Cypherd vCISO – The Smart Way Philippine Companies Get a Real CISO

The Reality Every Philippine Company Faces Today

BSP, NPC, SEC, and the Insurance Commission are no longer just recommending strong cybersecurity. They are requiring it — with on-site exams, license conditions, and public fines.

Your board and your regulators expect to see:

A named, credible CISO
Monthly risk reports
A mature cybersecurity program
Hiring a full-time bank/ex-multinational CISO costs ₱5–10 million+ per year (total employment cost). Most rural banks, fintechs, remittance firms, and mid-size BPOs simply cannot afford it — or keep the person for long.

The Cypherd Solution: Dual-vCISO Model

You don’t get one virtual consultant. You get two named former heads who have already done the job at scale.

•  Alwin Unsgon - GRC Lead (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, BSP, NPC)
  • More than twenty years of experience with 15 years in the banking and consulting industry
  • Former bank CISO, former Deloitte Senior Consultant 
  • Certified in Cybersecurity, Sec+, etc.

• Jay Jimenez - Technical Security Lead (Zero Trust Architecture, VAPT and Technical Assessments, Threat Detection and Active Response Engineering)
  • More than twenty years of experience, former head of IT and Data Protection Officer in a multinational setting
  • MSc Cybersecurity (Dist.) University of Liverpool
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional 
  • Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert 

• Both Jay and Alwin stay personally involved. Day-to-day work is backed by Cypherd’s certified engineering team under their direct supervision.

Why Clients Choose Cypherd vCISO?

•  Two former heads instead of one
•  Predictable cadence and tangible deliverables every month
•  Names your board and BSP examiners will respect
•  Fully remote or hybrid delivery 
•  Built on trust — most clients already know us from VAPT and gap assessments