Consultancy & Virtual CISO

Cyber Security Consultancy

Senior-level security expertise available when you need it, without the cost of a full-time hire.

At some point, most growing organisations reach a stage where cyber security decisions need more than a capable IT team. Regulatory requirements get specific. Contract compliance questions arrive that require someone who actually understands the frameworks being cited. A board member needs a credible answer about the organisation’s risk exposure. Supply chain partners start asking about your security governance rather than just your certification.

RB Consultancy Ltd provides flexible cyber security consultancy built around your specific situation. Remo Belisari is a Chartered Cyber Security Professional (ChCSP), CISSP, ISSAP and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer. Every engagement is led by Remo, with delivery supported by experienced practitioners on the wider team where the scope calls for it.

Consultancy

Cyber Security Consultancy

Engagements are scoped to your requirements: focused projects with a defined output, or longer programmes of support alongside your internal team. No standard packages.

What Consultancy Typically Covers

vCISO

Virtual CISO

A virtual CISO is a senior information security professional on a retained, part-time basis. Strategic leadership, genuine knowledge of your organisation built over time, and continuity of security oversight, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

This model suits organisations with 20 to 300 employees that have reached the point where security decisions need senior ownership. It also suits MSPs that want a named security lead to reference in client proposals or tender responses, and organisations in regulated sectors with demanding compliance requirements.

What a Virtual CISO Engagement Looks Like

Senior support without the salary

Get a Chartered Cyber Security Professional on retainer.

vCISO engagements are scoped to your organisation: a defined number of days per month, with strategic continuity built in.

MSPs

MSPs and Technology Service Providers

Managed Service Providers face a distinct set of security challenges. You hold privileged access across multiple client environments. Your own security posture, certifications and governance directly affect your clients’ compliance position. And as the managed security market grows, the clients you want to win, including enterprise buyers, public sector organisations and regulated-sector businesses, are increasingly asking detailed questions about your own security credentials before they discuss theirs.

Remo works with MSPs on both dimensions: helping them get their own house in order, through Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME Cyber Assurance and Defence Cyber Certification, and helping them develop the security advisory capability and client certification programmes that make them more competitive in the market.

This is not a standalone MSP package. It is consultancy work applied to the specific context of a technology service provider. If you run an MSP and are looking for a credible senior security partner to work with, a first call is the place to start.

Why Us

Why work with RB Consultancy?

Three things that consultancy clients keep coming back to RB for.

01

Credentials directly relevant

ChCSP, CISSP, ISSAP and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, Assessor for Cyber Essentials, Cyber Plus, Cyber Assurance and Defence Cyber Certification. Not general business qualifications, but genuine depth across technical, architectural and strategic security disciplines.

02

Senior leadership experience

Remo has provided security leadership at board level for organisations spanning the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA. Board level reporting and strategic security conversations are familiar territory.

03

Advice proportionate to situation

The right approach for a 25-person professional services firm is not the same as for an MSP managing 40 client environments. Remo starts from your actual situation and works forward from there.

"Remo's guidance was clear, practical, and extremely supportive. He made what initially felt like a complex process straightforward and manageable."
Emma Dexter
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Client reviews

What our clients say

All reviews are independently verified on Google.

Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.

H
Haroon Khan
Multifleet Vehicle Management Ltd

A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.

M
Marten Cox
Defence Sector

The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.

L
Lydia Carrick
Health and AI Sector

They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.

V
Verified Google Review
Reviews on Google

Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.

H
Haroon Khan
Multifleet Vehicle Management Ltd

A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.

M
Marten Cox
Defence Sector

The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.

L
Lydia Carrick
Health and AI Sector

They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.

V
Verified Google Review
Reviews on Google

The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.

L
Lydia Carrick
Health and AI Sector

They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.

V
Verified Google Review
Reviews on Google

Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.

H
Haroon Khan
Multifleet Vehicle Management Ltd

A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.

M
Marten Cox
Defence Sector

The process was very smooth sailing and the advice was invaluable. Highly recommend, and I would happily work with RB Consultancy Ltd again.

L
Lydia Carrick
Health and AI Sector

They made what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Highly recommend their services to anyone looking for expert and reliable Cyber Essentials support.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

Excellent service. Very professional, very thorough — exactly what we needed to get over the line on our Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.

V
Verified Google Review
Reviews on Google

Remo guided us clearly at every step, making what initially seemed complex very easy to understand. Their friendly and approachable manner made the whole experience stress-free. Highly recommend.

I
Imran Shah
Verified client

It felt less like working with a consultant and more like having a trusted partner invested in our success. We passed both assessments smoothly and with confidence.

H
Haroon Khan
Multifleet Vehicle Management Ltd

A subject matter expert who efficiently identified issues and provided the right level of support to achieve certification well within timescales.

M
Marten Cox
Defence Sector
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the questions we get most often. Anything else, ask us.

A consultant works on defined projects with a deliverable and an endpoint. A virtual CISO is an ongoing relationship — they build knowledge of your organisation over time and provide continuity of strategic leadership. Both have a role. The initial call usually makes it clear which fits better.

Most commonly 20 to 300 employees. Also MSPs that want senior security collaboration, smaller organisations with high compliance demands, and larger organisations supplementing an existing team during a period of change.

Yes. DCC implementation can be carried out as well as Assessment, but not both for the same organisation. Let’s have a conversation about what’s best for your organisation — Assessment or Implementation.

Yes. ISO 27001 implementation from initial scoping through to certification readiness is within scope. For organisations deciding between ISO 27001 and IASME Cyber Assurance, that is a useful first conversation.

Yes. MSP engagements tend to cover both internal security posture — getting certified, building governance — and strategic advisory on how to develop and position a managed security offering. The scope depends on where the MSP currently sits and where it wants to get to.

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Want to Talk Through Your Security Requirements?

Book a free 30-minute call. Tell us what you are trying to achieve, whether that is a specific certification, a clearer security strategy or a senior partner to work alongside your team, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

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RB Consultancy Ltd

Registered Address: 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU

Trading Address:Pioneer House, Pioneer Business Park, North Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire,
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