GROWING SMBs

For teams that have outgrown their first-generation IT.

For 5–150-person Canadian firms that need cybersecurity, IT, and web infrastructure that scales with the business. One senior team across all three. NIST CSF 2.0 baseline. Fixed-fee. Vendor-agnostic. No multi-year lock-in.

THE FIT

  • 01

    Right-sized tiers for 5–150 staff.

  • 02

    One team across identity, endpoint, network, web, and email.

  • 03

    Vendor-agnostic. We hold no reseller loyalties.

  • 04

    Annual retainers, billed monthly.

WHERE TO START

Engagement patterns.

THE BASELINE

What right-sized looks like.

Identity
MFA, conditional access
Endpoint
managed EDR, encryption
Email
SPF, DKIM, DMARC
Network
segmented Wi-Fi, ZTNA
Backup
3-2-1 discipline
Governance
policies, privacy officer, tabletop exercises
MAPPED TO

Compliance posture.

  • CyberSecure Canada
  • NIST CSF 2.0
  • CIS v8 (IG1–2)
  • PIPEDA / Law 25
BEFORE YOU ASK

Common SMB questions.

We already have an internal IT lead. Where do you fit?
Above day-to-day IT, as the security and architecture function — we set the standard your lead runs to.
How long until we’re defensible?
A four-week audit, then eight to twelve weeks of stabilisation. Defensibility is a date, not a slogan.
Can you take over from our current provider?
Yes. The takeover is part of managed-plan onboarding (one month's fee (minimum $750), waived on annual prepay): we stabilise inherited systems over 30–60 days.
Do we have to bundle?
No. Each engagement stands alone. Managed IT Complete already includes Managed Security Essentials; a Website Care plan sits beside it, month to month.
How large a vCISO do we need?
Sized to headcount and obligation. Sentinel Advisory™ is $3,500 CAD/mo for up to 50 staff (Advisory, about 8 hours a month) or $5,500 CAD/mo for 51–150 (Program, about 16 hours). 12-month term, or a 6-month pilot at +10%.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Start with an Exposure Review.