Fortify & Secure
Data Backup & Disaster Recovery
Backups that can't be altered, stored in Canada, proven to restore.
What it is
Automatic, encrypted backups of your servers, PCs and cloud data such as Microsoft 365, stored in Canada in a form that can't be altered or deleted, with regular restore tests and a written recovery plan.
What's included
- Automatic, encrypted backups of servers, PCs and Microsoft 365
- Unalterable (immutable) copies stored in Canada
- Regular restore tests, with proof
- A written recovery plan
Who it's for
- Every client
- Especially organizations with on-site servers, a line-of-business database, or records they must keep for years
Rules and requirements
What it helps you meet
General information, not legal advice. See the Ontario compliance guide. Last verified: November 6, 2026.
Cyber insurance
Insurers want backups that can't be altered and have been proven to restore.
OngoingCRA records
Business records, including electronic ones, kept 6 years from the end of the last tax year they relate to; charities have their own retention rules.
Breach statistics due by March 1 each yearPHIPA (health information)
Health providers need patient records available as well as private.
Funding that may help
Ways to pay for it
An operating cost.
You may qualify; we never promise funding. Last verified: November 6, 2026.
Check your optionsNo specific program applies to this service on its own; it is often part of a larger funded project.
How it works
4 steps, no surprises
- 01
List what must be protected and for how long
- 02
Set up backups and Canadian storage
- 03
First restore test, and the written recovery plan
- 04
Ongoing monitoring with scheduled restore tests
Pricing
Fixed prices, quoted after a short discovery call
You know the cost before the work starts.
FAQ
Questions we hear
It's all in the cloud.
The provider keeps the service running. Getting back your own deleted or encrypted files is mostly on you.
We back up to a USB drive.
Ransomware encrypts drives that are plugged in, and insurers want copies that can't be altered plus proof of a restore.
Start here
Find out where you stand, at a fixed price.
A short discovery call, then a fixed-price assessment with a ranked, costed roadmap: what to fix first, what it costs, and what funding may help.