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How to Scope Canada's Baseline Cyber Security Controls
Define scope, potential injury, ownership and evidence before selecting controls from the Canadian baseline.
Read the insightWe uncover the vulnerabilities attackers would exploit — before they do. Practitioner-led testing, advisory, and training from a Canadian cybersecurity firm — reducing your cyber risk with confidence.
Penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and adversary-grade testing across web, network, and cloud.
Strategic consulting, security architecture, and risk assessment that turn risk into a managed, measurable part of your business.
Hands-on courses and labs that train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Most firms sell penetration tests. ByteDefender was founded by a cybersecurity researcher, penetration tester, and educator to do more: we protect organizations, advise their leadership, train their people, and publish the research that moves the field forward.
From a single web application to your full enterprise architecture, we test, assess, and secure it.
Adversary-grade offensive testing that uncovers what real attackers would find — before they do.
Learn more →Systematic identification and prioritization of security weaknesses across your systems.
Learn more →In-depth testing of web applications and APIs against OWASP and beyond — logic flaws included.
Learn more →Internal and external network penetration testing, segmentation review, and hardening guidance.
Learn more →Configuration review and attack-path analysis for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
Learn more →Adversarial testing of machine learning systems, LLM applications, and AI-integrated products.
Learn more →Strategic consulting and virtual CISO guidance that makes risk a managed, measurable part of your business.
Learn more →Design and review of security architecture so resilience is built in — not bolted on.
Learn more →Board-ready risk assessment that gives leadership a clear, prioritized picture aligned to recognized frameworks.
Learn more →Built by an educator and practitioner, our programs combine rigorous theory with real hands-on labs — from first steps to advanced offensive tradecraft.
Senior, practitioner-led security work — with the rigor of a firm that researches emerging threats before they reach you.
You work directly with the practitioner who tests your systems — not an account layer above a junior bench.
Peer-reviewed work in satellite, 5G, and IoT security feeds directly into how we test — you get the frontier, not last year's checklist.
Founded by an educator, we don't just hand over a report — we debrief, teach, and help your team apply what it learns.
A practitioner-owned Canadian firm with fixed-scope pricing, clear communication, and no outsourcing of your sensitive work.
Our testing is informed by 16 peer-reviewed publications, including work in IEEE venues on satellite, 5G, and IoT security — emerging attack surfaces organizations may encounter. Research depth you can verify, applied within the scope of each engagement.
Original ByteDefender articles that add depth to the ideas we discuss on LinkedIn.
Define scope, potential injury, ownership and evidence before selecting controls from the Canadian baseline.
Read the insightWhat your customer is really asking, which alternatives are commonly accepted, and what certification commits you to.
Read the insightWhere smaller organizations should start, how to sequence the work, and one question that verifies each control.
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