Part-time security leadership for businesses with 50+ staff
vCISO Services in Toronto
Get a senior security lead without a full-time executive salary: a plan your board can follow, policies in writing, and answers ready for insurers and auditors.
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- Since 1994 in business
- 150+ clients
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Someone senior who owns security, not just the tools
Most IT teams keep the firewall updated and the antivirus running. What often has no owner is the bigger picture: which risks matter most, what the policies say, what to tell the board, and how to answer the insurer’s security questionnaire.
A vCISO (virtual chief information security officer) fills that seat part time. Our vCISO service in Toronto gives you a security lead who sets the priorities, keeps the paperwork current and reports to leadership in plain words.
- A security plan ranked by risk, so budget goes to what matters first
- Written security policies your staff can follow
- Risk reports for leadership and the board, in plain language
- Help answering cyber insurance and client security questionnaires
- Audit preparation from a SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified team
- An incident plan agreed before you ever need it
Security left to IT vs a part-time security chief
| Security on your IT manager's plate | vCISO with BALANCED+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Security priorities | Set by whatever broke last | Ranked by risk in a written plan |
| Leadership and board updates | Too technical, or skipped | Plain-language risk reports |
| Policies | Out of date or never written | Written and kept current |
| Insurer and client questionnaires | Pulled together under deadline | Answered with a lead who knows your setup |
| Experience | What one person has seen | A 47-person team, in business since 1994 |
| Cost | A full-time CISO salary, or nobody | One monthly fee |
A security plan for your Toronto business, ranked by risk
Security spending usually follows the last scare. A vCISO turns it into a plan you can defend:
- Where you stand: a review of how your network, accounts and data are protected today
- What comes first: the gaps ranked by how likely and how costly they are
- What it costs: each fix tied to a budget line leadership can approve
- How it is going: progress reported in plain language, not technical charts
Local to Toronto
When a fix needs hands, a technician is at your office within the hour
We provide IT support in Toronto from our head office here. Most problems are fixed remotely. When one is not, we come to you.
Book a Free IT AssessmentWithin the hour to your office, anywhere in the GTA
Security policies in writing, so staff know the rules
Policies that live in someone’s head do not help an auditor or a new hire. A vCISO writes them down and keeps them current, covering the areas that come up most:
- Passwords and sign-ins: how staff log in and when a second check is required
- Access: who gets what when someone joins, moves role or leaves
- Data: where client and company information may be stored and shared
- Incidents: what staff do, and who they tell, when something looks wrong
Insurer and audit questions answered without the scramble
Cyber insurers, larger clients and auditors now ask detailed questions: do you use sign-in codes on every account, are backups tested, is there an incident plan. Answering them the week a renewal is due is stressful and error-prone.
A vCISO keeps those answers and the evidence behind them ready. We are SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified ourselves (independent audits of how we protect client data), so we know what auditors look for.
From no security owner to a plan the board can read, in three steps
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Book a free security assessment
A remote session of 30 minutes or less on where your security stands today.
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Get the priorities and one price
What we would own, what needs fixing first, and one monthly fee.
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Your vCISO takes the seat
Policies, risk reporting and insurer questions move to us, on a schedule agreed with leadership.
vCISO and security planning services we provide in Toronto
Pick what you need. Each service has its own page.
- Policy & Procedure Development IT security policies, acceptable use agreements, and incident response procedures tailored to your industry and... Learn more
- IT Compliance Services Find and close the gaps before a SOC 2, ISO 27001 or PCI audit. Learn more
- Security Architecture Review An outside check of how your network, devices and accounts fit together, and what to fix first. Learn more
- vCIO & IT Roadmapping A virtual IT director who plans what to replace, when, and what it costs. Learn more
- Incident Readiness Workshop Know who does what in the first hours of an attack, before you need to. Learn more
- Penetration Testing A controlled attack on your systems to find the gaps before someone else does. Learn more
vCISO in Toronto: what leadership teams ask first
What is a vCISO, and how is it different from a full-time CISO?
A vCISO (virtual chief information security officer) does the same job part time: sets security priorities, owns the policies and reports risk to leadership. You get senior security oversight without a full-time executive hire.
How much does a vCISO cost?
A monthly fee, set mainly by the size of your business and how much we take on. You get the exact number after the free security assessment.
We have an IT manager. Where does a vCISO fit?
Alongside them. Your IT manager keeps running day-to-day IT; the vCISO sets security direction, owns the policies and handles reporting to leadership. Sharing the work this way is co-managed IT.
Can a vCISO help with cyber insurance and audits?
Yes. We help you answer insurer and client questionnaires, prepare the policies and evidence auditors ask for, and close the gaps that would show up. We are SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified ourselves.
If we have a security incident, how fast do you respond?
Within 15 minutes when a problem is critical, meaning it stops people working. If we also monitor your systems, our 24/7 SOC is watching for the signs, and a technician can be on site anywhere in the GTA within the hour.
Do you only work with Toronto businesses?
No. Our head office is in Mississauga and we work with businesses across the GTA, including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington and Vaughan.
Find out what a part-time security chief would cost you
Start with a free security assessment: where your security stands, what to fix first, and one monthly price.
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