Ready when a customer or your insurer asks.

The cyber insurance form, a customer’s security questionnaire, an employee who clicked a bad link. We put the essentials in place and write down the answers.

Sound familiar?

  • Your insurer sent a cyber questionnaire, and you don’t understand half the questions.
  • A customer wants to know how you protect their files before they sign.
  • Someone clicked on a fake email, and you’re not sure what happened next.
  • A laptop went missing, and nobody could say what was on it.
  • Someone left, and you think their access is closed.

What’s included

On Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, on Mac and Windows computers.

A second step at sign-in

Two-step sign-in (multi-factor authentication) on email and files, set up so people can live with it.

Computers that are safe to lose

Every computer encrypted and up to date. If one goes missing, it can be locked and wiped.

Access that ends when the job does

A list of who can get into what, and a checklist that closes it all the day someone leaves.

Backups that have been tested

Email and files backed up, and a restore tried before you need one.

People who spot a fake email

A short session on fake emails, and what to do when one gets through.

Answers in writing

The questionnaire answered from what is really in place, and kept for next year’s renewal.

How it works

  1. Start with a discovery call

    Thirty minutes: who is asking, what they asked, and what you run today.

  2. See where you stand

    We compare what you have with what your insurer or your customer asks. Gaps are ranked by consequence.

  3. Put the essentials in place

    Sign-in first, then computers and backups. People keep working throughout.

  4. Answer, and keep it current

    The questionnaire answered, and the answers kept up to date as things change.

Frequently asked questions

Will security essentials get us through our cyber insurance renewal?
The measures insurers ask about are what we put in place. We help you answer the questionnaire accurately and advise on the gaps to close before renewal.
A customer asked for SOC 2. Is security essentials enough?
It is the groundwork. SOC 2 is a formal audit by an independent auditor. If a customer requires the report, see our security and compliance program.
We use Google Workspace, not Microsoft 365. Does security essentials work for us?
Yes. The same essentials apply on either, and we work with what you run.
Do you secure Windows computers as well as Mac computers?
Yes. Mac and Windows computers get the same protections.
We only need help with one security questionnaire. Where do we start?
Talk to a senior advisor: a prepaid hour on that questionnaire. If it shows gaps to close, this is the work that closes them.
What does Quebec’s Law 25 ask of a small business?
A person responsible for personal information, a record of what you hold and an incident log. We set up the technical side and the documents. We are not a law firm.

A questionnaire on your desk?

Book a 30-minute discovery call. Tell us who is asking and what they asked.

Or reach us directly: 514-800-9486 hello@avantcio.com