity and industry experience to help organizations with developing and managing the implementation of the organization’s information security program. At a high level, vCISOs help to architect the organization’s security strategy, with some helping to also manage its’ implementation. Internal Security staff may still exist, either reporting to or working with the vCISO and their team to execute an impactful security program. Additionally, the vCISO is usually expected to be able to present the organization’s state of information security to an organization’s board, executive team, auditors, or regulators.

Ensuring the security of confidential business data including your customer’s sensitive personal and financial details requires constant attention. And though not every business demands the full-time commitment of an executive to oversee this function, small- to mid-sized businesses do need the same level of security and control capabilities already in place at larger corporations. While the resources for smaller organizations are less, the compliance and risk requirements are often the same as larger companies. This is where Virtual CISO services can play a role to deliver and streamline controls to meet risk and compliance objectives without the need to hire full-time staff members.

United States market for Virtual CISO is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

China market for Virtual CISO is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Virtual CISO is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Global key Virtual CISO players cover Cyber Security Services, Fractional CISO, BSI, Gartner, Kroll, etc. In terms of revenue, the global two largest companies occupied for a share nearly % in 2024.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Virtual CISO Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Virtual CISO sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Virtual CISO sales for 2025 through 2031. With Virtual CISO sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Virtual CISO industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Virtual CISO landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Virtual CISO portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Virtual CISO market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Virtual CISO and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Virtual CISO.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Virtual CISO market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Technical Information Security
Business Information Security
Strategic Information Security

Segmentation by Application:
Enterprise
Government

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Cyber Security Services
Fractional CISO
BSI
Gartner
Kroll
Cyber Management Alliance
Cynomi
RealCISO
UnderDefense
AXO Technologies
CISOteria
Buchanan Technologies
FRSecure
Happiest Minds
StickmanCyber
Cyber​​gate
Nexor
Redscan Cyber​​ Security
IRM Consulting & Advisory
RapidFire Tools
Trava Security
Drawbridge

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