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Security That Fits
How You Work.

We build your organization’s cyber security program from the ground up – or strengthen what you already have. Policies, procedures, training, and monitoring frameworks custom-fit to your operations and risk profile.

Four Pillars.
One Coherent Program.

A security program is only as strong as its weakest component. We build all four layers together so your policies, processes, people, and monitoring actually reinforce each other.

01

Policy Creation

Acceptable use, access control, password management, data classification, remote work, and vendor management policies – written for your actual operations, not copied from a generic template your staff will ignore.

02

Incident Response Planning

A documented playbook for what your team does when something goes wrong – who calls who, what gets isolated, when to notify clients, how to engage law enforcement or insurers. Decisions made in advance are better decisions.

03

Staff Awareness Training

Training tailored to how your team actually works – not a generic compliance video. Covers phishing recognition, credential hygiene, device security, and how to report suspicious activity. Delivered in a format your staff will retain.

04

Ongoing Advisory

Quarterly program reviews, policy updates as your business changes, incident response support when you need it, and a standing resource for your leadership team on security decisions. A program without maintenance drifts out of alignment.

Built for
Where You Are Now.

Program development works at three distinct starting points – organizations without a program, those with compliance obligations, and those rebuilding after an incident.

Starting From Zero

Growing Businesses

You’re scaling – adding staff, onboarding more clients, taking on more sensitive data. Security needs to grow with you, not catch up to you after an incident. We build the program foundation before you need it.

Compliance Obligations

Regulated Industries

Healthcare, legal, financial services, and defence contractors all have documented security obligations. A security program gives you the policies, procedures, and evidence to demonstrate compliance – not just intent.

After an Incident

Post-Breach Recovery

An incident creates obligations – to insurers, to clients, sometimes to regulators. We help you document what happened, close the gaps that were exploited, and build a program that demonstrates the problem is actually fixed.

4 to 12 Weeks.
Scoped to Your Organization.

Scope drives timeline. A small business with 10 staff typically completes in four to six weeks. A regulated organization with multiple compliance obligations may take eight to twelve. We agree on scope before any work begins.

Weeks 1-2
Discovery & Risk Assessment Review of existing policies (if any), business context interview, asset and data inventory, regulatory obligations mapping, and risk profile development. This informs everything that follows.
Weeks 2-5
Program Design Security policy framework drafting, incident response plan development, acceptable use and access control policies, data classification scheme, and vendor security requirements – all tailored to your operations.
Weeks 5-10
Implementation & Training Policy finalization and sign-off, staff awareness training delivery, tool and process setup where required, and documentation of evidence for compliance purposes.
Ongoing
Advisory & Program Maintenance Quarterly reviews, policy updates as your business and threat landscape change, incident response support, and a standing resource for your leadership team on security decisions.

A Program You Own.
Documentation You Can Use.

Everything is written to be understood and maintained by your team – not locked in a consultant’s format that requires ongoing translation.

Security Program Package

Your Full Documentation Set

A complete, documented security program written for your organization. You own it. Your team maintains it. We write it so that’s actually possible.

  • Security policy suite (acceptable use, access control, data handling)
  • Incident response plan with role-specific playbooks
  • Staff awareness training curriculum and materials
  • Compliance evidence package (where applicable)
Ongoing Advisory

A Standing Resource

Your business changes. The threat landscape changes. A security program without maintenance drifts out of alignment. Ongoing advisory keeps it current and gives your leadership team a resource when decisions require security input.

  • Quarterly program reviews and policy updates
  • Incident response support when you need it
  • Security advisory for leadership on new tools or vendors
  • Annual program maturity assessment

Programs Built on
Adversary Thinking.

Approach
A security program that looks good on paper but your staff can’t follow is worse than no program at all. We build programs around how your organization actually operates – then write the policies and train your people so they can make it stick without a security team on staff.
Nick Holyome – CISSP, CMMC RP – Principal, BHCS
Canadian Standards
Every program is built against Canadian compliance requirements – PIPEDA, provincial privacy legislation, and CCCS guidance where applicable. For defence contractors pursuing CPCSC Level 1 or US DoD CMMC alignment, the program is designed to support that documentation requirement from day one.
Bolt Hold Cyber Security – Comox Valley, BC
Intelligence Background
Military intelligence and HUMINT tradecraft is built around understanding adversaries before they act – their methods, their targets, their decision points. That discipline shapes how security programs are designed here. We build controls against how attackers actually operate, not how the compliance checklist assumes they do.
Military Intelligence & HUMINT – Nick Holyome, Principal

Ready to Build Your Program?

Book a discovery call. We’ll assess where you are, scope what’s needed, and give you a clear timeline and cost estimate before any work begins.