Ransomware & data loss
One click can encrypt your business. Without layered defenses and tested backups, recovery is slow and expensive.
Layered defense & resilient recovery
Cybersecurity Services
Defend the business — governance-first, tool-second.
Most breaches don't come from sophisticated attacks — they come from basics left ungoverned. QTSI secures Canadian organizations the right way: assess the real risk, close the highest-impact gaps, and build the controls, training, and response plans that keep you defensible.
Risk-first
Priorities tied to impact
Frameworks
NIST · SOC 2 · PIPEDA
24/7
Threat monitoring
What it is
A complete, governance-first security program — risk assessment, technical hardening, human-layer defense, and incident readiness — sized to your risk appetite, not a vendor's catalogue.
We start with where your real exposure is, then fix the highest-impact gaps across identity, email, endpoints, and data. From there we build the monitoring, training, and response capability that turn security from a liability into a competitive advantage your clients can trust.
- Risk-prioritized. Effort goes where it cuts the most exposure, not where it's easy.
- People included. Awareness and phishing training that harden the layer attackers target first.
- Always defensible. Evidence and reporting that satisfy clients, insurers, and regulators.
Program scope
AssessRisk & vulnerability review
ProtectIdentity · email · endpoints
Detect24/7 threat monitoring
TrainPhishing & awareness
ComplyNIST · SOC 2 · PIPEDA
RespondTested IR & recovery
Challenges we solve
The exposures that cost Canadian businesses the most.
Ransomware, phishing, and compliance gaps don't discriminate by size — and the fallout (downtime, lost deals, fines) lands hardest on the unprepared.
Phishing & account takeover
Attackers don't hack in — they log in, using stolen or tricked credentials your team handed over.
MFA, training & simulationCompliance gaps
Failing a client audit or regulatory requirement can stall deals and trigger fines you didn't budget for.
Framework-aligned compliance
Key capabilities
Defense in depth, end to end
The controls and capabilities that protect a modern business — assessed, deployed, and managed.
Risk & vulnerability assessment
A clear, ranked picture of your exposure across people, process, and technology — and a plan to close it.
Threat monitoring & response
24/7 detection across endpoints, identity, and cloud, with managed response to contain threats fast.
Phishing simulation & training
Baseline simulations and role-based training that measurably reduce the click-rate over time.
Compliance & GRC
Gap assessments, policy, evidence, and audit support for NIST CSF, SOC 2, PIPEDA, HIPAA, and PCI.
Data protection & DLP
Encryption, classification, access controls, and data-loss prevention aligned to Canadian privacy law.
Incident response & recovery
Tested playbooks, ransomware-resilient backups, and clear RTO/RPO so a breach is contained, not catastrophic.
Security model
Assess. Protect. Detect. Respond.
A continuous loop that raises your security maturity and keeps it there — with evidence at every stage.
1
Assess
Risk and vulnerability review against a recognized framework to rank every meaningful exposure.
2
Protect
Close the highest-impact gaps — identity, email, endpoints, data — and deploy the right controls.
3
Detect
24/7 monitoring and phishing simulation surface threats and weak spots before they're exploited.
4
Respond
Tested incident response and recovery contain any event quickly and restore the business fast.
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Of common gaps closed early
24/7
Detection & response
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Audit questions you can answer
Lower
Cyber-insurance premiums
Business outcomes
Security that protects revenue, not just data.
- Reduced risk. The exposures most likely to hurt you are found and fixed first.
- Won deals. Pass client security reviews instead of losing business to them.
- Lower premiums. Evidenced controls earn better cyber-insurance terms.
- Peace of mind. A tested plan means an incident is handled, not improvised.
FAQ
Common questions about cybersecurity
Where do most mid-market organizations have their biggest security gaps?
The most common gaps we find are unprotected identity (no MFA on Microsoft 365 and VPN), missing or untested backups, unpatched endpoints and servers, and no incident response plan. These are not exotic attack vectors — they are the basics most breaches exploit. A QTSI risk assessment surfaces and ranks every meaningful gap so you fix the highest-impact ones first.
What does a risk assessment actually deliver?
A QTSI risk assessment delivers a prioritized gap register mapped to a recognized framework (NIST CSF), an executive-readable summary of your top exposures, a remediation roadmap with effort and impact estimates, and the evidence artifact you can share with clients, insurers, or auditors. Most assessments take two to four weeks.
How is this different from just buying security software?
Security software is a tool — it only protects what it is configured to protect, and it requires governance to be effective. QTSI starts with the governance layer: risk assessment, policy, and process. We then layer in the right tools, configure them correctly, and ensure someone is accountable for acting on what they surface. Software without governance is expensive noise.
How long does it take to reach a defensible security posture?
Most organizations close their highest-impact gaps within 60 to 90 days — identity, patching, backups, and email security are often addressed in the first month. A board-presentable security program with full GRC documentation typically takes three to six months. Ongoing monitoring and awareness training continue as a continuous improvement program beyond that.
Do you help with cyber-insurance applications and renewals?
Yes. Cyber-insurance applications now ask detailed questions about MFA, backups, EDR, and incident response plans. QTSI ensures the controls exist, they are documented, and you can answer every question accurately. Clients with evidenced controls consistently report better terms and lower premiums at renewal.
Related services
A complete security posture covers more than technology
What clients say
Results from organizations like yours
Canadian businesses that moved from reactive to defensible — and the deals they won because of it.
We lost a contract last year because we couldn't answer a client's security questionnaire. After QTSI's engagement, we passed the same client's next audit without a single remediation item. That win alone paid for years of the program.
Enterprise audit passed — zero findings
Manav's team found three critical vulnerabilities in our first week that we had no idea existed — one involving unprotected cloud credentials that could have been catastrophic. They didn't just find the problems; they prioritized and fixed the worst ones within days.
3 critical vulnerabilities remediated in week one
Your advisor
Manav Chadha
Founder & CEO · vCISO / GRC Strategist
Manav has built and led cybersecurity programs for organizations across Edmonton, Alberta, and Western Canada for over 20 years. He provides vCISO-level advisory on GRC frameworks, incident response readiness, and security posture — helping regulated and enterprise-audited Alberta firms achieve defensible security without a full-time hire.
- 20+ years cybersecurity leadership, Edmonton & Alberta
- vCISO advisory — strategy, GRC, board reporting, vendor risk
- NIST CSF · SOC 2 · PIPEDA · HIPAA · PCI-DSS
- Incident response design & tabletop exercise facilitation
- Based in Edmonton · serving Alberta & Western Canada
Frameworks & partnerships
NIST CSF
SOC 2
PIPEDA
Microsoft
Cisco
Find your gaps before an attacker does.
Start with a free security review. We'll map your real exposures and the fastest, highest-impact path to a defensible posture.
Free & confidential · Manav personally reviews every request within one business day.
Prefer to talk? Call us: 780-716-5372