Virtual CISO for Healthcare Organizations

Independent cybersecurity, IT risk, and HIPAA accountability delivered as an ongoing leadership service.

What This Service Is

Most healthcare organizations already pay for IT and security vendors. What they don’t have is clear accountability. AxenLogic provides a Virtual Chief Information Security Office (VCISO) service for healthcare organizations focused on governance, oversight, and HIPAA risk accountability.

We do not replace your Managed Service Provide (MSP) or Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). We govern, validate, and hold them accountable.

Our role is to ensure that cybersecurity controls, IT controls, and HIPAA safeguards actually work in practice — and that accountability exists when something fails.

Who This Service Is For

This service is designed for healthcare organizations typically between 15 and 75 employees, including clinics, medical practices, specialty care providers, behavioral health organizations, and digital health companies.

We also support larger healthcare organizations through targeted risk and compliance engagements when appropriate. This applies whether you already work with an MSP and/or MSSP, or whether you need structured leadership to select the right vendors.

How AxenLogic Acts as Your Virtual CISO

AxenLogic operates as an embedded Virtual CISO, acting as an extension of your leadership team while remaining independent from day-to-day operations. We provide:

• Cybersecurity and HIPAA governance

• Vendor accountability and escalation

• Executive-level risk visibility

• Clear ownership of decisions and outcomes

Clients experience this as having a senior security and risk leader on the team — without the cost or overhead of a full-time hire.

HIPAA Security Risk Analysis — Built In, Not a One-Time Project

Traditional HIPAA Security Risk Analysis projects often cost USD $10,000–$20,000 and result in a static document that quickly becomes outdated.

AxenLogic takes a different approach. HIPAA Security Risk Analysis begins from day one and is maintained as a continuous governance process embedded into the monthly service.

Risks are identified, documented, tracked, and reviewed over time — the same work a dedicated Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) analyst would perform — without a large upfront project or one-time assessment.

This delivers ongoing compliance, audit readiness, and real risk reduction, not just a report.

How We Work

Engagement cadence is designed to provide real presence without unnecessary overhead.

• Regular executive check-ins

• Ongoing availability for leadership questions and escalations

• Periodic executive-level reporting on risk, compliance, and vendor performance

• Increased involvement during incidents, audits, or major decisions

AxenLogic operates with internal visibility and direct access to vendors, while maintaining independent governance.

Common Engagement Scenarios

Organizations With an MSP and/or MSSP

We oversee vendor performance, validate controls, review evidence, and escalate issues when service-level expectations or security standards are not met. You keep your vendors. We ensure accountability.

Organizations Without an MSP or MSSP

We help define requirements, evaluate providers, support onboarding, and then transition into ongoing governance and oversight.

What This Service Includes

Cybersecurity and IT risk governance, HIPAA Security Rule oversight, vendor accountability, backup and recovery validation, executive-level reporting, incident readiness guidance, and coordination of independent third-party penetration testing when required.

What This Service Does Not Include

AxenLogic does not provide helpdesk services, daily IT operations, tool administration, Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring, direct penetration testing execution, or compliance software resale.

Our value is independence, clarity, and accountability.

Why Healthcare Organizations Choose AxenLogic

Healthcare leaders are personally accountable for cybersecurity and HIPAA risk, even when vendors are involved.

AxenLogic exists to answer one question clearly:
do your cybersecurity, IT, and HIPAA controls actually work — and who is accountable when they do not?

Next Steps

Talk to AxenLogic to determine whether your organization needs foundational governance or independent oversight, and how a Virtual CISO engagement applies to your environment.