Cybersecurity doesn't have to be enterprise-sized to be enterprise-grade. The threat landscape has shifted — attackers have automated their tooling, lowered their cost per attempt, and pointed it squarely at small businesses. The math works in their favour unless you make it not.
The SMB reality
43% of cyberattacks target small businesses. The average cost of a breach for an SMB runs over $200,000 when you factor in downtime, recovery, ransom, and reputational damage. 60% of small businesses that suffer a significant attack close within six months — not because the attack was catastrophic on its own, but because they weren't positioned to absorb it.
We price our security stack so the math works the other way. A managed security program costs a fraction of a single incident. That's not a sales pitch — it's arithmetic.
What we deploy
EDR — Endpoint Detection & Response Behaviour-based threat detection that goes well beyond traditional antivirus. Where legacy AV matches known signatures, EDR watches how processes actually behave — catching zero-days, fileless attacks, and lateral movement that signature tools never see. We deploy, configure, and actively monitor EDR across all your endpoints. Threats get quarantined automatically; your team gets notified without needing to do anything.
Microsoft Defender management Most businesses already pay for Defender through their Microsoft 365 subscription and have it misconfigured or running at defaults. Properly tuned, it's a capable layer in a defence-in-depth stack. We harden your Defender configuration, enable Attack Surface Reduction rules, set up cloud-delivered protection, and integrate it into our monitoring so we see what it catches — and what it misses.
Ransomware protection Ransomware defence is a two-part problem: stop it from executing, and ensure recovery is fast if it does. We pair endpoint controls with a rollback-capable backup strategy — air-gapped, versioned, and tested. If the worst happens, your downtime is measured in hours, not weeks.
Email security 94% of malware arrives via email. We deploy anti-phishing protection, DMARC/DKIM/SPF enforcement to prevent domain spoofing, and link-time URL scanning to catch redirects that slip past initial filtering. Combined with user training, this closes the single highest-volume attack vector most SMBs leave open.
Security awareness training Your team is the most-targeted layer in your stack. Attackers know that one convincing email to the right person bypasses every technical control you have. We run ongoing phishing simulations and short training modules that build real muscle memory — not annual compliance checkbox sessions. Employees who know what to look for catch what the filters don't.
Vulnerability management Unpatched software is how most breaches start. We run regular vulnerability scans across your environment, prioritise findings by exploitability and business impact, and work with you to close gaps on a timeline that doesn't disrupt operations.
How our monitoring works
We run continuous monitoring across your endpoints and network. When something anomalous happens — an unusual process spawning, a lateral movement attempt, credential stuffing against your M365 tenant — we see it in real time, not in a log review three weeks later.
Incidents get investigated, not just logged. Our team triages alerts, separates genuine threats from noise, and takes containment action within minutes for high-severity events. You get a plain-language summary of what happened, what we did, and what we hardened as a result.
Every month you receive a summary report: threats caught, alerts investigated, patches applied, and anything we've identified that needs attention. No jargon, no dashboard you have to learn — just a clear picture of your security posture and what changed.
What's included in managed security
- Endpoint protection across all covered devices
- Microsoft Defender configuration and hardening
- Email security and anti-phishing deployment
- DMARC / DKIM / SPF setup and enforcement
- Ransomware-specific endpoint controls
- Air-gapped, versioned backup strategy
- 24/7 alert monitoring and triage
- Incident response for covered events
- Monthly phishing simulation and training
- Vulnerability scanning and patch tracking
- Monthly security summary report
- Direct access to your assigned technician
Who this is built for
We work best with Southern Ontario businesses running 5–50 endpoints — too large to ignore security, not large enough to justify a full-time security hire. Industries we see most often: professional services, healthcare-adjacent, trades and construction, light manufacturing, and financial services. If you handle client data, process payments, or run any operational software your business depends on, you're a target worth protecting.
Getting started
We begin every new client engagement with a free security assessment — a review of your current endpoint posture, email configuration, backup state, and key exposure points. You get a written summary of what we find with no obligation. If the gaps are significant, we'll tell you plainly. If you're already in decent shape, we'll tell you that too.