Canadian executive cyber advisory
Cybersecurity advice business leaders can trust.
Cyber Risk Office helps Canadian small and mid-sized businesses reduce fraud, ransomware, downtime, and cyber insurance risk, through plain-language executive advisory, not sales pitches.
- 3–5 min
- Free Risk Scorecard
- 9
- Areas assessed
- Canadian
- Advisor-led
- Executive
- Plain language
Available for keynotes, executive briefings, and private workshops across Canada.
Invite us to speak →Where are you exposed?
A preliminary view of your business cyber risk, in minutes.
The Cyber Risk Office Scorecard reviews nine areas, from email fraud and ransomware readiness to insurance and leadership oversight, and returns a plain-language readiness score.
Approximately three to five minutes. Preliminary and educational, not a formal assessment.
Sample result
Developing Protection
Several important gaps may remain.
- Fraud Prevention45
- Ransomware Readiness60
- Insurance Readiness40
- Employee Awareness70
- Leadership Oversight55
How we help
Advisory built for executives, not IT departments.
Cyber Business Assessment
A structured executive review of the risks that most often disrupt Canadian SMBs.
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Business Cyber Advisor Plan
Ongoing advisory that turns cybersecurity from a fire drill into a plan.
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Fractional CISO
Senior security leadership on a schedule that fits your business.
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Industries we advise
Guidance that speaks your industry's language.
Every industry has its own risks, regulators, and pressure points. Pick yours to see where leaders like you typically get exposed, and what to focus on first.
Professional Services
Law firms, accountants, and consultants handling confidential client information.
Financial Services
Investment firms, credit unions, and finance teams navigating regulator and client due diligence.
Healthcare
Clinics and healthcare businesses managing personal health information under provincial privacy laws.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers exposed to supply-chain fraud, operational downtime, and OT/IT overlap.
Construction & Real Estate
Businesses with large payment flows, project vendors, and mobile workforces.
Non-profits
Mission-driven organizations with lean IT and rising donor and grant expectations.
2026 regulatory update
New cyber and privacy obligations Canadian businesses need to plan for.
Canada's regulatory landscape is tightening. Between federal cyber legislation, provincial privacy reform, and insurer scrutiny, executives are being asked to demonstrate real oversight, not just intent.
Talk to an advisorBill C-26 / CCSPA
The Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act moves toward enforcement in 2026, introducing mandatory incident reporting and cyber program obligations for federally regulated sectors and their supply chains.
Quebec Law 25, fully in force
Data portability, algorithmic transparency, and privacy-by-design requirements now carry penalties up to 4 percent of worldwide revenue for organizations handling Quebec residents' data.
Federal privacy reform (CPPA)
The successor to PIPEDA is expected to raise consent, breach notification, and accountability standards, with meaningful fines for non-compliance.
OSFI B-13 and insurer expectations
Financial institutions and their vendors face stricter third-party risk, resilience, and cyber governance expectations. Cyber insurers are mirroring these controls at renewal.
OSFI Guideline E-21, operational resilience
Effective September 2026, federally regulated financial institutions must demonstrate operational risk management and resilience for critical operations, including tolerances for disruption, scenario testing, and third-party dependencies.
Informational summary, not legal advice. Obligations vary by sector, size, and jurisdiction.
Business-first
Cyber risk in the language your leadership team speaks.
Independent
No licence resales, no preferred tool stack.
Canadian
Built for Canadian insurers, privacy, and SMB realities.
Executive
Board-ready summaries and prioritized roadmaps.
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