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Cloudflare security and edge services
Review and improve Cloudflare DNS, TLS, WAF, access and edge configuration with controlled rollout, evidence and a practical rollback path.
ServiceCybersecurity assessments
Assess current security controls, evidence and ownership, then turn verified findings into a prioritized and operationally realistic improvement plan.
ServiceFirewall policy review
Review firewall policy intent, effective access, ownership and observed use before making bounded cleanup or risk-reduction changes.
ServiceMicrosoft 365 security and administration
Microsoft 365 security and administration for Canadian organizations: Entra ID, conditional access, mail security, sharing, Intune and licensing.
Starter engagementAI-Agent Infrastructure Access Review
A threat-led review of how an AI-enabled workflow discovers, recommends or performs infrastructure operations without receiving unrestricted authority.
Work exampleBringing firewall changes under control
A representative firewall-policy review that restores ownership, requires validation and gives every approved production change a rollback path.
IndustryCybersecurity and network consulting for financial services
Assess access, network controls, third-party exposure, and recovery plans around systems that handle financial data and transactions.
IndustryCybersecurity and infrastructure for professional services
Protect client information, support hybrid work, and reduce technology risk without slowing down your billable teams.
Starter engagementCloudflare Security Baseline
A read-first review of agreed Cloudflare zones and edge controls, followed by prioritized, rollback-aware configuration recommendations.
IndustryCybersecurity and resilient infrastructure for healthcare
Strengthen access, networks, and recovery around sensitive health information and systems that staff need to deliver care.
ServiceSecurity policy and governance
Write or review security policy that matches how your organization actually operates, with each statement mapped to the control meant to enforce it.
Starter engagementsStarter security engagements
Bounded cybersecurity reviews for firewall policy, ransomware recovery, Cloudflare and AI-agent access.
ServiceCloud services
Azure and AWS design, migration and review for Canadian organizations: landing zones, identity, networking, backup and cost visibility.
IndustryCybersecurity and connectivity for construction firms
Secure offices, job sites, mobile teams, and project partners while keeping plans, communications, and business systems available.
IndustryCybersecurity and reliable networks for retail
Improve security and uptime across stores, head office, cloud services, payment environments, Wi-Fi, and connected devices.
IndustryCybersecurity for Canadian small and midsize businesses
Get a clear, right-sized plan for cybersecurity, cloud, networks, and recovery based on how your Canadian business operates.
IndustriesIndustry cybersecurity guidance
Security and infrastructure priorities shaped by each organization's operating context.
ServiceNetwork architecture and segmentation
Review traffic paths, trust boundaries and failure behaviour, then design network segmentation that can be implemented, supported and rolled back.
Work exampleProving that a critical service can be recovered
A representative recovery test that maps service dependencies, records evidence and checks whether stated recovery objectives are supportable.
ServiceResilience and recovery
Test whether critical services can be restored, identify fragile dependencies and leave recovery evidence that operators can use during an outage.
ServiceSafe infrastructure automation
Introduce automation to infrastructure safely: bounded scope, tested rollback, approval paths and evidence that each change did what was intended.
ServicesSecurity and infrastructure services
Toronto IT consulting for cybersecurity, networks, firewalls, Cloudflare and recovery.
Resource library
Cisco access control readiness before enforcing 802.1X
Prepare identity, certificates, profiling, fallback, and support workflows before moving wired access from visibility to enforcement.
ArticleThird-party remote access: control the whole connection lifecycle
Turn vendor and support access into an owned lifecycle with named identities, narrow paths, visible sessions, expiry and a tested shutdown method.
ArticleEmergency access accounts: the control that stops MFA from locking you out
Identity hardening adds dependencies as well as protection. How to configure emergency access accounts so a policy or a lost factor cannot lock you out.
ArticleSecure AI-Agent Access to Infrastructure: Put Authorization Outside the Model
How to give AI agents infrastructure access without losing control: scoped credentials, approval paths, audit trails and reversible change.
ResourcePrivileged access and emergency access review
A worksheet for reviewing privileged access: who holds it, why, when it was last confirmed, and what evidence supports keeping it.
ArticlePrivileged access without losing the recovery path
Reduce standing administrative access while preserving tested, monitored emergency access for identity failures and major incidents.
ResourceThird-party remote access review
Review vendor and partner access from business purpose through identity, network path, session evidence, expiry, and safe removal.
ArticleMicrosoft 365 Email Authentication: A Controlled SPF, DKIM, and DMARC Rollout
Configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC correctly in Microsoft 365, including the alignment details that quietly cause legitimate mail to fail.
Knowledge topicNetwork Security
Make network and firewall controls understandable, attributable and safe to change without losing the path back.
Knowledge topicSecurity Operations
Operate privileged access, third-party connections and security evidence as owned lifecycles with tested recovery and shutdown paths.
ArticleCybersecurity Assessment Scope: A Buyer’s Evidence Checklist
Define the decisions, service boundaries, evidence, testing depth and deliverables that turn a cybersecurity assessment into an actionable plan.
ArticleFirewall Rule Review: A Checklist That Produces Defensible Change
A firewall rule review that produces defensible change: what to collect, how to judge a rule, and how to retire one without an outage.
ResourceIncident-readiness questionnaire
Find the practical gaps that can slow decisions, communications, containment, evidence handling, and recovery during a cyber incident.
KnowledgeKnowledge from the field
Cybersecurity, network, infrastructure, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Cisco and practical AI guidance.
ArticleProxmox Backup and Recovery: Design for a Restore, Not a Green Job
Design Proxmox backups around a proven restore rather than a green job: retention, isolation, verification and the failure modes that matter.
ResourceSecurity assessment scoping and evidence worksheet
Define what an assessment must answer, gather evidence consistently, and separate verified findings from assumptions.
ResourceSecurity logging coverage and retention worksheet
Map the events needed to investigate material incidents, verify collection and retention, and expose blind spots before an alert or outage.
ArticleSecurity logging coverage and retention: design for the investigation
Build a logging plan from investigation questions, evidence paths and response ownership instead of collecting high-volume data without a use case.
ArticleSeven Zero Trust Implementation Mistakes—and How to Correct Them
Seven zero trust mistakes that stall real deployments, why each one happens, and the correction that keeps the program moving.
Knowledge topicCloud and Edge
Treat edge security as an operated control plane with explicit ownership, safe changes, origin protection and evidence of intended behaviour.
ArticleA safer starting point for AI agents in infrastructure operations
Start with read-only evidence collection, narrow tool permissions, and reviewable change proposals before an agent can alter production.
ArticleAzure migration: what to settle before moving servers
Before moving servers to Azure, map dependencies, settle identity, network and data residency, and agree rollback. A readiness checklist for Canadian SMBs.
ArticleDeploy SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, and BIMI Without Breaking Mail
Roll out SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS and BIMI in an order that will not break mail, with the checks to run before each enforcement step.
ArticleDeploying Cloudflare WAF Without Breaking Production
Deploy Cloudflare WAF without breaking production: staged rollout, rule tuning, false-positive handling and a rollback you have actually tested.
ArticleDNS Migration With a Rollback Plan That Can Actually Work
A DNS provider migration runbook covering zone discovery, TTLs, DNSSEC, delegation, split authority, validation and the time-dependent realities of rollback.
ResourceFirewall change and rollback record
Plan, approve, test, and close a firewall change with the business reason and rollback path in one record.
Knowledge topicInfrastructure
Design infrastructure around service dependencies, recoverability, administrative boundaries and changes that operators can verify.
ArticleIntune rollout: what to decide before you enrol devices
Before enrolling devices in Intune, settle ownership, app protection, Autopilot and compliance rules. A rollout plan for Canadian small businesses.
ArticleMicrosoft 365 backup: what native recovery will and won't restore
Microsoft 365 recycle bins and retention are not a backup. What native recovery covers, where it stops, and how to plan restores you can rely on.
ArticleNetwork Segmentation for SMBs: A Minimum-Viable Architecture That Can Grow
A staged segmentation design for small and midsized businesses that contains compromise without creating an unmanageable firewall-rule maze.
ArticlePatch management for small businesses: a routine that holds
Patching rarely fails for lack of tools. It fails when nobody owns it. A monthly update routine, an emergency lane and proof that the patches landed.
Knowledge topicPractical AI
Apply AI to infrastructure with narrow authority, external authorization, reviewable actions and a reliable stop path.
ResourcesPractical security and infrastructure templates
Templates for firewall changes, security assessments, incident readiness and recovery tests.
ArticleRansomware Recovery Readiness: A Checklist You Can Prove
A practical checklist for proving ransomware recovery works: what to test, what evidence to keep, and which assumptions usually fail under pressure.
Resource librarySecurity and infrastructure resource library
Browse HAI Consulting field guides, learning paths, templates and diagnostic tools by topic, technology or format.
ResourceService recovery test plan and evidence record
Test whether a service can be restored under defined conditions, with safe boundaries, timestamps, acceptance criteria, and follow-up actions.
ArticleTeams Phone migration: what to settle before you port your numbers
Moving office calling into Microsoft Teams? The four decisions to settle first: carrier model, network, emergency calling and number porting.
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Clear technical advice, tied to the way your organization works
HAI Consulting is a Canadian cybersecurity, networking, and infrastructure consultancy serving organizations in Toronto, Ontario, and across Canada. We help organizations understand their current environment, decide what deserves attention, and carry changes through with less guesswork.
OverviewHAI Consulting
Toronto cybersecurity and IT consulting for organizations in Canada.
ApproachHow HAI Consulting works
A bounded consulting approach with evidence, decisions, validation and ownership.