Sphyrna Security

Sphyrna Security is a Canadian cybersecurity company founded in 2000 that specializes in cross domain solutions and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) products. The company initially provided professional services to the Government of Canada before evolving into a cybersecurity vendor. The company's primary products include Verity GRC, a governance, risk, and compliance platform with enterprise workflow management capabilities, and the NGXS Unidirectional Gateway (UGW-100 and UGW-200), which are cross domain solutions designed to enable secure data transfer between networks of different security classifications. The unidirectional gateways have received NSA approval, CSE approval from Canada's Communications Security Establishment, and Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification. Sphyrna Security serves both private and public sector clients, with a strong presence in government and defense markets. Their client base includes Canadian federal agencies such as CSIS, CSE, CATSA, RCMP, National Defence, and various government departments. The company's technical team includes former military and defense specialists, enterprise architects, and networking specialists with expertise in data-centric security, zero trust security, and cross domain solutions. The company holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification with extended accreditation in ISO 27017:2015 and ISO 27018:2019. Their Verity GRC SaaS platform has been approved for Protected B-Medium-Medium (PBMM) by the Canadian Center for Cyber Security. Sphyrna Security operates from their headquarters in Kanata, Ontario, with additional operations in the United States and the United Kingdom.