Sheep Dog vCISO — Security Leadership and Compliance for AWS Workloads

Sheep Dog vCISO — Security Leadership and Compliance for Companies Scaling on AWS

Securitribe's Sheep Dog vCISO gives growing businesses an experienced security leader, a compliance program, and a clear path to certification — without building it all in-house.

We work with SaaS providers, regulated SMBs, and scale-ups that have outgrown the “we’ll figure security out later” stage. The trigger is usually clear: an enterprise customer sends a 200-question security questionnaire, the board wants ISO 27001 or SOC 2 completed, or the business is taking on regulated data and the current setup will not hold up.

We step in, take ownership of the program, and guide it through to audit.

The Sheep Dog approach

Every organisation has valuable assets to protect — data, systems, people, customers, and reputation. As your business moves quickly, we stay close to the action, quietly guiding, watching, and stepping in before risk becomes damage.

Our engagements follow a proven rhythm:

• Stabilise — close immediate gaps and regain situational awareness.
• Guide — align IT, leadership, and vendors under one cohesive strategy.
• Protect — implement practical controls that stand up to attack and audit.
• Prepare — document, report, and transfer knowledge.
• Shepherd — maintain vigilance through continuous oversight and improvement.

What you get

A dedicated virtual CISO with CISSP and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor credentials, backed by a delivery team across engineering, infrastructure, security, and audit.

We can support:

• Security leadership — Strategy, governance, risk, policy, board reporting, and incident response.
• Compliance and audit readiness — Scoping, gap closure, evidence, auditor management, and certification support across SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, Essential 8, IRAP, and GDPR.
• Trust and sales enablement — Trust Center support, security questionnaires, and the posture needed to close enterprise deals.
• Vendor and third-party risk — Vendor reviews, supplier assessments, and third-party security oversight.
• Architecture and security reviews — Practical, prioritised assessments aligned to your AWS environment.

Delivered on Drata

We deliver on Drata, an AWS Security Competency Partner and AWS Marketplace product. Drata integrates with 45+ AWS services to continuously monitor controls, collect evidence, and streamline 20+ compliance frameworks.

For AWS customers, this creates a faster path from “we need to be compliant” to “we are compliant, continuously” — with real-time evidence collection instead of pre-audit panic.

If you do not have Drata yet, we can set it up. If you already use Drata, we can take over the program and make it work properly.

Tiers

Cyber Confidence Sprint

A focused 2 to 6 week engagement to get the situation under control. We run stakeholder interviews, review artefacts, assess risks, and produce a current-state summary, prioritised recommendations, and a 90-day roadmap. This is often the entry point to ongoing engagement.

Sheep Dog vCISO — Shepherd

For organisations getting audit-ready on a single framework, typically SOC 2 or ISO 27001. We support scoping, gap closure, evidence, auditor management, certification readiness, and ongoing program management. Drata-delivered. Monthly retainer.

Sheep Dog vCISO — Guardian

For organisations that need a security leader, not just a compliance program. This includes strategic security leadership across multi-framework obligations, board reporting, incident response, risk management, architecture review, M&A security diligence, vendor risk oversight, and broader security advisory across a multi-year engagement. Drata-delivered. Scoped to the organisation.

Who this is for

Customers typically engage Sheep Dog vCISO when they are:

• pursuing their first SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification;
• replacing an outgoing security leader without a permanent successor;
• responding to enterprise security requirements they do not currently meet;
• recovering from a failed audit or security incident;
• preparing for a funding round, acquisition, or IPO where security and compliance maturity is under scrutiny.

We are particularly strong with SaaS providers, MedTech and FinTech scale-ups, professional services firms holding sensitive client data, and Australian businesses operating under ASD Essential Eight or IRAP obligations.

Why Securitribe

Founder-led, calm under pressure, and built on engineering discipline rather than assurance theatre. Every engagement is led by our founder, with hands-on involvement throughout.

We treat compliance as a means to an end — winning business, protecting customers, and sleeping at night.

Getting started

Once subscribed, our team will contact you within one business day to scope a kick-off. Onboarding takes 5 to 7 business days. Expedited onboarding is available for active incidents, failed audits, or imminent customer deadlines.