What Cyber Unit does

Cyber Unit Security Inc. is a Vancouver-based, privately held managed cybersecurity and IT services provider founded in 2008, serving 500+ small-to-medium businesses (up to 100 employees) across North America. The company's core offering integrates cybersecurity services with managed IT under a single vendor relationship, eliminating the operational gap between IT support and security teams that typically affects resource-constrained SMBs.

The product portfolio is built on a three-phase methodology — Security Assessment, Security Optimization, and Business Resilience — and includes SentinelOne-powered EDR/MDR with 24/7 SOC monitoring, email security for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, vulnerability management, incident response, and a Wizer-delivered security awareness training program. A newly launched product line, Workforce AI Security (June 2026), addresses shadow AI governance with real-time prompt classification and AI-aware data loss prevention across web apps, SaaS, browser extensions, IDE assistants, and Model Context Protocol connections.

Cyber Unit operates on a subscription-based managed services model with custom monthly pricing tailored to client size, endpoint count, and selected service scope; incident response is billed separately on a professional services basis. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by free security assessments, consultative booking, and an extensive SEO footprint spanning 14 North American cities and multiple vertical pages (legal, financial services, education, manufacturing, and contracting/construction). The company publishes an annual Cybersecurity Canada Report as a thought leadership asset. Cyber Unit is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds.

Name

Cyber Unit

Legal name

Cyber Unit Security Inc.

Website

https://cyberunit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cyber Unit is a Vancouver-based managed cybersecurity and IT services provider serving 500+ small-to-medium businesses across North America with AI-powered endpoint protection, email security, training, and a 24/7 SOC, integrated under one vendor relationship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Cybersecurity Services: Recurring managed security services including endpoint detection and response (EDR/MDR), email security, vulnerability management, security awareness training, and incident response. Provided as an integrated service alongside managed IT. Revenue is recurring on a monthly subscription basis with fees determined by selected service scope, number of employees, and company size. Incident response services are billed separately at additional fees.
2. Managed IT Services: Managed IT services including help desk support, network management, system monitoring, IT asset management, patching and updates, and employee onboarding/offboarding. Tightly integrated with cybersecurity services under one roof, provided as a bundled or standalone managed service offering.
3. Incident Response Services: Incident response services provided on an on-demand basis. Subject to additional fees that vary depending on incident severity. Not included in standard subscription pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cyber Unit provides AI-powered managed cybersecurity and managed IT services to small and mid-sized businesses across North America. Its core offering combines 24/7 Security Operations Center monitoring with SentinelOne-powered EDR/MDR, email security, vulnerability management, security awareness training, incident response, and a new Workforce AI Security product for shadow AI governance. Services are delivered through a three-phase methodology (Assessment, Optimization, Resilience) and tightly integrated with managed IT help desk and infrastructure support.

Product overview

Cyber Unit offers a unified managed IT and cybersecurity services platform combining cybersecurity services and managed IT services under one roof. The cybersecurity offering includes Computer Security (EDR/MDR powered by SentinelOne), Email Security (for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace), Security Awareness Training (delivered via Wizer), Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Mobile Security, Network Security, and Cloud Security. The managed IT services cover help desk support, employee on/offboarding, network management, and system monitoring. A newer add-on is Workforce AI Security for shadow AI detection and data loss prevention. All services integrate under one team to eliminate gaps between IT and security operations, with AI-powered threat detection, 24/7 SOC monitoring, and human expert analysis backing the entire portfolio. The company also provides a free Security Assessment as an entry point.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cybersecurity Canada: Public research initiative dedicated to helping Canadian businesses understand and respond to cyber threats. Releases annual Cybersecurity Canada Report.

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Services Multi-layered managed cybersecurity protection covering endpoint detection and response, email security, vulnerability management, security awareness training, mobile security, network security, cloud security, and incident response. All services are backed by AI-powered threat detection and continuous 24/7 SOC monitoring, delivered to North American SMBs.
• Managed IT Services Proactive managed IT services covering help desk support, employee on/offboarding, network management, system monitoring, IT asset management, and patching and updates. Tightly integrated with cybersecurity services so there are no gaps between IT support and security.
• Computer Security (EDR/MDR) Advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) and managed detection and response (MDR) powered by SentinelOne. Every device is monitored 24/7 by the SOC for threats, ransomware, and malicious activity.
• Email Security Email protection against phishing, malware, and business email compromise (BEC), integrated directly with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace to stop threats before they reach employees. Includes zero-day protection and suspicious activity alerts.
• Security Awareness Training Managed security awareness training program combining engaging training courses, realistic phishing simulations, compliance training modules, and reporting with analytics. Training delivery, employee enrollment, campaign scheduling, and follow-ups are fully managed by Cyber Unit.
• Vulnerability Management Automated vulnerability patching for operating systems and third-party applications, including automated OS patching, third-party app updates, patch scheduling, and update monitoring.
• Incident Response On-demand rapid threat containment and remediation when security events occur, including root cause identification, remediation support, and post-incident review. Billed at additional fees that vary by incident severity.
• Mobile Security Security protection for employee mobile devices (phones and tablets), with 24/7 monitoring for threats whether devices connect at the office, on-site, or remotely.
• Network Security Network protection including firewall configuration, network monitoring, and security for network infrastructure.
• Cloud Security Security configuration and protection for cloud environments and SaaS platforms, including hardening of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace security settings.
• Workforce AI Security AI-powered detection and prevention for shadow AI across web apps, SaaS integrations, browser extensions, desktop AI agents, developer tools, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) connections. Discovers every AI tool in use, classifies prompts by use case, governs usage with flexible per-application policies, and applies real-time AI-aware data loss prevention that redacts PII, credentials, payment data, and source code before it leaves the corporate environment.
• Security Assessment Free security assessment that identifies vulnerabilities, evaluates risks, and produces a prioritized roadmap for improvement, including a full vulnerability scan, security gap analysis, third-party risk review, and a detailed findings report.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ businesses protected across North America
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SentinelOnecoreTechnology or IntegrationSentinelOne provides the AI-powered endpoint detection and response (EDR) and managed detection and response (MDR) technology that forms the core of Cyber Unit's computer security offering. Cyber Unit's SOC monitors all endpoints 24/7 using SentinelOne. This is a foundational technology partnership providing the primary threat detection engine.
• WizercoreTechnology or IntegrationWizer powers Cyber Unit's managed security awareness training program. It is a micro-learning platform trusted by over 20,000 organizations worldwide, recognized by NIST. Wizer provides the video-based training content, phishing simulation engine, and analytics/reporting that Cyber Unit delivers to clients as part of its fully managed training service.
• Cybersecurity Canada (cybersecuritycanada.ca)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCybersecurity Canada is Cyber Unit's public research initiative dedicated to helping Canadian businesses understand and respond to cyber threats. Each year they release the Cybersecurity Canada Report — an annual benchmark on fraud losses, Bill C-8, MFA bypass, token theft, and AI-driven phishing targeting Canadian SMBs. Built on the CCCS (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security) framework. This initiative serves as both a research and thought leadership asset and a marketing channel.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arctic Wolf: Arctic Wolf is a leading MDR/MSSP offering 24/7 SOC-as-a-service, EDR, email security, and security awareness for SMB and mid-market customers. It competes head-to-head with Cyber Unit in the same North American SMB segment using a comparable managed subscription model.
• Huntress: Huntress provides managed EDR, identity threat detection, and security awareness training purpose-built for SMBs and the MSP channel. Like Cyber Unit, it pairs an automated detection platform with human analysts and sells through a recurring managed service model.
• eSentire: eSentire is a Canadian-headquartered MDR provider offering 24/7 SOC, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, and incident response to SMB and mid-market organizations. It directly overlaps Cyber Unit's offering, geography (Canada), and customer segment.
• Field Effect: Field Effect is an Ottawa-based cybersecurity provider delivering managed detection and response, vulnerability management, and security awareness to SMBs across North America. It is comparable to Cyber Unit in geography, customer size, and bundled managed service approach.

Emerging players

• Guardz: Guardz is an emerging SMB cybersecurity platform unifying endpoint, email, identity, and SaaS security into a single managed offering for MSPs. It targets the same up-to-100-employee buyer as Cyber Unit with a more product-led, multi-tenant approach.

Broad incumbents

• Sophos: Sophos is a large incumbent cybersecurity vendor offering Intercept X EDR, MDR, email security, and security awareness to SMBs globally, often delivered through MSP partners. It overlaps Cyber Unit's endpoint, email, and training stack but at much broader scale and through a channel model.
• ConnectWise: ConnectWise provides a suite of IT management, cybersecurity, and business automation tools for MSPs serving SMBs. Its Asio platform and security offerings compete with the managed IT and cybersecurity bundle that Cyber Unit sells directly to end customers.
• Proofpoint: Proofpoint is a large incumbent in email security, security awareness training, and DLP for organizations of all sizes. Its Essentials and small-business bundles compete directly with Cyber Unit's email security, BEC protection, and awareness training modules.

Regional players

• Atera: Atera offers an all-in-one RMM, PSA, and remote access platform widely used by SMB-focused MSPs in North America. It is comparable to Cyber Unit's managed IT services layer and addresses the same internal-IT-outsourced buyer, though via tooling rather than direct service delivery.

Others

• SentinelOne: SentinelOne is Cyber Unit's core technology partner powering its EDR/MDR stack, but it also sells Singularity XDR and a managed Vigilance service directly to enterprises and via MSPs. It is an ecosystem participant that both enables and partially competes with Cyber Unit's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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