Compliance
Ensure compliance with regulations such as IMO 2021, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, and more. We facilitate the process, making it simple to gather evidence for future audits.
We are on a mission to secure the superyacht industry and our role is to manufacture:
Cyber Security Confidence
If you're facing compliance issues or unsure where to start, we provide independent and clear cyber security leadership services on a fractional basis for both superyachts and the land-based businesses that support them.
By utilising our virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) service, you gain in-house IT and cyber security expertise, as well as strategic support and practical risk management guidance.
What Our Services Deliver
We design our services with the genuine needs of leaders in mind so they can effectively tackle their cyber security challenges. We believe in empowering our clients rather than using fear tactics or suggesting unnecessary solutions or software.
No matter if you seek strategic guidance, clarity on compliance with cyber security frameworks, or a second opinion regarding your IT and cyber security investments, our focus is on delivering three key aspects:
Clarity
Avoid technical jargon and overspending. We help you make confident decisions by only investing in the IT and cyber security tools and vendors that meet your needs.
Trust
We don’t sell managed services or earn commissions; everything we recommend is in your best interest. We work for you and provide independent, unbiased advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) and what do they actually do?
A CISO is responsible for leading an organisation’s cyber security strategy. This includes identifying risks, creating policies, ensuring compliance, managing incident response, guiding security investments, and training staff.
What is a fractional CISO?
A fractional CISO is a cyber security expert who provides strategic security leadership on a part-time and outsourced basis. Unlike a full-time CISO, a fractional CISO works flexibly, helping to identify risks, build security plans, and meet compliance requirements without the expensive costs of a permanent hire. You get executive-level guidance, tailored to your needs and budget.
A fractional CISO is also known as:
- vCISO (virtual Chief Information Security Offcer)
- CySO (Cyber Security Officer)
- CSO (Cyber Security Officer)
Why would I need a fractional CISO?
Cyber security isn’t just a technical issue, it’s a trust issue.
How do you know you’re buying the right tools, or if your suppliers are doing what they say?
A fractional CISO gives you an independent, expert perspective to cut through the noise, hold vendors accountable, and help you make smart, secure decisions in line with your objectives. You get strategic guidance, compliance support, and peace of mind without hiring full-time.
What makes Anchorpoint different from other cyber security providers?
Our fractional cyber security leadership services allow us to remain completely unbiased.
Most cyber security providers will try to understand your objectives, but will attempt to identify those gaps and fill them with their pre-determined solutions.
At Anchorpoint, we set out to understand your objectives, identify gaps and recommend a roadmap to a more secure way of operating. Our roadmap will prioritise which gaps to fill, based on impact and available budget before going to the market to procure the right tools for your environment.
We’re primarily designed for non-technical leaders. Our approach is practical, affordable, and designed to give you clarity, not jargon.
For more technical or IT-literate leaders (like ETO/AVITs onboard or IT Managers ashore), we offer a less hands-on approach and act more as a trusted, in-house sounding board to constructively challenge your approach and refine it to be the most effective version.
Is this suitable if we already have an IT and/or cyber security provider?
Yes - we play well with others!
Remember, we work directly for you as if we're a member of your team.
We enhance your existing IT or cyber security team by providing strategic oversight, compliance guidance, and impartial cyber expertise that supports your objectives. Since we do not offer managed services, we objectively critique each decision based on your individual needs while evaluating its merit and adhering to an agreed budget.
How quickly can we get started?
Set up a call with us to go over your needs and objectives. Once you choose to proceed, we begin immediately. We steer clear of lengthy onboarding procedures and focus on swiftly enhancing your cyber security profile.
What do your services include?
Here's a comprehensive list of the services we offer:
- Risk assessments
- Impact assessments
- Ongoing support & advice
- Procurement of services and providers
- Creating a cyber security roadmap
- Project management to deliver the roadmap
- Governance support such as policy review, policy writing and more
- Remote and in-person cyber security awareness training
- Incident response planning and support
- Disaster recovery planning and support
- Cyber security compliance
- Contribution to management, board or HOD meetings
- Supply chain review and risk management
- Contract negotiations with suppliers
- Reporting and translating to key stakeholders in plain English (board members, Owners team)
- Cyber drill planning and incident simulation