
From in-house CISO to consultant. What you need to know before making the leap
For Nikoloz Kokhreidze, the move into cybersecurity consulting came gradually through a series of small steps. “I accumulated enough experience across different industries, I started my newsletter, and I realized there’s a community of people interested in what I have to say,” he explains. What ultimately crystallized the decision was the thought that his impact didn’t have to stop at the edge of one organization. “I was solving the same problems repeatedly in one company,” he says, “when I could solve them for multiple companies simultaneously, multiplying my impact and helping more businesses grow through pragmatic security leadership.” In August 2025, Kokhreidze launched his consulting bu...