What Is a Cybersecurity Assessment?
A cybersecurity assessment is a structured review of your organization’s security posture — examining your people, processes, and technology against a recognized framework like CIS Controls v8.1. For Canadian businesses, it’s the starting point for knowing where you’re exposed and what to fix first.
In this video, Mike Pearlstein — CEO of Fusion Computing and CISSP-certified cybersecurity leader since 2012 — walks through what a professional cybersecurity assessment covers, how Fusion structures the process for businesses across Toronto, Hamilton, and Metro Vancouver, and what findings typically look like.
What a Cybersecurity Assessment Covers
Fusion’s assessment evaluates over 500 attack vectors across identity, network, endpoint, data, and cloud environments. The output is a prioritized risk register aligned to your compliance obligations — whether that’s PIPEDA, provincial privacy law, or industry-specific requirements like those facing legal firms or financial services companies.
Key areas evaluated include:
- Identity and access management gaps
- Endpoint detection and response coverage
- Backup and recovery integrity
- Email security and phishing exposure
- Network segmentation and firewall rules
Why Canadian Businesses Need a Cybersecurity Assessment
Canada’s threat landscape has intensified. Ransomware targeting SMBs, supply chain attacks, and the expanding obligations under PIPEDA mean that reactive security is no longer viable. An assessment gives your leadership team a clear picture of risk — and a defensible paper trail showing due diligence.
Fusion Computing’s assessments are conducted by CISSP-certified staff and mapped to CIS Controls v8.1, the gold standard for Canadian businesses. We serve organizations with 35 to 205 users across the GTA, Hamilton, and Metro Vancouver.
What Fusion Clients Actually Say
“I got the call no business owner wants — our systems were locked and there was a ransom demand on every screen. I called Fusion in a panic at 9pm on a Friday. They had someone working on it within the hour. By Monday morning our team walked in, sat down, and got back to work like nothing happened. Every file recovered. No ransom paid.”
“Within the first week of Fusion’s onboarding, they found unpatched servers, no working backups, and admin credentials that hadn’t been changed since 2019. It was genuinely alarming. Fusion fixed all of it in the first 30 days and built us an actual security baseline.”
What Fusion Clients Actually Say
“I got the call no business owner wants — our systems were locked and there was a ransom demand on every screen. I called Fusion in a panic at 9pm on a Friday. They had someone working on it within the hour. By Monday morning our team walked in, sat down, and got back to work like nothing happened. Every file recovered. No ransom paid.”
“Within the first week of Fusion’s onboarding, they found unpatched servers, no working backups, and admin credentials that hadn’t been changed since 2019. It was genuinely alarming. Fusion fixed all of it in the first 30 days and built us an actual security baseline.”
Fusion Computing is a member of the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce.
Fusion Computing serves Assessment Video businesses from our offices in Toronto (100 King St W) and Hamilton (64 Hatt St, Dundas). Most issues resolve remotely in minutes. When on-site response is needed, our technicians reach Assessment Video promptly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a cybersecurity assessment take?
Most assessments take one to two weeks, depending on your environment size. Fusion delivers a written findings report within five business days of completing data collection.
What does a cybersecurity assessment cost?
Costs vary by environment size. For businesses with 35–205 users, Fusion’s assessments typically range from $2,500 to $6,500. Contact us for a scoped estimate based on your specific environment.
Do I need a cybersecurity assessment before getting cyber insurance?
Most Canadian cyber insurers now require documented security controls as part of underwriting. An assessment report aligned to CIS Controls v8.1 is strong supporting documentation for your broker.
Ready to understand your risk? Book a free 30-minute IT assessment with Fusion Computing’s cybersecurity team.
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