vCISO Explainer Part 9 - vCISO vs a Full-Time CISO: Cost, Risk and Value Compared
If Part 8 answered the question 'what does a vCISO do?', this article answers the one that tends to follow it: 'why not ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 9 - vCISO vs a Full-Time CISO: Cost, Risk and Value Compared
If Part 8 answered the question 'what does a vCISO do?', this article answers the one that tends to follow it: 'why not ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 8 - What a vCISO Actually Does (And What They Don't)
At this point in the series, the governance gap should be a familiar concept. You understand why certifications are not ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 7 - From Security Controls to Business Risk: Translating Cyber for Executives
There is a specific skill at the centre of cyber governance that does not get enough attention.
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vCISO Explainer Part 6 - Why Cyber Risk Without Ownership Always Becomes a Board-Level Problem
Risk does not wait for an owner to be appointed before it starts accumulating. That is perhaps the most important thing ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 5 - SOC, MSS, Compliance — And the Governance Gap Nobody Talks About
If your organisation has a managed security service, you are in reasonable company. The majority of UK SMEs now ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 4 - Who Actually Owns Cyber Risk in Your Organisation?
Here is a question worth pausing on.
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vCISO Explainer Part 3 - Cyber Essentials Achieved - What Most Organisations Think That Means (And Why They're Wrong)
Cyber Essentials is genuinely useful. That needs to be said clearly, because this article is about its limits - and ...
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vCISO Explainer Part 2 - Cyber Tools vs Cyber Risk: Why “Good Security” Can Still Mean High Exposure
There is a phrase that comes up in almost every conversation about cyber risk with business leaders: 'We've got that ...
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By Henry Lawrence · 22 Sept 2026
SME directors are facing a growing dilemma: AI has become embedded in daily operations long before the rules are written. The risks of ...
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By Henry Lawrence · 14 Sept 2026
AI adoption is rapidly advancing across UK SMEs, with tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI-powered services now woven into day-to-day ...
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By Henry Lawrence · 8 Sept 2026
For many UK SMEs, the prospect of Microsoft Copilot brings genuine excitement. The promise of smart, AI-enabled productivity is hard to ...
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By Graeme Montgomery · 26 Aug 2026
The promise of AI agents is no longer hypothetical. They’re becoming central to daily operations, decision-making, and productivity across ...
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By Henry Lawrence · 17 Aug 2026
UK organisations are winning headlines for rapid AI adoption. Productivity and competitive advantage are top of mind for business leaders. ...
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By Henry Lawrence · 12 Aug 2026
AI technologies are transforming business operations for almost every UK SME. The regulatory environment is shifting just as fast. As the ...
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Graeme Montgomery
Graeme is an Account Director, leading our commercial department and manages our client relationships. He is dedicated to ensuring we deliver value and navigate customers on their journey through business technology. <br> <br> Graeme started our life at ITbuilder on the service desk and charted a quick rise to leadership through his dedication and commitment to his work, but especially to our customers. As such, he is at ease switching between technical and commercial topics and relating the two. <br> <br> Known to his colleagues as G, he is a local Hertfordshire resident and ex-pro footballer, making it as far as League One as well as representing several local teams, such as St Albans, Borehamwood and Hemel Hempstead.
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Henry Lawrence
Henry is the Managing Director of ITbuilder. He is also a CISM professional with over 7+years experience leading cyber security strategy and transformation initiatives across public and private sector clients. He has a strong track record of delivering maturity assessments, cyber governance models, and Secure by Design programmes in FS, Public Sector and E&U
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James Naylor
James Naylor is ITbuilder's CTO and Founder. He has worked in technology since the early nineties and, after a decade in the corporate world, went into business himself. <br> <br>James has lead ITbuilder for over two decades, building the business into the force that it is today, but is still a technician at heart and still very hands on with tech. <br> <br>Despite growing up in Hertfordshire, James lived in the Netherlands for five years as well as London, before returning and setting up the base in Hertford, where he lives today.
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