Cybersecurity for Canadian real estate
Real estate transactions move large sums of money on tight timelines — exactly the conditions business email compromise crews look for. We help Canadian brokerages, developers, and property managers detect intrusions early and protect closing funds.
Why real estate is different
Canadian real estate handles closing funds, client personal information, and a dense network of brokers, lawyers, lenders, and contractors that attackers exploit through email. The dominant threat is not exotic — it is business email compromise targeting closings, deposits, and supplier payments. Defending against it takes a combination of email security, identity monitoring, and trained staff working together.
What we see hitting real estate hardest
Closing-day wire fraud
Attackers compromise a party in the transaction — agent, lawyer, lender, or client — and insert revised wire instructions. We monitor inbox rules, suspicious sign-ins, and the conversational patterns that precede these losses.
Brokerage and franchise account takeover
Federated identity across brokerages creates blast radius if one account is compromised. We watch for credential abuse and lateral movement across federated tenants.
Property management portal exposure
Tenant and owner portals hold sensitive data and money-movement capabilities. We monitor configuration drift and access anomalies across the platforms property managers use.
Vendor and contractor compromise
Construction and property-services suppliers are common entry points. We help monitor third-party access and the email traffic that crosses those boundaries.
What you have to satisfy
PIPEDA
Client personal and financial information triggers PIPEDA obligations, including breach reporting and record-keeping.
FINTRAC and AML obligations
Real estate reporting entities under FINTRAC have specific record-keeping and reporting expectations. We support the IT and security side of that compliance posture.
Provincial real estate regulators
RECO, BCFSA, RECA, and OACIQ each set conduct and recordkeeping rules whose data is a target. We help protect the systems that hold it.
Errors-and-omissions and cyber insurance
E&O carriers increasingly require cyber controls. We deliver and document MFA, EDR, monitored backups, and tested IR for renewal and claims.
The services that fit real estate best
Managed Detection & Response
24/7 monitoring of email, endpoints, cloud, and identity — with the BEC playbook tuned for transaction-driven environments.
Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace hardening
Conditional access, inbox-rule monitoring, audit logging, and DMARC alignment for the platforms most firms run on.
Compliance & Risk Advisory
Practical guidance on FINTRAC, provincial regulator, and PIPEDA obligations as they affect your systems and data.
Full managed security portfolio
Managed Detection & Response
Continuous threat hunting and rapid response across your environment, backed by a team that investigates every alert that matters.
Learn more24/7 Security Operations
A round-the-clock SOC monitoring your systems every hour of every day, so threats are caught when attackers expect you to be asleep.
Learn moreEndpoint Detection & Response
Modern EDR on every laptop, server, and workstation to stop ransomware and malware before it spreads across your network.
Learn moreVulnerability Management
Ongoing scanning and prioritized remediation guidance to close the gaps attackers look for before they can be exploited.
Learn moreCloud & Network Security
Hardening, monitoring, and policy management for your cloud platforms, firewalls, and network — wherever your business runs.
Learn moreCompliance & Risk Advisory
Practical guidance to meet PIPEDA, SOC 2, and industry requirements, with reporting your auditors and leadership can trust.
Learn moreReal estate & property FAQ
Can you help if a wire has just been redirected?
Yes — call our under-attack line immediately. Recovery odds drop fast after the first few hours. We help with containment, forensics, and coordination with your bank and insurer.
Do you work with independent brokerages and franchises?
Yes. We work with both, and we understand the governance and identity differences between independent and franchise environments.
Where is security telemetry stored?
In Canadian data centres by default. We do not route monitoring data through US infrastructure unless you explicitly direct us to.
Other industries we serve
Strengthen your real estate security program
Book a no-obligation consultation and we'll walk through what 24/7 monitoring and response would look like for your organization.
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