Cybersecurity

Security that fits a business your size.

Endpoint protection, email security, staff awareness training and monitoring for businesses across Winnipeg and Manitoba. Harbour IT puts the layers in place and keeps watching, so a bad click or a stolen password does not become a bad month.

Most attacks on small businesses are not clever. A convincing invoice email, a reused password, a laptop that missed its updates. Harbour IT focuses on the handful of protections that stop the common cases: managed detection and response on every computer, filtering on every mailbox, multifactor sign in everywhere, and short, regular training so staff recognise what a phishing attempt looks like.

Security is also about knowing what you have. We keep an inventory of your devices and accounts, make sure updates actually install, remove local admin rights where nobody needs them, and keep an eye out around the clock through monitoring tools built for exactly this. When something does look wrong, there is a person in Manitoba looking at it, not just a dashboard.

What is included

Managed detection and response on workstations and servers, watched around the clock
Email security: spam and phishing filtering, safe links, and protection against impersonation of your own staff
Multifactor sign in on Microsoft 365 and other business accounts
Patch management so Windows, browsers and common applications stay current
Removal of everyday admin rights, with a simple approval path when someone needs to install something
Short security awareness training and simulated phishing for staff
A written incident plan, so everyone knows who to call and what to do first

Who this is for

Manitoba businesses that handle customer data, take payments, or simply cannot afford a week of downtime: professional offices, clinics, construction and trades firms, retailers and nonprofits. It also suits businesses whose insurer or clients now ask security questions they are not sure how to answer.

How it starts

1A plain language review of where you stand today, written for an owner, not an engineer.
2The core protections rolled out to every device and mailbox, usually with no disruption to staff.
3Staff training sessions, short and practical.
4Monthly reporting so you can see what was blocked and what changed.

Common questions

We are small. Are we really a target?

Attacks are mostly automated and go after whoever is easiest. Smaller businesses are targeted because they are more likely to have gaps, not because of who they are.

Will this slow our computers down or get in the way?

The tools are chosen to run quietly. Staff notice the multifactor prompt and the occasional training email, and little else.

Does this help with cyber insurance questionnaires?

The protections listed here are the ones insurers most often ask about. Harbour IT can help you answer the questionnaire accurately based on what is actually in place.

Start with a conversation

Let the worry go.

Tell us what has been keeping you up at night. We’ll listen, ask clear questions, and show you a sensible path forward.

(204) 202-1234

Phone, email, text, or chat, however you want to be heard, there’s a way to reach us.