Building security in from the start costs a fraction of fixing it after a breach — or after your first enterprise client sends a security questionnaire you can't answer. ThreeShield works with founders and early-stage teams to design secure infrastructure, meet compliance requirements as you grow, and prepare for the security questions that come with your first real customers.
We look forward to hearing about your new endeavour so we can work together to give you a strong, secure foundation.
Security vulnerabilities are dramatically cheaper to fix before launch than after. ThreeShield reviews your application architecture, code, and infrastructure configuration during development — not after the first breach. Our CVE-2023-27739 discovery during a routine code review is exactly the kind of problem that's trivial to fix before launch and expensive after.
Secure Code Review →If you accept credit cards, you're subject to PCI DSS — whether or not you know it. Non-compliant merchants face fines from $5,000 to $100,000 per month from card brands, elevated transaction fees, and potential loss of the ability to accept cards entirely after a breach. ThreeShield determines the right SAQ type, implements the required controls, and sets you up to accept payments securely and compliantly from launch.
PCI DSS Compliance →Canadian startups collecting personal information are subject to PIPEDA (and its successor Bill C-27 / CPPA), Quebec's Law 25 if you have Quebec users, Alberta PIPA if you're provincially incorporated in Alberta, and sector-specific requirements if you're in healthcare or financial services. ThreeShield identifies which frameworks apply and builds a privacy program proportionate to your stage of growth.
All Compliance Frameworks →The most common breaches affecting startups aren't sophisticated — they're misconfigured cloud services, weak MFA, and credential compromise. ThreeShield secures your M365 or Google Workspace tenant from the start: conditional access, MFA enforcement, administrative separation, data loss prevention, and Lavawall® monitoring that catches unusual activity before it becomes an incident.
Your internal network — even if it's just a few laptops and a cloud environment — needs proper segmentation, VPN configuration, and network monitoring. Poor network architecture creates bottlenecks and security gaps simultaneously. ThreeShield designs networks that are fast, reliable, and segmented appropriately for your compliance requirements and growth trajectory.
Your first enterprise client will send a security questionnaire. Your bank may require one for a business credit facility. Cyber insurance applications ask detailed questions about your security controls. ThreeShield prepares your startup to answer these accurately — and implements the controls that get the questionnaire answered with "yes" instead of "we're working on it."
Security Questionnaire Service →Well-meaning employees are the most common source of startup security incidents — clicking phishing links, reusing passwords, connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi. ThreeShield provides concise, practical security awareness training that fits a startup's culture and schedule, covering the specific phishing and social engineering attacks that target early-stage companies and their founders.
Security Awareness Training →Every startup will face an incident — a credential compromise, a vendor breach, a ransomware attempt, or a service outage. ThreeShield builds ransomware-resilient backup architecture, documents incident response procedures, and ensures you know exactly what to do when something goes wrong — so you can deal with it quickly and get back to building your business.
Backup & Business Continuity →Enterprise security firms quote enterprise prices and require enterprise contract minimums. Generic MSPs don't have CISSP credentials or compliance expertise. Hiring a full-time security engineer costs $120,000–$180,000 per year before benefits — for a role most startups don't need full-time.
The result: most startups defer security until a breach, a failed audit, or a lost enterprise contract forces the issue. By then, the retrofit is expensive and the damage may already be done.
No minimums. No long-term contracts. No high-watermark billing. ThreeShield provides CISSP/CISA-certified security on a flexible engagement model that fits where your startup actually is — not where enterprise pricing assumes you should be.
Lavawall® handles continuous monitoring automatically, so you get the security posture of a much larger organization at a fraction of the cost. As you grow, ThreeShield scales with you.
Whether you're pre-launch, just launched, or growing fast — ThreeShield can help you build security that supports your growth instead of getting in its way.
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