02 — Industries

Who we serve

Sector-specific cybersecurity for Canadian regulated industries, public bodies and growth-stage organizations — backed by the global expertise of Cyberfortis Consulting Limited (UK).

Bay Street financial district, Toronto

01 — Sector

Financial Services

Banks, credit unions, fintech and insurance firms operating under OSFI, AMF and provincial regulators need defensible, evidence-driven cybersecurity programs.

Sector challenges

  • OSFI B-13 third-party risk and operational resilience expectations

  • Open Banking readiness and customer authentication

  • Wire fraud, business email compromise and ransomware extortion

How we help

  • Penetration testing

  • B-13 readiness

  • Third-party risk reviews

  • SOC 2 / ISO advisory

Frameworks & regulations

OSFI B-13PCI DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PIPEDA
Parliament Hill, Ottawa

02 — Sector

Government & Public Sector

Federal, provincial and municipal organizations require ITSG-33 control implementation, security assessment & authorization (SA&A) and CCCS-aligned posture reviews.

Sector challenges

  • ITSG-33 control selection and tailoring at PROTECTED B / Medium Integrity

  • Authority to Operate (ATO) timelines for cloud workloads

  • Nation-state and supply-chain threats to public infrastructure

How we help

  • SA&A support

  • Threat & risk assessments

  • Cloud guardrail validation

  • Red team exercises

Frameworks & regulations

ITSG-33ITSG-22GC Cloud GuardrailsCCCS Top 10NIST SP 800-53
Modern Canadian hospital corridor

03 — Sector

Healthcare

Hospitals, regional health authorities, clinics and digital health vendors must protect electronic health records and clinical systems while meeting PHIPA and provincial equivalents.

Sector challenges

  • Ransomware targeting EHR, imaging and scheduling systems

  • Connected medical device (IoMT) inventory and segmentation

  • PHIPA / Law 25 / HIA breach notification obligations

How we help

  • Clinical risk assessments

  • IoMT security reviews

  • Incident response retainer

  • Privacy impact assessments

Frameworks & regulations

PHIPA (Ontario)Law 25 (Quebec)HIA (Alberta)HITRUST CSFISO 27799
Engineers reviewing code on multiple screens

04 — Sector

Technology & SaaS

Canadian scale-ups and SaaS vendors selling into enterprise need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and pen test evidence to clear procurement and accelerate deals.

Sector challenges

  • Slow enterprise security questionnaires blocking revenue

  • Cloud misconfiguration and secrets sprawl across CI/CD

  • Securing AI features, model APIs and customer data isolation

How we help

  • SOC 2 / ISO readiness

  • Cloud & SaaS pen testing

  • Secure SDLC reviews

  • vCISO services

Frameworks & regulations

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001:2022CSA STARNIST CSF 2.0OWASP ASVS
Electrical transmission towers at sunset

05 — Sector

Energy & Utilities

Electric utilities, oil & gas operators and pipeline companies face escalating threats to operational technology and critical infrastructure across Canada.

Sector challenges

  • OT / SCADA segmentation between corporate and plant networks

  • NERC CIP and CSA Z246-series cyber requirements

  • Insider risk and contractor access to critical assets

How we help

  • OT risk assessments

  • ICS pen testing

  • NERC CIP advisory

  • Tabletop exercises

Frameworks & regulations

NERC CIPCSA Z246.1IEC 62443ITSG-33NIST SP 800-82
Retail point-of-sale terminal

06 — Sector

Retail & E-commerce

Multi-channel retailers and online merchants must protect payment systems, loyalty data and supply chains while staying PCI DSS compliant year-round.

Sector challenges

  • PCI DSS 4.0 transition and continuous compliance

  • Magecart-style skimming and API abuse on checkout flows

  • Third-party tag and supplier risk across e-commerce stacks

How we help

  • PCI DSS QSA-aligned advisory

  • Web & API pen testing

  • Supplier security reviews

  • DFIR retainer

Frameworks & regulations

PCI DSS 4.0PIPEDALaw 25ISO 27001OWASP API Top 10
Old Montreal at dusk

08 — Sector

Quebec Enterprises

Organizations doing business in Quebec must comply with Law 25 (Loi 25) — bilingual policies, privacy officers, PIAs and breach notification all in scope.

Sector challenges

  • Designating a Privacy Officer and publishing bilingual policies

  • Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new technology projects

  • 72-hour breach notification to the CAI and affected individuals

How we help

  • Law 25 readiness

  • PIA program build-out

  • Bilingual policy frameworks

  • Breach response playbooks

Frameworks & regulations

Law 25 (Loi 25)PIPEDAISO 27701NIST Privacy Framework
Mid-market team collaborating in a Canadian office

09 — Sector

SMB & Mid-Market

Growing Canadian businesses need right-sized cybersecurity programs, fractional CISO leadership and incident response coverage without enterprise overhead.

Sector challenges

  • Building a defensible program without a full security team

  • Cyber insurance renewals and increasingly strict controls

  • Customer and supplier security questionnaires

How we help

  • Virtual CISO

  • Cyber insurance readiness

  • Incident response retainer

  • Annual pen testing

Frameworks & regulations

CIS Controls v8NIST CSF 2.0ISO 27001PIPEDA

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