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Security 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.
ServiceFirewall policy review
Review firewall policy intent, effective access, ownership and observed use before making bounded cleanup or risk-reduction changes.
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.
ServiceCybersecurity assessments
Assess current security controls, evidence and ownership, then turn verified findings into a prioritized and operationally realistic improvement plan.
ServiceCloudflare security and edge services
Review and improve Cloudflare DNS, TLS, WAF, access and edge configuration with controlled rollout, evidence and a practical rollback path.
ServiceRisk management
Identify, rate and track technology risk in terms leadership can act on, with treatment decisions recorded and revisited rather than written once and filed.
Work examplesIllustrative engagement examples
Representative cybersecurity and infrastructure engagements showing scope, evidence, deliverables and validation.
ServiceNetwork architecture and segmentation
Review traffic paths, trust boundaries and failure behaviour, then design network segmentation that can be implemented, supported and rolled back.
Resource library
Palo Alto policy review: find risk before adding another rule
Review rule order, application visibility, profiles, logging, and stale access before expanding a PAN-OS policy base.
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.
Knowledge topicSecurity Operations
Operate privileged access, third-party connections and security evidence as owned lifecycles with tested recovery and shutdown paths.
Knowledge topicEmail Security
Build email trust with aligned identity, authenticated sending sources, measured enforcement and monitoring that survives the rollout.
Knowledge topicNetwork Security
Make network and firewall controls understandable, attributable and safe to change without losing the path back.
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.
ArticleBusiness email compromise: stopping payment fraud
Business email compromise turns a trusted email thread into a payment to the wrong account. The Microsoft 365 settings and payment checks that stop it.
ResourceFirewall change and rollback record
Plan, approve, test, and close a firewall change with the business reason and rollback path in one record.
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.
ToolsFree Online Tools
Live DNS, email, certificate, uptime, hosting, security, registration and AI-readiness checks.
KnowledgeKnowledge from the field
Cybersecurity, network, infrastructure, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Cisco and practical AI guidance.
ArticleCisco access control readiness before enforcing 802.1X
Prepare identity, certificates, profiling, fallback, and support workflows before moving wired access from visibility to enforcement.
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.
ArticleFirewall change planning with a tested rollback
A practical change-window method that separates validation, implementation, verification, and rollback before production traffic is at risk.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
About HAI
Free 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.
AboutClear 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.
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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.