Cybersecurity Assessment for Vancouver Businesses
168-point CIS Controls v8.1 gap analysis for Metro Vancouver businesses with 10 to 150 users. CISSP-certified team. Written report with a prioritized remediation roadmap, delivered within 5 business days. Recognized on the CDN 50 Best Managed IT Companies list.
CIS v8.1 evaluation
assessment leadership
remediation roadmap
For Metro Vancouver businesses with 10–150 users. See our national assessment services.
What You Get in a Cybersecurity Assessment in Vancouver
Cybersecurity assessment in Vancouver runs against Canada’s Pacific tech-and-resource-and-port economy: a city anchored by Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children’s, Lions Gate Hospital satellite, BC Cancer Vancouver), UBC Point Grey and SFU Vancouver / Surrey campuses, the Port of Vancouver (Canada’s largest port by tonnage), the downtown Burrard Street / West Georgia Street financial-services and resource-sector cluster (Teck Resources, First Quantum Minerals, Methanex Corporation, Ritchie Bros.), and the Yaletown / False Creek / Mount Pleasant tech-and-creative-services corridor. Fusion Computing’s Vancouver cybersecurity assessment runs a CISSP-led structured review against PIPA-BC, BC Health Information Privacy Code, SOC 2 Type II, OSFI E-21, OSFI E-23 (insurance-and-financial-services ML), Tri-Council research-data-management, ITAR / export-control, CBSA Trusted Trader / FAST, and Bill C-26 critical-infrastructure obligations. The assessment maps to the actual SaaS production stack, the EMR-referral system, the Tri-Council research-data-management plan, the customs-brokerage workflow, and the resource-sector corporate-supplier-portal evidence cycle the operator already runs. SOC 2-aligned methodology. Canadian-data-residency by default with explicit binational-data-flow controls where customs-brokerage workflow requires US-side handoff.
TL;DR
Fusion Computing delivers cybersecurity assessment in Vancouver for Vancouver Coastal Health-referring specialty practices, UBC / SFU research-spin-outs, Port of Vancouver and YVR customs-brokerage / 3PL operators, downtown Burrard Street resource-sector and financial-services firms, and Yaletown / Mount Pleasant tech-and-creative-services SaaS scale-ups. CISSP-led, structured against PIPA-BC + BC Health Information Privacy Code + SOC 2 + OSFI E-21 / E-23 + Tri-Council RDM + ITAR + CBSA + Bill C-26 + Metro Vancouver vendor-security obligations.
Who This Is For
Metro Vancouver businesses with 10 to 150 employees and at least one regulatory requirement (PIPEDA, BC PIPA, PCI DSS, SOC 2) see the most value. At that size, you have real infrastructure exposure but may not have a dedicated security team. If you’re renewing cyber insurance, preparing for a compliance audit, or just unsure where your gaps are, this is the right starting point.
Most organizations we assess discover 12 to 15 critical control gaps they didn’t know about. Stale admin accounts, unverified backups, and missing MFA on privileged mailboxes are the most common findings.
What Happens Next
- 30-minute consultation (free, no obligation). We discuss your environment, concerns, and whether a full assessment makes sense.
- 168-point evaluation (1 to 5 business days). Our CISSP-certified team reviews endpoints, identity, email, backup, network, and compliance documentation against CIS Controls v8.1.
- Written report and remediation roadmap (within 5 business days). Findings ranked by risk, with clear next steps. The report is yours to implement with any provider. There’s no obligation to engage Fusion for remediation.
Find Your Security Gaps Before Attackers Do
Fusion’s cybersecurity assessment gives you a clear, prioritized view of your risk. 30-minute consultation. No obligation.
Metro Vancouver Service Area
Fusion operates from our Vancouver office at 1090 W Georgia St, Suite 488, serving businesses across Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and New Westminster. Your assessment is delivered by the same team that would manage your ongoing security, not a subcontractor who disappears after the report.
Our 93% first-contact resolution rate and (604) 800-7788 direct line mean you won’t wait days for follow-up questions. On-site response within 4 hours when needed. See Fusion’s full Vancouver IT services.
Comparing assessment options across our other regions? See our Toronto cybersecurity assessment page for Bay Street financial services and PHIPA-bound clinics across the 416, our Hamilton cybersecurity assessment page for steel, advanced manufacturing and Hamilton Health Sciences supplier audit readiness, or the Canadian SMB cybersecurity assessment checklist if you want to self-evaluate before booking a CISSP-led engagement.
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Cybersecurity Assessment FAQs
Why this matters in Vancouver: The Lower Mainland concentrates the exact targets ransomware crews and business email compromise operators prioritize: Port of Vancouver logistics tenants and the Annacis Island industrial corridor, the False Creek Flats life sciences and biotech cluster, the Mount Pleasant and Yaletown SaaS and professional services density, and one of British Columbia’s deepest healthcare networks anchored by Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care and the BC Cancer campus. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security continues to rate ransomware the top cyber threat to Canadian critical infrastructure and small and mid-sized businesses, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre logged record fraud losses in its most recent reporting year with British Columbia consistently in the top three provinces for reported losses, and Statistics Canada confirms Canadian SMBs report the lowest baseline control maturity while absorbing the bulk of incident impact. Under BC PIPA and PIPEDA the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia expects documented safeguards, breach notification readiness and accountability evidence on demand. A documented CIS Controls v8.1 assessment from a Vancouver-based CISSP team is now the floor that Lower Mainland cyber insurance underwriters and prime-contractor auditors expect before they will renew a policy or extend a supplier contract. Sources: cyber.gc.ca, antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, oipc.bc.ca, statcan.gc.ca, ised-isde.canada.ca.
What does a cybersecurity assessment include?
Fusion’s assessment is a 168-point evaluation across endpoints, identity, email, backup, network, and compliance. You get a written report with a prioritized remediation roadmap aligned to CIS Controls v8.1.
How long does the assessment take?
The initial consultation takes 30 minutes. The full assessment typically takes 1 to 2 weeks depending on environment size. You’ll have the written report with prioritized findings within 5 business days of data collection.
How much does a cybersecurity assessment cost?
Fusion’s 168-point assessment is typically quoted between $2,500 and $6,500 CAD depending on organization size, number of endpoints, and whether cloud environments are in scope. Businesses with fewer than 25 users typically fall at the lower end.
Does Fusion assess for PIPEDA and BC PIPA compliance?
Yes. The assessment covers private-sector PIPEDA requirements and BC’s PIPA obligations including data handling, breach notification readiness, and access controls. All findings map to your specific regulatory obligations.
What happens after the assessment?
You get a written report with findings ranked by risk and a remediation roadmap. If you want Fusion to handle the remediation, we can scope that separately. There’s no obligation to proceed.
Get a Clear Picture of Your Cybersecurity Risk
Fusion’s 168-point assessment shows you exactly where you’re exposed and what to fix first. CISSP-certified leadership. No obligation.
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61% of Canadian SMBs experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past 12 months
Source: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Baseline Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Organizations
The real cost of in-house IT vs managed IT
For a 50-person firm in Ontario or BC. Salary data from 2025 PayScale and Hays GTA IT compensation surveys.
Internal IT manager + junior tech
- IT manager salary: $95,000 to $125,000
- Junior tech salary: $55,000 to $70,000
- Benefits (30%): $45,000 to $58,500
- RMM + EDR + backup + M365 admin tools: $35,000/year
- Training + certs: $8,000/year
- Vacation, sick, turnover: you cover the gap
- 24/7 coverage: not possible with 2 people
Total: $238,000 to $296,500 per year
Fusion managed IT
- 24/7 help desk with on-call escalation
- Named senior engineer on your account
- CISSP-led quarterly security review
- Full tooling stack included (RMM, EDR, MDR, backup)
- No turnover gap, no sick-day gap
- Compliance evidence as routine deliverable
$180/user/month (~$108,000/year for 50 people)
Most firms at 25 to 75 users save $80,000 to $150,000 per year on Fusion vs. a comparable in-house team and get 24/7 coverage they could not build internally.
Security program led by
Mike Pearlstein, CISSP
CEO, Fusion Computing · 14 years advising Canadian businesses on security architecture
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is held by fewer than 1% of Canadian MSP leaders. Every Fusion engagement includes a quarterly CISSP-led security review of your environment, mapped to CIS Controls v8.1 and the control framework your auditor or cyber insurer is asking about.
“We switched to Fusion after our old MSP took 48 hours to respond to a server failure. Fusion had us back online the same day. Their team knows our systems and our people by name.”
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Industrial Supply Company, Toronto
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100 King Street West, Suite 5700
Toronto, ON M5X 1C7
(416) 566-2845
64 Hatt Street, Mailbox 44
Dundas, ON L9H 7T6
(416) 566-2845
Serving the Lower Mainland
(604) 800-7788
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