Cyber Champions
Celebrating Canadian founders and their companies.

Alex Webb
Basement to boardroom
From a humble basement operation to a national leader in IT and cybersecurity services, F12’s story is a powerful case study in resilience, foresight and evolution. In a deep-dive conversation, founder Alex Webb shares defining moments, industry insights and his vision for the future.

Ed Leavens
Data hiding in plain sight
By making sensitive data invisible rather than just protected, Ed Leavens and Data Stealth are redefining cybersecurity — not with flashy tools, but with a quietly radical approach to eliminating risk at the source.

Michael Argast
On a relentless mission to secure small businesses
Michael Argast, CEO of Kobalt.io, is on a mission to make cybersecurity accessible for small and medium-sized businesses by offering affordable, tailored solutions that protect against growing cyber threats. Check out the article below.

David Shipley
Head of the pack
David Shipley is the founder and CEO of Beauceron Security, a company based out of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Beauceron works with over 120+ clients all over the world. His primary focus in cybersecurity awareness and education. His company was named after the beauceron dog type and David and his team see themselves as herders for good in cybersecurity circles. Read more here about David's unorthodox journey and how far Beauceron has come.

JP Haynes
Redefining cybersecurity with data-driven defense
In this exclusive Financial Post feature, eSentire CEO JP Haynes reveals how the company is transforming cybersecurity through Managed Detection and Response (MDR), real-time threat disruption, and data-driven resilience. With insights on the talent war, vendor consolidation, and why absolute security is impossible, this article explores how businesses can stay ahead in an ever-evolving cyber landscape. (apologies as the audio captures eSentire as etire).