Essential Shield: cybersecurity sized for small organizations
For self-employed professionals, micro-businesses and non-profits: the essentials of our program, condensed into four online or in-person sessions, jargon-free and priced accordingly.
$2,995 + tax · 4 two-hour sessions
Designed for organizations with fewer than 10 people
You don't have an IT department: your "IT" is you, a relative or a technician you call when needed. Yet you hold personal information, you use email, the cloud and perhaps AI already, and Quebec's Law 25 applies to you just as it does to large companies.
The Essential Shield follows the Cyberallié Shield method but keeps only what truly matters for a small organization. Less theory, more practical action.
- Self-employed professionals
- Micro-businesses with 1 to 9 employees
- Non-profits and associations
- Small offices, shops and service firms
Four sessions, one clear plan
Your foundations and risks
A snapshot of your organization: the personal information you hold, the tools you use, key accounts and dependencies. Naming the person responsible for security and privacy.
Essential protections
A guided review, adapted to small organizations, of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security's baseline controls: accounts and multi-factor authentication, passwords, backups, updates, email and fraud.
Privacy law and AI
Key Law 25 obligations explained simply: the person in charge, policy, register of privacy incidents. Secure use of ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude and rules for using AI.
Your action plan
A one-page incident response plan, a prioritized 30-60-90 day action plan and next steps. We finish with a clear list of what is done and what remains.
What you receive
- Slides and checklists from every session
- Simplified templates: security policy, incident register, AI usage rules
- A one-page incident response plan
- A prioritized 30-60-90 day action plan
- A certificate of participation describing the support provided
Format
Online, or in person depending on your location and the instructor's availability. Two-hour sessions over 4 to 6 weeks, in French or English; content is selected with you based on your real needs.
What is not included
- Formal validation with an IT provider
- Group training for employees (available as an option)
- Automated technical audit or penetration testing
- Applying fixes or managing your network
- Cybersecurity certification or compliance guarantee
Employee training can be added if needed. Prefer to learn in a group? See the Cyber & AI Cohort in Gatineau.
Essential Shield or Cyberallié Shield
| Essential Shield | Cyberallié Shield | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Self-employed, micro-businesses under 10 people, non-profits | SMBs that want to structure security and train their teams |
| Duration | 4 two-hour sessions over 4 to 6 weeks, online or in person | 6 to 8 weeks |
| Review of measures | Essential controls, guided review with you | 13 baseline controls, validated with your IT provider |
| Training | The designated person, throughout the sessions | Leadership (2 h), employees (90 min), AI workshop (90 min) |
| Deliverable | Simplified templates and 30-60-90 day plan | Executive summary and 30-60-90 day roadmap |
| Investment | $2,995 + tax | $4,995 + tax |
Questions about the Essential Shield
Why is it priced lower than the Cyberallié Shield?
A small organization has fewer systems, people and documents to manage. We focus the support on the essentials, in four sessions rather than a full 6 to 8 week program.
Our non-profit has more than 10 people. Are we eligible?
Let's talk. What matters is how complex your environment is rather than the exact headcount. We will honestly recommend the option that fits best.
Do I need to start with the Cyber & AI Assessment?
No. The first Essential Shield session already maps your organization. If you recently completed the Assessment, its $795 is credited toward the Essential Shield if you sign up within 30 days (new clients only).
I have no technical background. Is this for me?
Yes. Everything is explained in plain language, with examples from your day-to-day work. The goal is for you to know what to do, what to ask for and from whom.
Will I receive a certification?
No. We provide a certificate of participation that accurately describes the support provided. It is not an independent certification or a security guarantee.
The right protection, at the right size.
Four sessions to go from uncertainty to a clear plan. $2,995 + tax.