HARBOURGATE ADVISORY SERVICES

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Focused services. Clear outcomes.

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Cyber Readiness Review

 

A structured review of your current exposure, key control gaps, and practical priorities. You receive a concise executive summary, prioritized findings, and a 90-day action plan.

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Incident Readiness & Tabletop

Test how your team would respond before a real incident happens. Clarify roles, escalation paths, communications, and the critical first stages of response. 

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AI & Data Governance Review

 

Assess how AI tools are being used, where sensitive data may be exposed, and what guardrails, policies, or governance steps are needed for safer adoption.

Ongoing advisory support is available after an initial engagement where needed.

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Cyber Risk & Governance

Turn regulation and board concerns into an actionable security program.


 What we do 

  • Cybersecurity health checks & vulnerability assessments
  • Policy development, policy‑exception workflow & compliance mapping (NIST, ISO 27001, PIPEDA, GDPR)
  • Security & cloud audits, corporate‑security evaluations, third‑party risk management reviews
  • OSINT research to surface exposed company data before attackers do

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Secure Infrastructure, Network & Cloud

 

Harden the technology that keeps your business online.


What we do 

  • Secure network design for SMBs (firewalls, VPN segmentation, SL/TLS governance, antivirus baseline)
  • Cloud & Microsoft 365 configuration audits, secure‑build templates
  • Remote penetration testing & targeted exploit proof‑of‑concepts
  • Continuous vulnerability assessment 

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Identity, PKI & Access Control

 

Make “who can do what” crystal‑clear and provable.


What we do 

  • MFA, SSO, and Zero‑Trust access blueprints (Azure AD / Okta)
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM) and least-privilege design
  • Enterprise or SMB PKI & HSM deployment scripts, SSL‑certificate lifecycle plans

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Resilience & Incident Readiness

 

Minimize downtime and legal exposure when an incident hits.


What we do 

  • Ransomware‑response & breach‑containment playbook creation
  • Tabletop exercises, & business continuity planning.
  • On‑call forensic guidance for log preservation, evidence handling, and regulator‑ready reporting
  • Breach remediation & secure rebuild leadership (remote, with partner engineers if scale demands)

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Human Factors & Culture

 

Turn people from the weakest link to active defense.
 

What we do 

  • Cybersecurity awareness training, live virtual or on‑demand micro‑learning
  • Tailored phishing simulations, metrics and executive dashboards
  • Role‑based / department‑specific workshops (developers, finance, front desk)

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at info@harbourgate.ca if you cannot find an answer to your question.

 

A straightforward engagement process

Step 1 - Confidential introductory call
A short discussion to understand your concerns, constraints, and whether there is a fit.

Step 2 - Focused assessment or facilitated session
A clearly scoped engagement built around the issue that matters most right now.

Step 3 - Executive readout and action plan
You receive prioritized findings, practical next steps, and decision-ready guidance.

Step 4 - Optional follow-on support
Where useful, HarbourGate can support planning, policy refinement, or further advisory work.


Fees are project‑based or retainer‑based depending on scope and urgency. Because every environment is different, quotes are provided only after the Discovery Call and SoW agreement. 


Most assessments and advisory tasks are performed remotely from Canada. On‑site visits within Atlantic Canada can be arranged when physical access is required. 


All client deliverables and evidence are housed on encrypted Canadian servers. Remote consultants access data via secure VPN; sensitive data never leaves Canada. 


HarbourGate supports professional services, healthcare, SaaS start‑ups, municipalities, and other small‑to‑mid‑size organizations that require pragmatic security guidance. 


We align services with PIPEDA, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, GDPR, and relevant provincial privacy acts. 


Yes. Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing are offered under our Testing & Validation pillar, with findings delivered in a risk‑ranked report. 


Absolutely. vCISO engagements deliver ongoing strategic oversight, policy development, and board‑level reporting without the overhead of a full‑time hire.  


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