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HockeyGear - Canada's Answer to CISA's ScubaGear

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  Hey there fellow Canadian! Do you happen to run a tenant? Perhaps you've heard of or even used ScubaGear before? Maybe you've wondered if there was a way to test your tenant against Government of Canada guidelines? Well, so did I. If Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could have a dedicated application for testing Microsoft 365 tenants against governement security standards, then why shouldn't Canada? Hence, I introduce to you the Canuck equivalent: HockeyGear . What Exactly Is HockeyGear? HockeyGear is a Microsoft 365 tenant protection toolkit built specifically with Canadian public‑sector realities in mind. It audits, hardens, and reports against the same standards federal departments are expected to follow: ITSG‑33 , the GC Cloud Guardrails , and CCCS Microsoft 365 guidance . In other words, it gives Canadian administrators a way to validate their cloud posture against the rules that actually apply to them, not just generic best practices. If you’ve...