Fractional vCISO · Virtual CISO Services

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Cyber Risk. We Did.

GET-IT Cyber Advisory is our SME-focused take on the fractional vCISO model — outsourced cyber security leadership without the cost, complexity, or "Chief Officer" formality of a traditional Virtual CISO engagement. One named adviser, applied at the right level for your business, backed by 30 years' experience including FCA-regulated financial services.

Built for SME budgets, not enterprise consultancy rates. No five-figure retainers, no £4,000-a-month contracts — every engagement is scoped to your firm and agreed with you before anything is committed.
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The service, in plain English

What Is a Fractional vCISO?

A vCISO — Virtual CISO, sometimes called a fractional CISO or outsourced CISO — is exactly what it sounds like: the strategic judgement of a Chief Information Security Officer, without the cost of employing one full-time. You get a named cyber security adviser who gets to know your business, understands your risk, and helps you make better decisions — for a fraction of what an in-house hire would cost.

Here's the part most SME owners aren't told: the traditional vCISO model was built with larger organisations in mind — board reporting, multi-site security functions, formal governance structures. Most SMEs don't need that, and shouldn't have to pay for it. What they need is practical, ongoing cyber guidance they can actually use. That's why GET-IT built GET-IT Cyber Advisory — our own SME-focused implementation of the fractional vCISO model. Same underlying principles, same judgement, delivered in a way that's proportionate to a 15-person accountancy practice or a 40-person manufacturer, not a multinational.

It's important to be clear about what this isn't. It's not managed IT support, and it's not an MSP selling hardware, software or a helpdesk contract. You're not buying tools or ticket-based support — you're buying cyber security leadership: judgement, prioritisation, independent reviews, someone to challenge a supplier's recommendation before you act on it, and a second opinion when a decision actually matters.

Our mission: enterprise cyber security wasn't designed for SMEs. Large businesses employ CISOs. We think SMEs deserve access to the same quality of thinking — just delivered in a way that's practical, proportionate, and affordable. That's the reason GET-IT Cyber Advisory exists.

The problem

The Compliance Burden Landed On Someone's Desk

For most SMEs and professional firms — accountants, solicitors, insurance brokers, financial advisers, estate agents, manufacturers, engineering firms, charities — cyber risk isn't run by a security team, it's run by whoever drew the short straw. It sits alongside a full-time job, gets attention when something breaks, and gets reviewed properly about once a year, if that. Meanwhile the expectations placed on that firm keep rising: insurers ask harder questions at renewal, larger clients add security clauses to contracts, and regulators expect evidence, not intentions.

Here's the thing: you already buy this kind of advice elsewhere. Most firms don't run their own accounts, employment law or health & safety in-house — they bring in an accountant, a solicitor, an HR adviser, because getting it wrong is expensive and the expertise doesn't justify a full-time hire. Cyber security is becoming exactly the same kind of trusted advisory relationship. Insurance brokers and other regulated firms are already leading that shift — everyone else isn't far behind.

The pressure is real, whichever sector you're in. If you're FCA-regulated, the Operational Resilience policy (PS26/2, March 2027) turns "we should probably do something about this" into "we must be able to demonstrate this to a regulator." If you're not, the same pressure shows up as security clauses in client contracts, Cyber Essentials requirements from larger customers, and harder questions from insurers at renewal. Firms that start building the evidence trail now are in a materially better position than those who wait.

How the advice gets delivered

One Adviser. A Complete Cyber Toolkit.

You don't need to know which cyber service you need — that's our job, not yours. With GET-IT Cyber Advisory, you're not choosing from a shopping list of products. You get one adviser who knows your business, and behind that adviser sits a full toolkit that gets pulled in only when it's actually relevant to you.

The point isn't the list — it's that you'll never be asked to work out which of these you need. That's what you're paying an adviser for. The services support the adviser. Not the other way round.

How it works

Two Ways To Work With GET-IT

Some firms want an ongoing relationship where cyber oversight is simply handled. Others have one specific thing they need done and nothing more. Both are legitimate starting points — and a good project experience is often the natural way into the ongoing relationship later.

Path A — GET-IT Cyber Advisory

Cyber Advisory: Essentials & Advisor

Built on fractional vCISO principles, adapted for SME budgets and SME complexity — not a menu of tools, but named cyber security leadership applied to your firm at Franco's judgement, drawing on GET-IT's full toolkit behind the scenes. Delivered remotely by design: a deliberate, efficient model that keeps engagements focused and responsive, not a limitation.

Essentials
For firms establishing a baseline
SCOPED & AGREED UPFRONT
  • Quarterly check-in call
  • Email support
  • Annual Operational Risk Assessment (ORA)
  • Annual Cyber Vitals domain scan
  • Ongoing advisory access
Advisor
For firms wanting closer, more frequent oversight
SCOPED & AGREED UPFRONT
  • Extended quarterly check-in calls
  • More frequent reviews than Essentials
  • Broader scope of ongoing support
  • Annual ORA and Cyber Vitals scan
  • Priority advisory access
Already a client?

Cyber Essentials certification is available at a reduced rate as part of your package — a preferential one-off rate specifically because Franco already knows your environment.

Path B — Project-Only

One Thing Done Properly

Not every firm wants an ongoing relationship — some just need one specific thing delivered, once. That's a legitimate way to work with GET-IT too. Below are the services currently available on a project basis. Each is priced individually depending on scope — get in touch for a quote.

Cyber Essentials

Navigate the v3.3 requirements and achieve UK Government-backed certification with a first-time pass guarantee.

Secure Now →

Disaster Recovery

Fully managed image-based backups and rapid restoration to protect your business from ransomware and system failure.

Secure Now →

Network Monitoring

Integrated RMM and EDR services providing 24/7 vigilance over your endpoints and digital traffic.

Secure Now →

Cyber Vitals

OSINT-driven domain security scan — email authentication, web hygiene, infrastructure exposure, and breach intelligence. Free initial scan for UK SMEs.

Request Free Scan →

Website Hardening ✦ GI-Fortress

Managed active defence platform. Zero-touch hardening, SOC monitoring, automated threat response and daily intelligence briefs. One DNS change.

Explore GI-Fortress →
Coming Soon

Penetration Testing

Offensive security simulations and ethical hacking to find the holes in your perimeter.

Learn More →

Threat Advisory ✦ Cyber Alerts

Live vulnerability alerts and active threat advisories for UK businesses. Sourced from NCSC and CISA. Updated regularly.

View Current Advisories →
Free

Risk & Insurance

Quantify your digital exposure and prepare for financial recovery. We help you meet the strict prerequisites for insurance coverage.

View Readiness Roadmap →
Free

Cyber Risk Assessment

Find out where your business stands right now — a straightforward baseline read on your current security posture, no obligation attached.

Check Your Risk →
Why GET-IT

A Direct Relationship, Not an Account Number

Most vCISO and cyber advisory providers route you through an account manager who then hands the actual work to someone junior. GET-IT doesn't work that way — there's one point of contact, and it's the person who did the work.

Franco Pietrantonio, Lead Cyber Consultant at GET-IT

Franco Pietrantonio

Lead Cyber Consultant · GET-IT Cyber Division · FCA-regulated background

Thirty years operating under direct FCA oversight, including running an authorised brokerage, sits behind every engagement. That's not generic cyber-industry language about "bridging the gap between IT and the boardroom" — it's a direct understanding of what a regulator actually expects a firm to be able to demonstrate, because I've been the one demonstrating it. That background is a credibility example, not the whole audience — the same judgement applies whether you're a solicitor, an accountant, a manufacturer or a charity.

GET-IT is based in Nottingham and works remote-first across the UK — a deliberate, efficient way to deliver ongoing Cyber Advisory without the overhead of on-site retainers most firms don't actually need.

  • 30 years in FCA-regulated financial services
  • Direct access — no account manager layer
  • Works across SMEs, professional and regulated firms alike
  • Solo-operator accountability, not a junior assigned by an agency

Ready to Talk Through Your Firm's Position?

Whether it's ongoing oversight or one specific piece of work, the first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Scope depends on your firm — pricing follows the conversation, not the other way round.

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