Threat & Risk Assessment Services in Manitoba

Security risk doesn't scale with the size of an organization's IT department. A smaller firm with limited security resources can face an equally complex threat landscape as a large enterprise — and often has less capacity to absorb the consequences of an incident when one occurs. What makes the difference is having a clear view of where the real exposures lie, so that limited time and budget go to the risks that matter most rather than the ones that simply feel most urgent.

Privacy Horizon's Threat and Risk Assessment gives Manitoba organizations exactly that clarity. We begin with asset and threat identification: building a structured inventory of the systems, data, and connections that matter to your business, and mapping the threat landscape that's realistic for your sector and operating context. We don't import a generic threat model — we work from the specific characteristics of your environment, your industry, and the data you actually handle.

From there, we conduct a vulnerability analysis that examines technical controls, access management practices, third-party exposure, and the organizational factors — policies, training, incident-response readiness — that either reduce or amplify technical risks. Every finding is captured in a prioritized risk register that ranks exposures by likelihood and impact. The remediation roadmap that follows tells your team, in plain terms, what to fix first, what can wait, and how to sequence the work within your capacity.

Manitoba private-sector businesses are governed by federal PIPEDA, overseen by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Organizations in the health sector — hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and other trustees — are also subject to Manitoba's Personal Health Information Act, with oversight by the Manitoba Ombudsman. A security incident that exposes personal information triggers notification obligations under either framework, adding regulatory and reputational consequences to operational ones. A TRA reduces the likelihood of reaching that point — and ensures that if an incident does occur, your organization has a documented record of the security work it has done.