Lean Cybersecurity Programs That Scale

Most growing companies hit the same wall: their security needs start to outpace what their internal teams can support, turning what should be a business enabler into a growth bottleneck.

That's where I come in.

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Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Fractional CISO | Building lean cybersecurity programs that scale with business

The Security Wall That Kills Growth

After 13 years building security programs across FinTech, banking, FMCG multinationals, and global enterprises, I've seen this exact pattern destroy promising companies and slow down market leaders.

Current Reality

Security questionnaires delay deals for months
Compliance work drowns internal teams
Ad-hoc security fixes fail under business pressure
Full-time CISO costs €200K+ but may not be the right fit yet

What You Need

Security programs that actually accelerate business cycles
Compliance that doesn't slow down operational velocity
Enterprise-ready security without corporate bureaucracy
Fractional leadership that scales with your growth

How I Fix Your Security Program

I've built security programs that passed 100% of ISO 27001 and SOC 2 audits, while delivering €3.5M in savings, 62% faster risk assessments, 45% faster incident response, and 56% efficiency gains across 24 countries.

Security Program Foundation

Build lean security from scratch

Implement security policies and processes your teams can actually follow
Give sales the answers they need to close enterprise deals
Establish frameworks for ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / NIST CSF
Automate security questionnaire responses and compliance reporting
Automate security questionnaire responses and compliance reporting
Design SOC operations that fit your business model
Implement IAM frameworks and access controls that scale

Fractional Security Leadership

Strategic security guidance without the full-time cost

Represent your security posture to customers, investors, and board members
Clear out the noise and turn security into a growth enabler
Align your security spend with business priorities
Streamline your security tools and processes
Streamline your security tools and processes
Optimize MSSP relationships and vendor management
Implement threat detection across cloud, endpoints, and networks

Security Talent Development

Build internal security capabilities that scale

Build internal cybersecurity capabilities
Assess current team skills and identify critical gaps
Create security champions across engineering and business teams
Build realistic hiring roadmaps for what to hire vs outsource
Build realistic hiring roadmaps for what to hire vs outsource
Develop internal processes so your team can run security programs independently
Train teams on SOC operations and incident response

Let's Discuss Your Security Program

I work with a select number of companies.

Book a free 30-minute call. Whether we work together or not, you'll walk away with real insights to make your security program faster, leaner, and more aligned with your business goals.

What we'll cover:

Where your current security approach is slowing you down
The 3 security priorities that will unlock your next growth stage
Whether fractional leadership makes sense for your situation

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Why Growing Companies Choose Mandos

13+ years building security programs across Forbes Cloud 100 FinTech, FMCG multinationals, banking, and global enterprises

Hard ROI Delivered

€3.5M

saved through strategic MSSP optimizations

100%

audit pass rate (ISO 27001, SOC 2)

62%

faster security assessments

56%

efficiency gains across 24-country operations

45%

reduction in Mean Time to Response across global SOCs

Modern Execution Approach

Startup velocity mindset

With enterprise security standards

No 100-slide decks

Or Big 4 consulting overhead

Programs that grow with you

Not against you

AI-assisted workflows

Not buzzword BS

"But We're Not Ready for a CISO Yet..."

Too early stage?

I've built security programs from scratch. Start with foundations that scale.

Too expensive?

Fractional leadership costs 70% less than full-time hire. ROI shows up in the first quarter.

Engineering team pushes back?

I speak engineering. I embed security into workflows you already use.

Don't know what you need?

That's exactly why you need strategic guidance, not another vendor pitch.

Worried about slowing down development?

I accelerate development by removing security bottlenecks and automating compliance.

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