Cybersecurity
PreferredFractional CISO and portfolio-wide security programs
Bastion gives each portfolio company a named vCISO, a 30-day risk baseline, and a scorecard the sponsor can compare across the fund. Pen testing, SOC 2 readiness, and incident response retainers included.
Value proposition
Board-grade security posture without a full-time CISO.
Pricing
vCISO retainer $9–20K/mo; pen tests from $15K.
Preferred pricing available to the sponsor and its portfolio companies.
Verified portfolio executives only
CTO · $60M software
Backed by a growth equity
Oct 2026
Bastion's vCISO presented to our board in plain English. Their scorecard is the same one our sponsor uses across the fund, so we knew where we stood against peers.
Watch out for: Pen test reports are dense. Ask for an executive summary.
CFO · $170M logistics
Backed by a middle market buyout fund
Jun 2026
Two months into the retainer, we had an incident on a Saturday. They were on a call within an hour and had it contained by Sunday night. Our cyber insurance renewal also went down 12%.
Watch out for: None that matter.
COO · $85M manufacturing
Backed by a lower middle market buyout fund
Jan 2026
Most cyber firms only think about office IT. Bastion understood our plant networks and didn't try to shut down production.
Watch out for: Their tooling recommendations lean toward partner products. Ask for alternatives.