Articles, downloads,
and the field guides we wish we had.
Practical writing on Zero Trust, compliance, Microsoft 365, and the Canadian regulatory landscape — for IT leaders at SMBs and the MSPs who serve them.
Editor's picks.
Why Canadian SMBs Are Failing Their Cyber Insurance Renewals
A field-tested playbook for the 28 controls insurers actually score — and the order to roll them out without breaking your team.
VPN Is Dead. Here's What Replaces It in 2026.
The four moves we make on every Cloudflare ZTNA rollout, in the order we make them.
Five n8n Workflows Every SMB Should Run
Onboarding, offboarding, M365 hygiene, vendor risk intake, and a runbook bot for your service desk.
Case studies.
Outcomes from Canadian SMBs we've moved to Zero Trust, compliance, and managed IT.
110-Advisor MGA: Renewal Denied → Renewed in 90 Days
How an Ontario MGA turned a non-renewal letter into a lower premium with a managed ISMS and Zero Trust rollout.
Law Firm Replaces VPN with Cloudflare ZTNA Across 4 Offices
Per-app access keyed to device posture — no more split-tunnel failures, and an audit trail the partners trust.
Manufacturer Recovers from Ransomware in a Single Shift
Immutable Veeam backups and an isolated recovery network brought production back the same day — no ransom paid.
Webinars on-demand.
Recorded sessions from our SOC, vCISOs, and the Canadian regulatory desk — no registration wall.
Copilot Without the Compliance Nightmare
The governance, DLP, and data-residency controls that ship Copilot to advisors safely.
VPN Is Dead: A Live Cloudflare ZTNA Rollout
We deploy ZTNA to a pilot cohort on screen and walk the policy console end to end.
Passing Your Cyber Insurance Questionnaire
A line-by-line read of a real insurer questionnaire and how to evidence every control.
Downloads & checklists.
Templates, baselines, and one-pagers our team uses on real engagements.
Cyber Insurance Readiness Checklist
The 28 controls insurers actually score — hand it to your broker.
4 pages · Updated Q1 2026 Download → ZIPPIPEDA-Aligned ISMS Starter Pack
12 policy templates and a 90-day rollout plan.
ZIP · 12 files Download → PDFMicrosoft 365 Hardening Baseline
The 150 policies we set before day one — CIS and CISA aligned.
9 pages · PDF Download → DOCXIncident Response Runbook Template
A fill-in-the-blanks IR plan your insurer will want to see tested.
DOCX · Editable Download →Browse articles.
Why Canadian SMBs Are Failing Their Cyber Insurance Renewals
A field-tested playbook for the 28 controls insurers actually score — and the order to roll them out without breaking your team.
VPN Is Dead. Here's What Replaces It in 2026.
The four moves we make on every Cloudflare ZTNA rollout, in the order we make them.
Five n8n Workflows Every SMB Should Run
Onboarding, offboarding, M365 hygiene, vendor risk intake, and a runbook bot for your service desk.
TruPoint Achieves SOC II Type 2 Certification
Independent attestation for our private cloud and managed services. What it means for our clients and partners.
The 150 M365 Policies We Set Before Day One
CIS, CISA, and the ones we add for Canadian SMBs. The full list, with rationale for each category.
Copilot Without the Compliance Nightmare
The governance pattern we deploy before any client turns Copilot on.
A Day in the Life of a Canadian SOC Analyst
What our analysts see on a Wednesday afternoon — and why it matters when your insurer asks 'who is watching?'
110-Advisor MGA: Renewal Denied → Renewed in 90 Days
How an Ontario MGA turned a non-renewal letter into a lower premium.
PIPEDA-Aligned ISMS Starter Pack
12 policy templates and a 90-day rollout plan.
Deploying Microsoft Copilot in a Regulated SMB
Governance, DLP, and the "shared responsibility" myth.
North & Secure: Episode 12 — Inside an MSP SOC
A day in the life of our Canadian SOC analysts.
Inside the TruPoint Private Cloud (3-min Tour)
Two DCs, 10 Gbps, and what runs on it.
A monthly letter for IT leaders.
One email a month. Field notes from our SOC, our vCISOs, and the Canadian regulatory desk.