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Fractional Cybersecurity Leadership

Your general contractor for cybersecurity.

Moat coordinates your IT provider, security vendors, and internal team so cybersecurity priorities have clear owners and leadership can see what is getting done.

For legal, financial services, and nonprofit organizations with 20–250 employees.

Leadership view Clear ownership
Your leadershipMoat coordinates
IT providerSpecialistsInternal team
Cyber-insurance renewalOwner assigned
Client security reviewEvidence organized
Priority remediationProgress tracked
20+

Years of IT leadership in the nonprofit and public sector.

Led by Lester Rogers. Clear priorities, accountable owners, and useful reporting for leadership.

When to contact Moat

When cybersecurity work needs an owner at the leadership level.

Moat is useful when the work crosses organizational boundaries and someone needs to connect the decision-makers, providers, and evidence.

01

An upcoming cyber-insurance renewal needs clear evidence and ownership.

02

A client security questionnaire or review has reached leadership.

03

Leadership needs a useful view of priorities, decisions, and progress.

04

Responsibilities are fragmented across providers, vendors, and staff.

What the engagement delivers

A working system for priorities, ownership, and progress.

The goal is a clearer operating picture for leadership and a practical structure for the people doing the work.

Prioritized action plan

A sequenced view of what matters now, what can wait, and what requires a leadership decision.

Risk and action register

Named owners, target dates, dependencies, and a consistent record of progress.

Provider coordination

Clear responsibilities across your existing IT provider, internal stakeholders, and agreed specialists.

Evidence organization

Agreed materials assembled for client, insurer, or other review requests.

Leadership reporting

Concise updates designed for decisions rather than technical noise.

Moat leads coordination and advisory work. Software, penetration testing, remediation projects, incident response, and other specialist services require a separately agreed scope.

How delivery works

Three steps from uncertainty to managed action.

01

Discovery conversation

Clarify the trigger, the decision in front of leadership, and who is involved today.

02

Agreed scope and priorities

Define the outcome, responsibilities, immediate actions, and reporting cadence.

03

Ongoing coordination

Track commitments, surface decisions, coordinate providers, and report progress.

Who we serve

Organizations where trust and accountability matter.

Moat serves leadership teams that need security work to move across multiple providers, business owners, and external requests.

Financial services

Create visible ownership across security priorities, third-party responsibilities, business risk, and leadership reporting.

Discuss your situation

Nonprofits

Bring structure to cybersecurity priorities while working within real staffing, funding, and provider constraints.

Discuss your situation

Common questions

A clear scope starts with clear expectations.

These answers cover how Moat works with your team and what the first conversation is designed to establish.

Do you replace our IT provider?

No. Moat works alongside your existing IT provider. Your provider continues the technical work in its scope while Moat helps leadership set priorities, assign responsibilities, coordinate the parties involved, and track progress.

What does a fractional CISO do?

A fractional CISO provides part-time cybersecurity leadership. For Moat clients, that means turning business concerns into a prioritized plan, clarifying who owns each action, coordinating providers and specialists, and giving leadership useful reporting for decisions.

What is included in an engagement?

The exact scope is agreed before work begins. A typical engagement can include a prioritized action plan, a risk and action register, provider coordination, organization of agreed evidence, and recurring leadership reporting. Technical implementation and specialist services require a separate scope.

How is pricing determined?

Pricing follows the agreed scope, the organization’s size and complexity, and the amount of coordination required. The discovery call is used to understand the situation before Moat recommends an engagement.

What happens during the discovery call?

In 20 minutes, Lester will learn what prompted the conversation, how cybersecurity responsibilities are handled today, and what decision or deadline is in front of leadership. If Moat appears useful, the next step is a clearly defined scope.

Do you guarantee compliance or insurance approval?

No. Moat helps organize priorities, responsibilities, evidence, and decision-making. Regulators, clients, auditors, and insurers make their own determinations, and no responsible advisor can guarantee their approval.

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A practical first step

Bring the moving parts into one clear plan.

Start with a focused conversation about the deadline, decision, or security responsibility in front of your organization.