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Consulting
Testing ransomware readiness before an incident
A representative ransomware tabletop that tests authority, communications, identity recovery and restoration decisions before an incident.
ServiceCloud services
Azure and AWS design, migration and review for Canadian organizations: landing zones, identity, networking, backup and cost visibility.
Starter engagementCloudflare Security Baseline
A read-first review of agreed Cloudflare zones and edge controls, followed by prioritized, rollback-aware configuration recommendations.
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 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 reliable networks for retail
Improve security and uptime across stores, head office, cloud services, payment environments, Wi-Fi, and connected devices.
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.
Starter engagementFirewall Policy Health Check
A bounded review of firewall policy intent, ownership, exposure and change readiness before cleanup or a larger redesign.
ServiceFirewall policy review
Review firewall policy intent, effective access, ownership and observed use before making bounded cleanup or risk-reduction changes.
Work examplesIllustrative engagement examples
Representative cybersecurity and infrastructure engagements showing scope, evidence, deliverables and validation.
ServiceIndependent design and change review
An independent read of a migration, policy change or platform decision before you commit: assumptions checked, failure paths worked, rollback tested.
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.
Starter engagementRansomware Recovery Readiness Review
A focused review of whether priority services, identities, clean administration and backups can support a defensible recovery decision.
ServiceResilience and recovery
Test whether critical services can be restored, identify fragile dependencies and leave recovery evidence that operators can use during an outage.
ServiceVulnerability and patch management
Turn scanner output into a prioritized, owned remediation plan: what is genuinely exploitable here, who fixes it, in what order, and how it gets verified.
Resource library
Cybersecurity 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Knowledge topicSecurity Operations
Operate privileged access, third-party connections and security evidence as owned lifecycles with tested recovery and shutdown paths.
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.
ResourceThird-party remote access review
Review vendor and partner access from business purpose through identity, network path, session evidence, expiry, and safe removal.
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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.
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