Compliance
Ensure compliance with regulations such as IMO 2021, BIMCO, 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 cybersecurity leadership services on a fractional basis for both superyachts and the land-based businesses that support them.
By utilising our virtual Cybersecurity Officer (vCySO) service, you gain in-house IT and cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity frameworks, or a second opinion regarding your IT and cybersecurity investments, our focus is on delivering three key aspects:
Clarity
Avoid technical jargon and overspending. We help you make confident decisions by investing only in IT and cybersecurity 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 CySO (Cybersecurity Officer), aka CISO (Chief Information Security Officer), and what do they actually do?
A CySO/CISO is responsible for leading an organisation’s cybersecurity strategy. This includes identifying risks, creating policies, ensuring compliance, managing incident response, guiding security investments, and training staff.
What is a fractional CySO/CISO?
A fractional CySO/CISO is a cybersecurity expert who provides strategic security leadership on a part-time and outsourced basis. Unlike a full-time CySO/CISO, a fractional CySO/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 or virtual CySO/CISO is also known as:
- vCySO (virtual Cybersecurity Officer)
- vCISO (virtual Chief Information Security Offcer)
Why would I need a fractional CySO/CISO?
Cybersecurity 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 CySO/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 cybersecurity providers?
Our fractional cybersecurity leadership services allow us to remain completely unbiased.
Most cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity roadmap
- Project management to deliver the roadmap
- Governance support such as policy review, policy writing and more
- Remote and in-person cybersecurity awareness training
- Incident response planning and support
- Disaster recovery planning and support
- Cybersecurity 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