Virtual CISO Services that are Strategic, Hands-on & Accountable
Don’t just settle for just assessment and advice. Execute and transform instead.
Work directly with veteran security leaders who know your industry and who will be by your side from start to finish.
WHEN NO ONE OWNS SECURITY AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL, RISKS GROW - SILENT AND QUICKLY.
A vCISO is an on-demand security leader who brings C-level expertise without the full-time overhead - guiding strategy, reducing risk, and driving real security maturity.
Why CISO Leadership Matters
The Hidden Costs of Going Without
Why Choose Abicem’s vCISO service
Accelerate Maturity and Strengthen Resilience with our CISO on Demand.
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Access experienced CISO leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. We provide strategic direction, board-level engagement, and trusted security leadership tailored to your organisation’s size, risk profile, and maturity.
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We don’t stop at recommendations. We embed with your teams to deliver measurable security outcomes -translating strategy into action, driving programmes forward, and taking ownership of execution across people, process, and technology.
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We establish pragmatic security governance models with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and decision-making structures. By aligning stakeholders across IT, security, and the business, we ensure accountability, ownership, and sustainable security operations.
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Abicem prepares your organisation for regulatory scrutiny and audits by aligning security controls to recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements. We reduce risk exposure, close compliance gaps, and ensure leadership has clear visibility of security and risk posture.
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We strengthen your security operations while optimising cost and complexity. From incident response readiness to tool rationalisation, Abicem helps you build a resilient, efficient security capability that responds effectively to threats and business change.
Abicem’s vCISO Roadmap
Our vCISO roadmap gives you a structured, transparent journey from initial engagement to ongoing partnership.
Every stage is designed to build clarity, reduce risk, and deliver measurable improvements, whilst keeping your organisation fully supported at every step.
With consistent communication and expert leadership, we ensure your security maturity grows in a way that’s manageable, sustainable, and aligned with your business goals.
Our vCISOs
Proven security leadership from a team that treats your business like their own.
Zohra Remil - Managing Director
Cybersecurity executive with 20+ years leading cybersecurity, IAM, large-scale security transformations and CISO advisory services.
A seasoned, result-oriented cybersecurity leader with deep experience, Zohra has led initiatives for organizations such as Sandoz, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, London Stock Exchange Group, and Proximus, as well as through the Belgium AI and Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (PXS ADA).
Focused on turning governance into execution, Zohra has a proven track record of leading complex, high-impact programs under regulatory and operational constraints. As an active member of AI Safety Asia, she advocates for secure and responsible AI, ensuring innovation scales with clear guardrails for accountability, auditability, and trust.
Connect with Zohra on LinkedIn
Cherif Bencharef - Chief Technology Officer
IAM consultant and enterprise IAM architect with 15+ years of hands-on experience leading large-scale IAM solutions across global organisations.
An experienced IAM consultant and architect, Cherif has designed and delivered complex IAM programmes for organisations including Novartis, Sandoz, Lloyds Banking Group, Volkswagen Financial Services, Univar, and Colt. His experience spans global transformations involving 75,000+ users, 1,000+ applications, and hybrid environments, including greenfield IAM builds and large-scale separations.
At Abicem, Cherif drives technical strategy and delivery, translating security and governance objectives into operational IAM architectures, automation, and integrations. With deep expertise across SailPoint, Oracle IAM, Microsoft Entra ID, cloud and API-driven architectures, and hands-on AI-enabled identity use cases, he ensures security transformations are not only well designed - but built, scaled, and run in production.
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Ready to take the next step?
Connect with our team to discuss your goals and explore how Abicem can help you achieve them.