CISO Enablement

The CISO layer your compliance program requires. Powered by PCS.

Every major compliance framework requires qualified, accountable security leadership — not just a platform. Aegis delivers that leadership layer two ways: Pistos supplies the CISO, or your internal CISO runs the program. Either way, PCS does the engineering work behind it.

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Aegis

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Protection and authority.
A shield of oversight.

The CISO enablement layer that regulated organizations need — powered by the AI engine that keeps everything current.

Two ways to engage Aegis

Same platform. Same program. Your choice of who leads it.

Aegis is not defined by who fills the CISO role — it is defined by what gets built and maintained. PCS generates the configurations, policies, training, DR/IR automation, and reports. The CISO provides the judgment, accountability, and regulatory credibility that no platform can substitute.

Pistos-supplied CISO

Pistos provides a named senior advisor as your designated CISO.

A former Big-X partner serves as your named CISO — responsible for your compliance program, regulatory filings, board reporting, and examiner interactions. PCS runs the program continuously. Your Pistos CISO carries the weight in the rooms where compliance is decided.

Best for organizations without a dedicated internal security function that need both the platform and the practitioner.

Client's internal CISO

Your CISO leads the program. PCS does the engineering work.

Your internal CISO retains ownership of the program — and gains a platform that generates the configurations, policies, training, DR/IR automation, and reports they would otherwise spend their time producing manually. PCS is the force multiplier that lets your CISO lead rather than administer.

Best for organizations with an existing CISO who needs the depth and currency that a single practitioner cannot sustain alone.

What changes with Aegis

From reactive to continuously audit-ready.

Most organizations operate in a state of periodic compliance — scrambling before an audit, quiet after. Aegis changes that structure permanently.

Without Aegis

Compliance program assembled manually before each audit cycle

Evidence scattered across email, shared drives, and vendor portals

Regulatory changes discovered during examiner preparation, not before

Board cybersecurity reporting informal or absent

NY DFS certification filed without confidence in underlying evidence

No documented risk assessment process between annual filings

Vendor security reviews ad hoc or non-existent

With Aegis

Compliance program current every day — not just before an audit

All evidence linked to controls in Sentinel, dated and organized

Regulatory amendments flagged and addressed before they become findings

Formal board reporting on schedule — risk posture in plain language

NY DFS certification supported by a complete, defensible evidence record

Continuous risk assessment built into the operating rhythm

Third-party risk reviewed against structured vendor assessment criteria

Service scope

Everything included in Aegis.

Aegis is not a retainer for ad hoc advice. It is a structured program with defined deliverables tied to your regulatory calendar — delivered by PCS and overseen by a designated CISO.

Sentinel operation

Full operation of the Sentinel compliance platform — control tracking, evidence review, scoring, and gap remediation management.

Skopein assessments

Scheduled Skopein scans across your environment — endpoint, M365, Active Directory, external posture — with findings reviewed and remediation tracked.

Mathisi program management

Training campaign scheduling, phishing simulation deployment, results review, and remedial training assignment — managed and current.

Annual risk assessment

Formal annual risk assessment against applicable frameworks. Documented findings, risk ratings, and remediation roadmap — satisfying NY DFS 500.09 and equivalent requirements.

Regulatory filing support

NY DFS Certification of Material Compliance preparation and filing support. Evidence compilation and examiner response coordination for all applicable regulatory filings.

Board-level reporting

Quarterly or annual board cybersecurity reporting — risk posture, compliance status, and program effectiveness in language suitable for executive and board review.

Examiner preparation

Pre-examination evidence review, gap remediation prioritization, and examiner response coordination. You are not facing an examination alone.

Vendor risk management

Third-party security assessment coordination — vendor questionnaires, contract security language review, and ongoing vendor risk tracking in Sentinel.

Policy and procedure maintenance

All security policies and supporting procedures maintained current as regulations amend — generated and updated by PCS, reviewed by the designated CISO.

Incident response support

Retainer-based incident response support — initial triage, regulatory notification obligation review, and coordination with legal counsel and forensic resources.

Who Aegis serves

CISO enablement for organizations at every stage of security maturity.

Whether you have no internal security function or an established CISO who needs more depth, Aegis delivers the platform and the program structure to keep your compliance posture current.

Financial services firms

Banks, credit unions, broker-dealers, insurance carriers, RIAs, and payment processors subject to NY DFS, GLBA, PCI DSS, and SEC cybersecurity rules.

Healthcare organizations

Physician groups, health plans, specialty practices, and healthcare technology companies subject to HIPAA and the OCR audit protocol.

Defense contractors

Government primes and subcontractors subject to CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, and DFARS 252.204-7012 — where contract eligibility depends on demonstrable compliance posture.

Regulatory governance requirements

Every major framework requires a qualified, designated security function.

Aegis satisfies the human governance requirements that no platform can fulfill on its own — the CISO designation, the board reporting obligation, the examiner accountability, the qualified oversight of the security program. Pistos-supplied or client's own: the regulatory requirement is met either way.

NY DFS 500.04

Covered entities must designate a qualified CISO responsible for overseeing and implementing the cybersecurity program. Aegis fulfills this obligation through a named designated CISO.

HIPAA §164.308(a)(2)

Covered entities must identify a Security Official responsible for developing and implementing required policies and procedures. Aegis provides or empowers the designated Security Officer function.

CMMC PM Controls

Program Management controls under CMMC 2.0 require documented, senior-level accountability for the security program. Aegis provides the governance structure assessors look for.

SEC Cybersecurity Rules

Public companies must disclose material cybersecurity incidents and describe management's role in risk oversight. Aegis provides the governance documentation and board reporting structure.

Client outcomes

Scores of third-party audits across Pistos clients.
Zero failures.

"Our carrier partners were pressing us on HIPAA compliance — we had no program, and they knew it. Our Aegis CISO took control and built it from the ground up: policies, procedures, and the security tool configurations to back them up. The partners have stopped asking."

Compliance Officer  ◆  Healthcare Technology Firm

"We develop and host health insurance applications internally. We had no SDLC and no documented systems. Our Aegis CISO built the SDLC from scratch and put the processes in place to run and maintain our environment going forward. We went from no program to one that holds up under scrutiny."

CTO  ◆  Health Insurance Software Developer

Let us walk you through the Aegis engagement model.

Whether you need Pistos to supply the CISO or want to empower your internal team, the conversation starts the same way.

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