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Consulting
Ransomware Recovery Readiness Review
A focused review of whether priority services, identities, clean administration and backups can support a defensible recovery decision.
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 infrastructure for professional services
Protect client information, support hybrid work, and reduce technology risk without slowing down your billable teams.
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.
ServiceManaged IT services
Hands-on IT operations during Canadian business hours: patching, backup checks, account and device administration, and current documentation.
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
Proxmox 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Knowledge topicResilience
Plan recovery around services, identities, clean administration, dependencies and evidence—not backup-job status alone.
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.