# intrasec > intrasec is a Toronto-based, Canadian-owned provider of managed IT and cybersecurity for small businesses (typically 1 to 50 staff) across Ontario and Canada. One team runs the whole technology stack, support, security, and infrastructure, so owners and operators can focus on the business. Security is treated as a first principle, not an add-on: every IT decision is a security decision. ## About intrasec - Founded: 2020. Based in Toronto's King & Bay district (438 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3T9, Canada). - Who we serve: small businesses and founders with roughly 1 to 50 employees and no dedicated IT department, in Toronto, across Ontario, and throughout Canada. - What we do: managed IT, cybersecurity, IT/security advisory, and project-based consulting, delivered by one integrated team rather than separate siloed vendors. - How we work: no fixed contracts, no hidden minimums, no platform lock-in. A named lead on every account, Canadian and in your timezone (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm ET). - Contact: hello@intrasec.ca What makes intrasec different: - **Integrated** — IT, cybersecurity, and advisory as one team, so nothing falls between the seams and there is no finger-pointing between vendors. - **Plain-spoken** — technical risk is translated into clear business decisions, with options and a recommendation, no jargon and no fear-selling. - **Local** — Toronto-based and Canadian-owned, with a named lead on every account instead of tiers of anonymous support. - **Security-first** — cybersecurity is baked into every recommendation from the start, not bolted on at the end. ## Services intrasec offers four ways to engage, which can be combined as a business grows: - [Founder Support](https://www.intrasec.ca/founder-support): Practical IT and cybersecurity support built for founders. intrasec handles the technology so founders can stay focused on building the business. - [Advisory Services](https://www.intrasec.ca/advisory-services): Strategic IT and cybersecurity guidance. Covers IT Modernization, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cloud Adoption, and IT Optimization. Delivers a clear, written, prioritized plan you can act on. - [Consulting Services](https://www.intrasec.ca/consulting-services): Project-based technical work for specific challenges. Covers Digital Workplace, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Physical Security. We come in, build what is needed, and leave documentation instead of a dependency. - [Managed Services](https://www.intrasec.ca/managed-services): Ongoing IT and cybersecurity management. Covers Managed Support, Managed Security, Managed Infrastructure, and Backup & Recovery. Proactive monitoring, fast response, and a named team that knows your environment. ## Tools Free, no-signup tools that run entirely in the browser: - [Email Security Checker](https://www.intrasec.ca/tools/email-security-checker): Enter any domain to scan its email security DNS records, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, BIMI and DNSSEC, and see what is configured correctly and what leaves it open to spoofing or delivery problems. ## Guides Plain-language, evergreen guides for Canadian small businesses: - [How to adopt AI in your small business (the practical way)](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/ai-adoption-for-small-business): Where AI actually helps a small team, how to choose tools, the guardrails to set, and how to roll it out without the privacy and security headaches. - [How to answer a client security questionnaire](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/how-to-answer-a-security-questionnaire): What a vendor security questionnaire is really asking, how to answer it honestly and fast, and how to turn the gaps into a plan instead of a panic. - [How to optimize IT costs without losing capability](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/it-cost-optimization-for-small-business): Find and cut the IT waste most small businesses carry, unused tools, oversized licenses, zombie cloud, without touching the spending that protects you. - [How to build a cybersecurity strategy for your business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/how-to-build-a-cybersecurity-strategy): Stop buying tools one panic at a time. Build a strategy from two pillars: your business goals and your risk appetite. An approach adapted from Info-Tech. - [How to build an AI governance program for your business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/ai-governance-program-for-small-business): You have AI tools but no policy, no one approving use cases, and no view of the risk. The lightweight program that turns ad hoc AI use into a managed one. - [PCI compliance for small merchants and service providers](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/pci-compliance-for-small-merchants): If you take card payments, PCI applies to you. Where your business fits, the SAQ you file, and what changed in version 4.0.1, in plain language. - [Web design for small businesses: a practical guide](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/web-design-for-small-businesses): Why your small business needs a website, what to prepare before you build, how the process works, and how to get found with SEO and GEO. - [The top AI risks for a small business, and how to manage them](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/ai-risks-for-small-businesses): Hallucination, bias, data leakage, privacy, and AI-enabled attacks, explained in plain language, with how to manage each one. - [Cybersecurity basics for Canadian small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/cybersecurity-basics-for-canadian-small-businesses): The handful of basics that actually protect a small business: MFA, backups, updates, passwords, and more. - [Backup and recovery: the 3-2-1 rule explained](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/backup-and-recovery-for-small-businesses): The 3-2-1 rule, why an untested backup is just a hope, and how good backups turn a ransomware hit into an inconvenience. - [What a managed IT provider actually does for you](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/what-a-managed-it-provider-does): What "managed IT" actually includes, the signs you are ready for it, and how to tell a good provider from a bad one. - [IT for founders: what to set up first](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/it-for-founders-what-to-set-up-first): A practical first-things-first IT checklist for founders. - [Modernizing your small-business IT](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/modernizing-your-small-business-it): The signs you have outgrown your IT setup, what to upgrade first, and how to cut waste without ripping everything out. - [IT infrastructure basics for a growing small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/it-infrastructure-for-small-businesses): The core infrastructure a growing team needs, and how to decide between building it yourself and having it managed. - [Cloud adoption for Canadian small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/cloud-adoption-for-canadian-small-businesses): What "the cloud" actually means for a small business, what to move first, and how to migrate without disruption or surprise bills. - [Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace for a Canadian small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/microsoft-365-vs-google-workspace-for-small-business): Where each platform is strong, why teams move to Microsoft 365 for security and compliance, and what a migration involves. - [Unified endpoint management for small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/unified-endpoint-management-for-small-businesses): What UEM is, what it does, and when a team actually needs it. - [UniFi networking and cameras for a small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/unifi-networking-and-cameras-for-small-business): What UniFi and UniFi Protect are, why SMBs like them, and how to set up the network and cameras securely. - [Physical security basics for small offices](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/physical-security-for-small-offices): Access control, cameras, and alarms for a small office, and why physical security is part of cybersecurity. - [Regulatory compliance for Canadian small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/regulatory-compliance-for-canadian-small-businesses): Which rules actually apply to you, what they require, and a sensible order to tackle them. ## News Dated IT and cybersecurity news, explained in plain language with what it means for a small business: - [Your biggest cyber risk is a vendor you already trust](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-08-supply-chain-vendor-risk-small-business): The 2026 Verizon DBIR found third-party breaches up 60% in a year. Why your vendors are now your biggest cyber risk, and what a small business should do about it. - [AI-powered fraud is hitting Canadian small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-07-ai-fraud-deepfakes-canadian-small-business): Deepfakes, voice clones, and AI-written phishing are driving a record fraud wave in Canada. What the KPMG numbers mean for a small business, and how to defend. - [Palo Alto and SonicWall VPNs are under active attack](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-06-palo-alto-sonicwall-vpn-attacks-small-business): Attackers are actively exploiting both vendors' VPN appliances, including a new flaw that bypasses login. Why your firewall is now the front door, and what to do. - [What Canada's ChatGPT privacy ruling means for small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-05-chatgpt-privacy-ruling-canada-small-business): Canada's privacy regulators found ChatGPT was trained on personal data without consent. What the OpenAI ruling changes for any business using AI tools. - [Canada joins Anthropic's Mythos AI: what it means for small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-04-anthropic-mythos-ai-canada-small-business): Anthropic's Mythos AI can find and exploit software flaws at superhuman speed, and Canada now has access. What this shift means for a small business. - [What 50,000 IT support tickets reveal for small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-04-it-support-benchmark-small-business): A 2026 benchmark of 50,000+ help desk tickets shows what really slows small teams down, and why fast, routine support beats headcount. - [AI-ready devices: what RTX Spark means for small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-04-ai-ready-devices-rtx-spark-small-business): NVIDIA's RTX Spark and the Surface Laptop Ultra run AI on the device. What AI-ready PCs do for a small business, and when one is worth it. - [Shadow AI: your team is probably leaking data into chatbots](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-03-shadow-ai-data-leakage-small-business): Staff paste client data, financials, and code into public chatbots. The 2026 numbers, why DLP misses it, and what to do. - [AI-powered cyberattacks by the numbers](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-03-ai-powered-cyberattacks-small-business): New 2026 reports quantify AI-written phishing, deepfake fraud, and breaches that use attacker AI, and what it means for a small business. - [Cyber insurance in 2026: what Canadian small businesses need to qualify](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-03-cyber-insurance-canada-small-business): Insurers now require MFA, EDR, and tested backups, and mismatches get claims denied. What it takes to qualify. - [What Canada's tightening privacy rules mean for your small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-03-canada-privacy-law-changes-small-business): A tougher federal law is coming, Quebec's Law 25 is live, and breach reporting applies to every business now. - [A new phishing kit is bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-02-phishing-kit-bypasses-microsoft-365-mfa): A rented phishing-as-a-service kit steals Microsoft 365 access tokens to walk past MFA, and the simple habit that stops it. - [What Canada's cyber threat assessment means for your small business](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-02-canada-cyber-threat-assessment-small-business): Canada's national assessment names ransomware the top threat. What it means for a small business, and what to do. - [Ransomware is now targeting small businesses](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/2026-06-01-ransomware-now-targeting-small-businesses): Why attackers shifted to local companies that are easier to breach and quicker to pay, and what to do about it. ## Optional - [Blog](https://www.intrasec.ca/blog/): The full index of intrasec's IT and cybersecurity guides and news for Canadian small businesses. - [Tools](https://www.intrasec.ca/tools/): The hub of intrasec's free, browser-based IT and security tools for small businesses. - [Terms of Use](https://www.intrasec.ca/terms-of-use) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.intrasec.ca/privacy-policy) - [Cookie Policy](https://www.intrasec.ca/cookie-policy) - [Brand](https://www.intrasec.ca/brand): intrasec brand and identity reference.