cyberwarden · managed security for smes

Your outsourced security team — for less than the cost of one junior analyst.

Small and medium businesses face the same threats as the Fortune 500 — ransomware, phishing, supply-chain compromise — but can't justify $80–110K/year for an in-house analyst. CyberWarden is your security team, your toolchain, and your incident response, delivered as a single managed service. Built for 5–100 person businesses.

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01 layer · why now
Why now

SMEs are the soft target — and attackers know it.

You don't have a CISO, you don't have a SIEM analyst, and you can't expense a $200K stack. But your customers, your insurer, and your auditor still expect you to be secure.

~$110K
All-in cost of one junior analyst
4 min
Time-to-ransom (Fortinet 2025)
43%
Of cyberattacks now target SMBs (Verizon DBIR)
60%
Of SMBs hit by a major breach close within 6 months
01

Ransomware

Time-to-ransom has collapsed from 168 hours to under 4 minutes. SMEs are now the preferred target — easier to breach, more likely to pay quickly.

02

Phishing & BEC

Business email compromise costs SMBs more than every other category combined. One spoofed invoice can wipe a quarter of runway.

03

The skills gap

A junior analyst in Calgary costs $60–80K base — closer to $110K loaded. And you need three of them to cover 24×7.

02 layer · what you get
What you get

Enterprise-grade protection, SMB-friendly delivery.

A baseline stack of best-in-class tools, monitored and managed by our team, with documented incident response and monthly reporting. One contract. One point of contact. No surprise invoices.

Small business team protected by managed security
The bundle

One service. Three layers.

The tools

  • Cloud backup & recovery
  • Endpoint protection (EDR)
  • Email security & anti-phishing
  • DNS filtering
  • Password manager + MFA
  • Firewall / network security
  • Patch & vulnerability management

The service

  • Monthly security review & report
  • Incident response support
  • User awareness training
  • Policy template library
  • PIPEDA & cyber-insurance guidance
  • Same-day response on critical issues

And under the hood — battle-tested patterns we built for regulated energy clients (TC Energy, Trans Mountain), now delivered at SME scale.

03 layer · onboarding
Your first 90 days

From signed contract to steady-state — in one quarter.

No multi-month "discovery." We start delivering on Day 1 and reach full operating tempo by Day 90.

Day 1 – 14 · Onboard

Get the basics live, fast.

Kickoff call, asset inventory, access provisioning. Quick wins shipped same week — MFA, backup, email security.

  • Kickoff + asset inventory
  • MFA + backup deployed
  • Email security live
Day 15 – 45 · Baseline

Full stack deployed. Monitoring on.

EDR, DNS filtering, firewall posture, patch baseline. First monthly security report delivered.

  • EDR + DNS filtering rollout
  • Firewall & patch baseline
  • First monthly report
Day 46 – 90 · Operate

Steady state + first review.

Active monitoring, user awareness training, incident response playbooks tested. First quarterly business review with your leadership.

  • User awareness training
  • IR playbooks tested
  • Quarterly business review
Industries we serve
⚡ Energy
📊 Accounting
⚖ Law
🏥 Healthcare clinics
💼 Professional services
🛍 Retail
04 layer · common questions
FAQ

What SMEs actually ask us.

If your question isn't here, it'll be the first thing on our 30-minute scoping call.

Do we keep our existing IT provider or MSP?

Yes. We complement your IT team — they keep handling IT (laptops, networks, software). We run security operations, monitoring, and incident response. We work alongside MSPs every day.

Do we have to swap out our laptops or software?

No. We deploy our managed security tools on top of what you have. Most rollouts are zero-disruption for end users.

What happens if we get breached?

You call our incident line. We engage same-day, contain the incident, coordinate with your insurer and legal, and produce the forensic and breach-notification artefacts you need.

How fast can we start?

Kickoff within one business week of signed contract. First protective controls (MFA, backup, email security) live in the first two weeks. Full operating tempo by Day 90.

Will this satisfy our cyber-insurance questionnaire?

Yes — most of it. We map our service to the controls insurers check (MFA, EDR, backup, awareness training) and provide attestations you can submit at renewal.

What does it cost?

We scope per engagement against your headcount, industry, and risk profile — no rate card. Reach out for a 30-minute scoping call and a fixed-fee written proposal within five business days.

Bigger than ~100 people?

You probably want our enterprise practice.

Mid-market and enterprise clients work with our AI Security Maturity team — Protect, Utilize, Govern with agentic SOC, vulnerability, audit, and risk builds.

See AI Security Maturity →
Talk to us

Tell us about your business.

Headcount, your industry, current tools, what scares you at 2 a.m. We'll come back with a fixed-fee proposal you can take to your owner or board within five business days.

  • Free 30-minute scoping call
  • Fixed-fee proposal — no surprise invoices
  • Same-day response on urgent breaches
  • Calgary based — same time zone as your team
Services you're interested in (optional · Managed Security pre-selected)

We respond within one business day. Active breach? Mention it above — we'll prioritize.