Protect your business from evolving cyber threats with proactive security solutions, monitoring, and expert support. Northern Computer helps organizations reduce risk and strengthen their security posture.
Cyber threats do not discriminate by company size or city. Edmonton businesses are targeted for the same reasons businesses everywhere are: valuable data, payment information, client records, and the reality that most small and mid-sized organizations have security gaps that are easier to exploit than a large enterprise.
Northern Computer provides cybersecurity services to Edmonton businesses that want to close those gaps without hiring a full internal security team. We bring enterprise-grade tools and a team that understands both the threat landscape and the practical constraints of running a business in Alberta.
Our cybersecurity offering covers the full range of what an Edmonton business needs to build a defensible security posture, from the basics that most organizations are still missing to the advanced monitoring that catches threats before they become incidents.
Protection at the device level across every laptop, desktop, and server in your Edmonton office — and for remote workers. Modern endpoint protection does significantly more than traditional antivirus.
24/7 threat monitoring with human analysts who investigate alerts and respond to incidents. Not just alerts — actual response.
Firewall management, network segmentation, and perimeter security designed to keep threats out — and contain them if they get in.
A structured evaluation of your current security posture — identifying vulnerabilities, gaps, and the specific risks your Edmonton business is most exposed to.
Your team is your biggest vulnerability and your best defence. We run phishing simulations and training programs that actually change behaviour rather than just checking a compliance box.
Most M365 environments are under-secured at deployment. We configure Defender for Business, conditional access policies, and data loss prevention to match the actual risk profile of your Edmonton organization.
The assumption that only large organizations get attacked is one of the most dangerous things we hear from Edmonton business owners. Attackers target small and mid-sized businesses specifically because the payoff is real and the defences are usually weaker. A 25-person accounting firm in Edmonton has client financial data that is worth something. A 50-person healthcare clinic has patient records. Those are valuable targets.
Phishing attacks account for the majority of successful breaches, not sophisticated exploits. An employee clicks a convincing email, credentials get stolen, and an attacker is inside your environment. The technical controls matter, but so does making sure your team knows what to look for. Our security awareness training addresses both.
Under PIPA, Alberta organizations have obligations to protect personal information and to report breaches in certain circumstances. Healthcare organizations operate under additional provincial requirements. A security incident is not just an operational problem, it can carry regulatory and legal consequences. Building a defensible security posture before an incident is considerably less expensive than dealing with the aftermath of one.
The threat landscape changes constantly. A security posture that was reasonable two years ago may have meaningful gaps today. The businesses that stay protected are the ones treating cybersecurity as an ongoing operational function rather than a project they completed once.
The best time to assess your cybersecurity posture is before something goes wrong. We will walk through your environment, identify your most significant exposures, and give you an honest picture of what better security looks like.
There’s no one-size-fits-all security stack. We start by understanding your exposure, then build a plan that fits your situation, not the most expensive option on the shelf.
Before recommending tools or services, we map your actual exposure: where your data lives, who has access to what, and what your current defences look like. That assessment shapes everything that follows.
Not every business needs the same stack. We build a security plan that fits your risk profile, budget, and compliance requirements, rather than selling you the most comprehensive option regardless of fit.
From regulated industries to growing businesses closing security gaps, we tailor to each.
We provide an outside assessment of what happened, and a clear plan for what needs to change.
Law, accounting, finance, and consulting with sensitive client data and confidentiality obligations.
Clinics and providers with patient privacy obligations under Alberta’s health information legislation.
Local government and municipal organizations with public trust obligations and infrastructure that cannot afford downtime.
Businesses that know they have security gaps and want to close them without building an internal security team.
You often do not until something goes wrong. That is the nature of security gaps. The most reliable way to find out where you stand is a cyber risk assessment, which gives you a clear picture of your current posture, your specific vulnerabilities, and what your most significant risks actually are. Most Edmonton businesses that go through this process find at least a few issues they were not aware of.
Managed IT covers the broad operational management of your technology environment, monitoring, helpdesk, patching, and device management. Cybersecurity is a specific layer focused on protecting against threats. Our managed IT plans include foundational security tools, but organizations with higher risk profiles or compliance requirements typically need dedicated cybersecurity services layered on top.
Yes. Cyber insurers are increasingly requiring specific controls before they will issue or renew a policy, things like multi-factor authentication, endpoint detection and response, and tested backup procedures. We help Edmonton businesses implement the controls their insurer requires and document them properly.
If you are an existing Northern Computer client, we respond immediately. If you are not a current client and you are dealing with an active incident, contact us and we will assess whether we can assist. For ongoing clients, incident response is part of what we provide, including containment, recovery, and post-incident review to understand what happened and prevent a recurrence.
Get the local tech support your business deserves. We offer a full suite of IT services tailored for Edmonton companies, ensuring your infrastructure is fast, secure, and ready to scale.
Address
9452 51 Avenue NW, Suite 301,
Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 5A6, Canada
Phone
1-877-257-2896
Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4: 30 PM
Saturday & Sunday – Closed