Cybersecurity Services in Burnaby for Small and Mid-Size Businesses
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A 30-minute review with a senior Canadian engineer. We’ll look at your IT and security and show where you’re most exposed.
- ✓ An honest look at your IT support and systems
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Cybersecurity in Burnaby means protecting the intellectual property, source code, and media content that drive this city’s economy. Fusion Computing delivers CISSP-led managed cybersecurity for Burnaby’s tech, film and VFX, manufacturing, and SFU-adjacent research firms: 24/7 Huntress MDR, SentinelOne EDR, and a control baseline mapped to CIS Controls v8.1 and BC’s PIPA and FIPPA privacy laws.
Burnaby is one of Metro Vancouver’s largest employment hubs. It is home to Simon Fraser University, a long-running film and television production cluster anchored by Bridge Studios, technology employers including Electronic Arts, Ballard Power Systems, and Clio, and a base of advanced manufacturers. Each of those sectors holds something attackers want: pre-release source code, unreleased media assets, operational-technology systems, and grant-tied research data.
British Columbia businesses answer to BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) for private-sector data and, where they handle public-body information, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). These are provincial frameworks, not federal PIPEDA or Ontario’s PHIPA, and they require safeguards and breach handling many out-of-province MSPs do not document.
“Burnaby organizations don’t need enterprise tooling they can’t operate. They need CISSP-led controls mapped to CIS v8.1 and a response plan their board can read.” , Mike Pearlstein, CISSP, CEO, Fusion Computing
Cybersecurity for Burnaby’s three dominant sectors
Source-code and IP protection for tech firms
Burnaby anchors part of Metro Vancouver’s technology base, with employers such as Electronic Arts, Ballard Power Systems, and Clio. The firms that supply and spin out of that ecosystem hold source code, build pipelines, and pre-release product that competitors and ransomware crews actively hunt. We lock that down with dedicated development networks, privileged-access management on Git and CI/CD, and just-in-time admin elevation.
Media-content protection for film and VFX
Burnaby’s film and television cluster, anchored by Bridge Studios, runs on studio-client contracts that demand technical content protection, not just signed NDAs. We deliver classification-aware data-loss prevention on asset vaults, controlled access to unreleased frames, and endpoint monitoring that watches USB and personal-cloud paths.
Research IP and grant-compliance controls
Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus seeds clean-tech, applied-biology, and digital-media spinouts that handle pre-commercial research with grant-tied IP-protection obligations. Our research-spinout engagements include data classification, grant-aligned audit trails, and documented export-control handling.
Three patterns we see in Burnaby cybersecurity
These are the failures we repeatedly fix. If any of them sound familiar, keep reading.
The game studio whose source code was reachable from any endpoint
A 45-person studio had Git, build infrastructure, and pre-release assets on a flat network shared with office endpoints. A compromised laptop could reach source. A US publishing partner asked for security posture evidence. We rebuilt: dedicated dev VLANs, privileged-access management on Git and CI/CD, just-in-time admin elevation, endpoint data-loss prevention. Publisher review signed off.
The VFX studio after an unreleased-frames leak
A 30-person VFX house lost pre-release frames to a leak site. Departing contractor had copied the work before offboarding. No DLP, no access logs, no technical NDA enforcement. We deployed classification-aware DLP on asset vaults, privileged-access management, endpoint data-loss prevention watching USB and personal-cloud, and detailed access logging. Studio rebuilt trust with remaining client base and now closes new contracts with documented security posture.
The Metrotown subsidiary whose parent tightened its security standard
A 65-person Canadian subsidiary of a US-parent tech firm received a new internal security standard: MFA sitewide, quarterly access reviews, EDR on every endpoint, documented IR runbook, quarterly evidence pack. All due in 90 days. We rolled out MFA, deployed SentinelOne and Huntress, documented access reviews, wrote the IR runbook. Evidence pack delivered in 85 days. Parent signed off.
What makes Burnaby cybersecurity different
IP-protection by default
Burnaby’s tech and creative clients handle IP that competitors actively hunt. Our engagements default to privileged-access management, classification-aware DLP, just-in-time admin elevation, and complete access logging from week one, not as after-incident bolt-ons.
Studio-client NDA technical enforcement
Film and VFX studios cannot rely on legal NDAs alone. Technical enforcement via DLP, asset-vault access controls, and endpoint data-loss prevention is the only sufficient posture. We deliver it.
Parent-company evidence production
Canadian subsidiaries of US or Asian parents need quarterly security evidence formatted for the parent’s GRC tool or internal standard. Our subsidiary engagements deliver this routinely.
CIS Controls v8.1 alignment
Our cybersecurity baseline maps to CIS Controls v8.1, the framework cyber insurers, enterprise customers, and compliance auditors recognize as industry standard.
Cybersecurity Services in Burnaby: What’s Included
Cybersecurity Pricing in Burnaby
Managed cybersecurity in Burnaby is priced per user, per month, on a fixed monthly fee with no per-incident surcharges. Standalone assessments are scoped as a one-time fixed fee. Your exact number depends on user count, compliance requirements, and scope.
Fusion charges $180+ per user per month for managed cybersecurity services in Burnaby. Pricing depends on user count, compliance requirements, and scope. No hidden fees, no per-incident surcharges. One predictable monthly cost covers 24/7 MDR, endpoint protection, email security, compliance documentation, and incident response.
Standalone cybersecurity assessments range from $2,500 to $5,000 depending on environment size and complexity.
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Why Burnaby Businesses Choose Fusion for Cybersecurity
Fusion is Canadian-owned and has operated since 2012. Your data stays in Canada. Response times are defined in your service agreement, not left to chance.
- Canadian-owned since 2012. Data stays in Canada, with BC PIPA and FIPPA in mind
- CISSP-certified security leadership. CIS Controls v8.1 aligned
- 24/7 MDR monitoring. Huntress human-analysed threat detection
- On-site incident response. Metro Vancouver hub serves Burnaby and the Lower Mainland
- Transparent pricing. Per-user monthly, no surprises
Cybersecurity tools managed by Fusion
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SentinelOne
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Fortinet
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CrowdStrike
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Microsoft Defender
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Proofpoint
Mike Pearlstein, CISSP. CEO, Fusion Computing
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Industries We Protect in Metro Vancouver
Every industry faces different threat actors, compliance requirements, and attack surfaces. Fusion provides cybersecurity services across a range of sectors in Metro Vancouver.
Technology
Education
Manufacturing
Professional Services
How Fusion Works in Burnaby
Every engagement follows the same structured process, whether you’re a 10-person office or a 200-employee operation. No guessing, no scope creep, no surprises.
Assessment
We start with a security assessment that evaluates your current threat exposure, tests perimeter defences, and identifies gaps in endpoint protection, email security, and access controls. This is free and takes 2 to 5 business days.
Onboarding
If we’re a fit, we execute a hardening phase that deploys endpoint detection, configures email filtering, enables multi-factor authentication, and establishes your security baseline aligned to CIS Controls v8.1.
Ongoing Support
From there it’s continuous protection with 24/7 MDR, quarterly penetration testing, security awareness training, and compliance reporting aligned to BC PIPA and industry-specific frameworks.
This process works because it’s been refined across 500+ Canadian businesses since 2012. We know what breaks, what gets missed, and what actually moves the needle for Burnaby businesses.
Cybersecurity for Burnaby’s Key Industries
Burnaby is home to technology firms, a film and television production cluster, advanced manufacturers, and professional-services businesses across Metro Vancouver. Each industry brings specific technology requirements and compliance obligations that generic IT providers often miss, from SOC 2 evidence for SaaS firms to operational-technology segmentation for manufacturers.
Our team includes a CISSP-certified security lead who reviews every Burnaby client’s environment quarterly, ensuring your technology posture keeps pace with both business growth and evolving threats.
Why This Matters for Burnaby Businesses
IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report found the average breach in Canada costs $6.32 million CAD.
Most breaches exploit known vulnerabilities, unpatched systems, or stolen credentials. A CISSP-led cybersecurity program addresses these attack vectors before they’re exploited, through continuous monitoring, endpoint detection, and access control enforcement.
Fusion’s cybersecurity clients in Metro Vancouver operate under CIS Controls v8.1 baselines, with 24/7 MDR coverage that detects and contains threats before they escalate to breach status.
Source: IBM Security, “Cost of a Data Breach Report,” 2024
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Cybersecurity in Burnaby: Local Threat Context
Burnaby’s commercial life is concentrated around transit-accessible town centres. Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, and Edmonds. Many businesses in those nodes run hybrid workforces, which means every home router and personal device is a potential entry point. Burnaby’s mix of game studios, VFX houses, SaaS firms, and SFU-adjacent research outfits also makes its source code, unreleased media, and research data attractive targets for IP-focused intrusions. Fusion deploys Huntress MDR and SentinelOne for endpoint detection across all managed devices, enforces MFA and conditional access at the tenant level, and monitors for lateral movement that originates on a remote machine and attempts to reach the corporate network.
Three Burnaby cybersecurity scenarios we’ve worked through
Names and some details changed. Patterns are exact.
A 45-person Metrotown game studio with flat-network source-code exposure
Rebuilt with dedicated dev VLANs, privileged-access management, just-in-time admin elevation, endpoint data-loss prevention. Publisher security review signed off.
A 30-person Burnaby VFX house after unreleased-frames leak
Classification-aware DLP, privileged-access management, endpoint data-loss prevention, access logging. Zero repeat incidents; studio now closes contracts on documented security posture.
A 65-person Metrotown subsidiary with 90-day parent-standard deadline
MFA, EDR, MDR, access reviews, IR runbook. Evidence pack delivered in 85 days. Parent signed off.
Frequently Asked Questions: Cybersecurity in Burnaby
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Need cybersecurity nearby? Fusion supports the cybersecurity needs of businesses across the surrounding area, including cybersecurity in Vancouver, cybersecurity in Coquitlam, and cybersecurity in North Vancouver. See our cybersecurity hub for the full national overview. Same Canadian-owned team, same CISSP-led oversight, tailored per location.
We are a game or software studio. How do you actually protect source code?
We separate development from the office network with dedicated VLANs, put privileged-access management on Git and CI/CD, enforce just-in-time admin elevation, and run endpoint data-loss prevention that watches USB writes and personal-cloud uploads. Pre-release assets and build infrastructure stay reachable only to the people who need them, with full access logging your publishing partners can audit.
We are a VFX studio and client NDA violations would end us. Can you enforce them technically?
Yes. Our VFX engagements include classification-aware DLP on asset vaults, privileged-access management on pre-release frames, endpoint data-loss prevention watching USB writes and personal-cloud uploads, detailed access logging, and documented offboarding procedures. Enforcement is technical, not legal-only.
Our US parent wants quarterly security evidence. Can you produce it?
Yes. Our subsidiary cybersecurity engagements include quarterly evidence packs formatted for the parent’s GRC tool or internal standard: MFA status, access-review records, endpoint baseline, MDR detections, IR runbook, backup verification, change-control log.
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Burnaby, Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds, Deer Lake
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What is changing in Burnaby right now
Electronic Arts’ 2025 layoffs hit its Burnaby-based studio as part of a wider gaming-sector contraction, and Metro Vancouver SMBs are absorbing experienced game, VFX, and tech-services talent into senior IT and development roles. Burnaby’s technology and creative ecosystem is being reshuffled in real time, and the firms picking up that talent are inheriting the IP-protection and access-control obligations that come with it.
Canadian businesses spent roughly $1.2 billion recovering from cybersecurity incidents in 2023
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime
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Mike Pearlstein, CISSP
CEO, Fusion Computing · advising Canadian businesses on security architecture since 2012
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is held by a small fraction 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.
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