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Fraud Prevention · Cyber Resilience · Business Protection

Protect Your Business From Fraud Before Money Is Lost

PrivaCore helps businesses identify vulnerabilities, strengthen fraud and payment controls, and build practical protection around their people, processes, and technology.

Already have an IT provider? Keep them. We work alongside IT teams and managed service providers to address fraud and business risks traditional IT support may not fully cover.

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How it works

A Simple Way to Protect Your Business

CHECK

Find fraud, payment, identity, email, and control weaknesses.

Request a Risk Assessment →
FIX

Strengthen the processes and security controls most likely to prevent a loss.

See What We Fix →
PROTECT

Maintain ongoing fraud preparedness. Where warranted, managed email security and threat monitoring are coordinated through vetted specialist providers.

Explore Business Protection →
Why this matters now

The numbers Canadian small businesses are up against.

reported fraud losses in Canada have more than quadrupled in five years — from about $165M in 2020 to a record $704M+ in 2025
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ↗
73%
of Canadian small businesses reported experiencing a cybersecurity incident — from phishing to denial-of-service attacks
BDC Small Business Cybersecurity Survey, February 2025 ↗
$704M+
in fraud losses reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in 2025 — the highest year on record
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ↗
26%
only 26% of Canadian businesses have a written cybersecurity policy — unchanged since 2021
Statistics Canada CSCSC, 2023 (latest released) ↗
$1.2B
spent by Canadian businesses recovering from cyber incidents in 2023 — double the 2021 figure
Statistics Canada CSCSC, 2023 (latest released) ↗
What businesses actually face

Six ways fraud and cyber risk hit small businesses.

Payment & banking-change fraud

A supplier or sub "updates" their banking details by email, and the next payment goes straight to a criminal.

Email compromise (BEC)

Someone gets into a real email account — yours, a supplier's, or a client's — and uses it to redirect payments or pull information, from an address you already trust.

Fake or altered invoices

A convincing invoice arrives for work that was never done, or a real invoice gets intercepted and the account number is quietly changed before it reaches you.

Phishing & credential theft

A text or email made to look like your bank, Microsoft 365, or a supplier tricks someone on your team into typing in a password — that's all it takes to get in.

Vendor & subcontractor impersonation

Someone poses as a trade you already work with to request an urgent payment, a password, or access to a shared project folder.

Ransomware

Your files, drawings, and project data get locked up and held for payment — one infected laptop on a job site can be enough to spread it.

Sources: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre · Royal Canadian Mounted Police

How we work

Clear scope. Clear findings. Clear next steps.

Understand
Brief intake covering the business, systems, workflows and concern.
Assess
Review the relevant practices, configurations, documentation and available evidence.
Prioritize
Provide plain-language findings showing what matters, why it matters and what should happen first.
Protect
Implement improvements directly or coordinate appropriate specialist technology and security partners.
Free Business Fraud Check

What does your business currently have in place?

10 plain-language questions covering cybersecurity, fraud, payments, privacy, and backups. There are no wrong answers, and "Not sure" is a useful one — it just shows what to check next.

Educational self-assessment only — not a certification, legal opinion, or insurance assessment.

Try the Business Fraud Check →

Concerned about what this could mean for your business? Request a Fraud & Cyber Risk Assessment →

Three ways to work with us

Know exactly where you stand.

A plain-language report, a prioritized action list, and a follow-up call — every time.

Fraud & Cyber Risk Assessment
A practical review of payment workflows, supplier verification practices, and the Microsoft 365 settings most often linked to fraud losses.
$750
From · CAD · one-time
You receive
  • Plain-language findings report
  • Prioritized action list
  • Short follow-up call

Works alongside your existing IT provider.

Request an Assessment
Managed Protection
Coordinated ongoing protection for businesses that want hands-on technical layers after the initial assessment.
Custom
quote — scoped to your business
Highlights
  • Managed detection and response, backup, and related technical services
  • Delivered through vetted specialist partners

You keep your existing IT provider.

Discuss Managed Protection

PrivaCore assesses risk, designs practical controls, and coordinates the right specialists. We do not replace your IT provider.

PrivaCore does not sell insurance. We help businesses close the control gaps that cyber insurers typically require and can introduce a licensed specialist broker when that step is appropriate.

Full inclusions and scope details are on the Services page. Any remediation or ongoing services are scoped separately. View full service details →

Need help with a suspected incident instead? Get Incident Response Help →

Trusted partners

Real protection, backed by specialist technology.

Continuous email threat monitoring

Continuous email threat monitoring can be included with Business Protection and Managed Protection. It is delivered through specialist partners and coordinated by PrivaCore.

Credential exposure monitoring

Watches for stolen logins and exposed credentials tied to your business, so a leaked password doesn't turn into an open door.

PrivaCore may receive a referral fee or commission from some of the specialist technology partners we work with. Partners are selected based on fit for small-business needs, not payment — and working with a partner never changes our findings or recommendations.

Industries we serve

Built around how your business actually works.

PrivaCore serves businesses across industries. Construction, developers and contractors are a featured specialization — not the only businesses we work with.

Healthcare
Health, Wellness & Clinics

Protect patient information, booking and clinical systems, staff access, and the trust people place in your practice.

See healthcare guidance →
Property
Property Management & Strata

Protect tenant and owner information, rent and vendor payments, maintenance workflows, and property-management tools.

See property-management guidance →
Professional
Professional Services

Protect confidential client information, shared files, payment instructions, and the reputation your firm has built.

See professional-services guidance →
Customer payments
Retail, Hospitality & Restaurants

Protect POS, e-commerce, booking, delivery, customer data, and the systems your team uses every day.

See retail and hospitality guidance →

Don't see your industry? Start with the Business Fraud Check or tell us how your business works.