vCISO & Cyber Governance for Digital SMEs (Sovereign-by-Design)

Description

European digital SMEs, fintechs and technology-driven companies face increasing cybersecurity and regulatory pressure (GDPR, NIS2, DORA, Cyber Resilience Act) without having the resources to maintain a full-time, in-house CISO. Blue Networks provides a Sovereign-by-Design vCISO and cyber governance service that delivers enterprise-grade security leadership while preserving full European control over data, infrastructure and decision-making.

We act as an integrated part of the client’s leadership team, defining and operating a cybersecurity strategy that is directly aligned with business objectives and EU regulatory requirements. Instead of generic advice or checkbox compliance, we translate complex obligations into concrete, prioritised actions and a realistic roadmap that can be executed by organisations with limited internal resources.

A key differentiator of our approach is its European and transparent technological foundation. All core governance and security services are hosted on EU-based cloud providers (such as Hetzner and OVH) and delivered through an open-source-first, vendor-neutral stack. Clients retain full ownership of configurations, logs and documentation, stored in standard and exportable formats. This avoids lock-in, preserves long-term visibility and allows organisations to change providers or internalise capabilities without rebuilding their security architecture.

The service covers the full lifecycle of cybersecurity governance:

• risk and maturity assessments tailored to the EU threat and regulatory landscape
• design and implementation of an ISMS aligned with ISO 27001
• incident management, business continuity and supplier risk governance
• secure development and access management practices
• coordination with European SOC/MDR partners when 24/7 monitoring and response are required

For management and boards, we keep cybersecurity grounded in business reality. We provide clear reporting, KPIs and narratives that connect security investments to reduced risk, audit readiness, smoother certifications, stronger procurement positioning and increased trust from customers and investors. Targeted awareness and “sovereignty literacy” sessions help leadership understand how cloud, tooling and data-flow choices affect not only compliance, but also long-term strategic independence.

The Sovereign-by-Design vCISO & Cyber Governance service is fully market-ready (TRL 9) and already in use with European SMEs and regulated entities. It is delivered through a flexible subscription model that scales with organisational growth and is explicitly designed to avoid dependency: clients can extend the scope, re-tender specific components or progressively internalise capabilities while maintaining a secure, EU-hosted and sovereign-friendly foundation.