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Bell Cyber data: only 39% of Canadians trust SMEs to guard against cyber threats, vs 64% for large firms. That gap hits sales, not just IT. Our vCISO work starts with a full admin login list. 🛡️

CPCSC Level 1 opened to suppliers on April 1, 2026, and select DND contracts will require it starting this summer. In our client work, the Level 1 checklist is the quick part. Mapping where controlled data lives takes longer. 🛡️ Link in reply.

Only about 1 in 5 Canadian SMBs carries cyber insurance, according to the IBC 2025 SMB survey. A renewal questionnaire is a fast way to find out which controls exist only in someone's head. Write them down before the broker asks. 🛡️ Link below.

Plenty of boards ask whether they need a full time CISO. Often the answer is no, but they still need someone accountable for security decisions. A vCISO fills that gap without the full time price tag. 🛡️ @quuu_co More info in link.

CPCSC Level 1 attestation sits on your Canada Buys profile and covers the whole organization, not a single bid. For SMEs chasing defence work, that profile is easy to forget until a solicitation asks for it. Check it before the next RFP lands. Link in reply.

Monthly OS patching at Canadian small businesses fell from 25.0% to 17.8% between 2021 and 2023. Exploiting vulnerabilities is now the top entry point for organizations under 1, 000 staff, at 26%. For boards, that's a patch cadence question, not an IT detail. 🛡️ Link below.

Only 15.4% of Canadian firms with 10 to 49 staff had a written cyber risk policy in 2023, per Statistics Canada. If it isn't written down, you can't prove it to an auditor or a buyer. 🛡️ Link in the reply.

Only 15.4% of small businesses with 10 to 49 employees had a written cyber security policy in 2023, per Statistics Canada. In our engagements, the first gap we check is who can approve a wire change, and it's rarely written down. 🛡️ Link in the reply.