One system of record for IT risk and controls.
BACKSTOP consolidates risks, controls and evidence into one place, so you can answer leadership's questions with confidence and proof.
Value in 10 days · No dedicated security team required
Posture Score
Weighted from control coverage, effectiveness and assurance across every framework in scope.
▲ 10 vs last 30dRisks without controls
4 fewer than 30d ago
Overdue actions
3 more than 30d ago
Controls assessed
23 of 46 controls
Framework alignment
91 of 147 requirements
The questions are getting tougher
Most teams answer these from memory, inboxes and scattered spreadsheets. BACKSTOP answers them from the record.
"What's our exposure?"
BACKSTOP translates technical work into board-ready reporting, so exposure is answered in business language — not spreadsheet archaeology.
"Show me the evidence."
Every control carries its evidence with it. Audit preparation becomes retrieval, not reconstruction.
"Are those controls operating?"
Assessment results, owners and dates sit on the record — so renewal questionnaires and regulatory reporting draw from the same source of truth.
Everything on the record, from day one
Out-of-the-Box Foundation
Pre-built processes, risk registers, and a controls library — start from a working foundation, not a blank page.
Three-Layer Control Model
Controls organized for auditor comprehension: process → risk → control, with evidence attached where it belongs.
Board-Ready Visibility
Translates technical language into executive reporting — exposure, response and timeline at a glance.
Two Levels of Assurance
Full Assurance for audit-quality testing, and Rapid Self-Assessment when you need a fast internal read. Same record, two depths.
Evidence Attachment & Tracking
Attach, track and retrieve proof against every control — the record is always current, always defensible.
Built-In Accountability
Every process, risk, control and task carries a named owner. Accountability is structural, not an afterthought.
Most GRC tools require months of setup before they answer a single question.
BACKSTOP delivers value within 10 days — with day-one deployment and expert support throughout.
Deployed
Your environment is live, with onboarding guided by our team.
Foundation loaded
Pre-built processes, risks and controls tailored to your organization.
First board-ready view
Leadership sees exposure, response and timeline — from the record.
Built on the frameworks that matter
A content library that speaks plainly
Built for small-to-mid-sized teams — no dedicated security staff required.
- Plain-language control descriptions
- Defined ownership and evidence expectations
- ITGC and ITAC options included
- Many-to-many framework mapping
On the record
We were up and running within days. The onboarding process and intuitive interface delivered real value right out of the gate.
We've improved SOx documentation, streamlined audits, and eliminated one FTE — exactly the kind of innovation we needed.
Common questions about GRC software for Canadian SMEs
What is BACKSTOP?
BACKSTOP is IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software for Canadian mid-market organizations. It holds your processes, risks, controls and supporting evidence in one system of record, then reports from that record — so exposure, control status and outstanding actions can be shown to a board, an auditor or an insurer on demand.
Our MSP already manages our IT. Isn't that enough?
An MSP runs your IT; it rarely maps that work to a framework. Patching happens, backups run, access gets provisioned — but nobody produces the control list, the ownership record or the evidence trail an auditor asks for. That is activity without assurance, and it is the gap BACKSTOP fills.
Do we need a dedicated security team to use BACKSTOP?
No. BACKSTOP ships with a pre-built control library written in plain language, because roughly 90% of IT general controls are the same in every organization. You are confirming and evidencing controls that already apply to you, not authoring a framework from scratch — which is why teams without security specialists can run it.
If you had to prove today that your controls actually worked, could your team do it?
If the answer is a folder hunt, BACKSTOP is the record you're missing. Book a discovery call and see your first register in days, not months.