Cybersecurity for Quebec SMBs — Complete Protection

Cybersecurity for an SMB is not about buying an antivirus and hoping it will be enough. It is a set of concrete measures that, together, significantly reduce your exposure to risk.

The challenge

Phishing emails are becoming increasingly convincing. An employee clicks on a link that looks legitimate, and within minutes ransomware encrypts the company's files. Or a password reused for years ends up in a data breach, and someone exploits it to access your systems.

SMBs are not spared — they are often targeted precisely because their defences are less robust than those of large organizations. A breach can lead to an operations shutdown, a loss of sensitive data and notification obligations under Law 25 in Quebec.

Our approach

We start by building an honest picture of your current security posture: what is being done well, what poses a risk and what is urgent. From that picture, we establish a concrete action plan, prioritized according to real risks and your ability to invest.

Protection is deployed on multiple fronts simultaneously. Workstations receive protection capable of detecting suspicious behaviour, not just known virus signatures. The network is segmented and monitored. Email is filtered to block phishing attempts before they reach your employees. Multi-factor authentication is activated on your critical systems so that a compromised password alone is not enough to access your data.

We also keep a continuous eye on the whole environment. When an alert triggers, our team analyzes the situation and acts — not the next morning, but promptly.

What is included

• Security posture assessment to identify existing vulnerabilities
• Workstation protection with advanced behavioural detection
• Managed firewall configured according to industry best practices
• Email filtering to counter phishing and malicious attachments
• Multi-factor authentication deployed on your critical applications and systems
• Security patch management applied on a regular, planned schedule
• Incident response plan documented and tailored to your organization
• Periodic reports presenting your security status in plain language

Why Adsum?

Cybersecurity does not need to be intimidating to be effective. We explain risks clearly, recommend measures proportionate to your reality and deploy protections that work without complicating your employees' daily routine.

Our familiarity with Quebec's regulatory framework, including Law 25, allows us to integrate compliance requirements directly into your security strategy.

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Our cybersecurity services combine with our Law 25 compliance support and our backup and disaster recovery solutions to cover all your protection needs.