For businesses too big to ignore cyber risk and too small for a full-time CISO.
Decisions get made after something goes wrong, not before.
Privacy law (PIPEDA), investment regulation (CIRO), defence contracting (CPCSC): small firms now face big-firm obligations.
A full-time CISO costs $300K+ fully loaded — and rarely wants the job.
SynapCys is founder-led. When you book a call, you talk to the practitioner who does the work — not a sales rep, not a handoff, not an AI-generated report with your logo pasted on top. Based in Toronto, working with regulated Canadian businesses.
Every engagement ends with documents and processes you can actually use.
A clear, evidence-based picture of where you're protected and where you're exposed.
Executive security leadership on the cadence your business needs.
A complete program built for your business — designed, documented, managed.
A structured way to evaluate and contractually protect against vendor risk.
A documented, tested plan for the first hour, day, and week of an incident.
Guided preparation for the regulations that apply to your business.
Comprehensive maturity assessment with gap analysis, risk scoring, and a baseline you can actually act on.
Prioritized action plan with phased milestones, budget estimates, and immediate risk reduction from day one.
Monthly retainer covering executive briefings, policy reviews, vendor oversight, and incident readiness.
Quarterly reassessments, maturity tracking, and program evolution as your business and threats grow.
Every engagement starts with a security posture review — clarity on where you stand before any larger commitment.
Foundation-building for businesses beginning their security journey.
Comprehensive security leadership for growing and regulated businesses.
Full vCISO engagement for high-exposure or heavily regulated organizations.
Every regulated or data-sensitive business needs the same discipline. We speak your regulator's language.
Eight questions, two minutes. See how your business measures up — nobody's watching.
A named owner for cybersecurity decisions?
Written security policies your team has seen?
MFA enforced everywhere, no exceptions?
Backup restore tested in the last year?
Know which of your data is sensitive or regulated?
Security reviews for your critical vendors?
A written incident plan with names in it?
Could you hand over proof of all this within 48 hours?
Thirty minutes. No pitch. Useful even if you never hire us.