There is no single price for CISO as a Service. The cost is set by four factors: company size, risk level, applicable regulation, and the scope of engagement required. That is why Art of Cyber does not publish one fixed price list: after a short scoping call we define an exact scope and quote a price that reflects the real need, no more and no less. You can start with a focused project or ongoing support, and change the scope as the need changes.

Four factors that set the price

1. Company size and complexity. Headcount, systems, sites, and vendors. A 30-person company with one cloud system is not a fintech with hundreds of employees and complex infrastructure.
2. Regulation and customer requirements. ISO 27001, SOC 2, Israel's Privacy Protection Law Amendment 13, GDPR, and security questionnaires from enterprise customers deepen the work: policies, controls, evidence, audits.
3. Current maturity. A company starting from zero needs a full management foundation built. A company with an existing program mainly needs leadership, direction, and follow-through.
4. Scope of responsibility. There is a fundamental difference between a point assessment (survey, advice) and ongoing leadership: a work plan, management reporting, risk and vendor oversight, and execution follow-up.

Three common engagement models

What Art of Cyber's CISO as a Service includes

• A security program with priorities, owners, and timelines
• Regular reporting to management and the board, in business language
• Risk management and vendor review
• Compliance support: ISO 27001, SOC 2, Amendment 13, and GDPR
• Cyber incident readiness and recovery exercises
• AI security: strategy, governance, and testing of AI systems

These are part of Art of Cyber's full services - strategic consulting, compliance support, and AI security, alongside privacy and DPO services.

The cost of not leading security

Since Amendment 13 took effect, Israel's Privacy Protection Authority can impose significant financial sanctions: 150,000 ILS for database registration and notification violations, and per-data-subject amounts with a 200,000 ILS minimum for unlawful processing. Beyond fines, enterprise customers demand structured security answers in vendor questionnaires, and deals stall when there is no one to answer them. Professional leadership costs less than the first incident.

Source: Israel Ministry of Justice guide to Amendment 13 of the Privacy Protection Law, financial sanctions chapter.

How to compare proposals

• Ask for a written scope. What exactly is included, and what is not. A price without a scope is not a price.
• Who actually works with you. A senior with leadership experience, or a junior consultant.
• Measurable deliverables. A work plan, reports, metrics, not only phone availability.
• Flexibility. The option to start small and grow the scope as the need grows.

The bottom line

The right price for CISO as a Service is the price of the scope your business actually needs, and that can only be known after a short mapping. A 30-minute call is enough to define a scope and give you a number. Talk to us and we will come back with a precise proposal.