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Consulting
Cloud services
Azure and AWS design, migration and review for Canadian organizations: landing zones, identity, networking, backup and cost visibility.
ServiceManaged IT services
Hands-on IT operations during Canadian business hours: patching, backup checks, account and device administration, and current documentation.
Starter engagementRansomware Recovery Readiness Review
A focused review of whether priority services, identities, clean administration and backups can support a defensible recovery decision.
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 infrastructure for professional services
Protect client information, support hybrid work, and reduce technology risk without slowing down your billable teams.
IndustryCybersecurity and resilient infrastructure for healthcare
Strengthen access, networks, and recovery around sensitive health information and systems that staff need to deliver care.
ServiceCybersecurity assessments
Assess current security controls, evidence and ownership, then turn verified findings into a prioritized and operationally realistic improvement plan.
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.
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.
ServiceNetwork architecture and segmentation
Review traffic paths, trust boundaries and failure behaviour, then design network segmentation that can be implemented, supported and rolled back.
IndustryPractical cybersecurity for nonprofits
Protect donor, staff, and program information with security work shaped around limited budgets, lean teams, and changing access needs.
ServiceResilience and recovery
Test whether critical services can be restored, identify fragile dependencies and leave recovery evidence that operators can use during an outage.
ServiceRetained IT and security management
Ongoing scheduled review, maintenance planning and advisory support under a retainer, so security and infrastructure work continues after a project ends.
ServicesSecurity and infrastructure services
Toronto IT consulting for cybersecurity, networks, firewalls, Cloudflare and recovery.
Starter engagementsStarter security engagements
Bounded cybersecurity reviews for firewall policy, ransomware recovery, Cloudflare and AI-agent access.
Work exampleTesting ransomware readiness before an incident
A representative ransomware tabletop that tests authority, communications, identity recovery and restoration decisions before an incident.
Resource library
Microsoft 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.
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.
Learning pathRecover with evidence
A practical path from recovery priorities and isolated backups to measured restore tests, clean administration, and service-owner acceptance.
ArticleRecovery evidence: prove the service can come back
Backups matter, but recovery confidence comes from tested dependencies, timed restores, and evidence that the service works after restoration.
Knowledge topicResilience
Plan recovery around services, identities, clean administration, dependencies and evidence—not backup-job status alone.
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.
Learning pathChange with confidence
A four-part path for planning firewall, edge and DNS changes with evidence, staged validation and a usable rollback route.
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.
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.
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.
ResourceFirewall change and rollback record
Plan, approve, test, and close a firewall change with the business reason and rollback path in one record.
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.
Knowledge topicInfrastructure
Design infrastructure around service dependencies, recoverability, administrative boundaries and changes that operators can verify.
KnowledgeKnowledge from the field
Cybersecurity, network, infrastructure, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Cisco and practical AI guidance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Resource librarySecurity and infrastructure resource library
Browse HAI Consulting field guides, learning paths, templates and diagnostic tools by topic, technology or format.
ResourceSecurity assessment scoping and evidence worksheet
Define what an assessment must answer, gather evidence consistently, and separate verified findings from assumptions.
Learning pathsSecurity learning paths
Connected guides for controlled changes, recovery, identity, email trust and segmentation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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ConsultingFree initial security assessment
A plain-English picture of your security risks and what to fix first, with no obligation.
ResourceThe 18-point security checklist for Toronto small businesses
A free one-page security checklist for small and mid-size businesses.