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About
Security that works for the people using it.
Phended is a Canadian cybersecurity company. We build tools for the parent who got a weird text, the retiree who lost money to a scammer, the burnt-out IT admin choosing security tools, and the team that ships software to critical infrastructure.
Marcello Delcaro
I started in software supply chain security in 2020, at aDolus Technologies, right as SolarWinds broke. For the next five years I researched and took apart the major supply chain attacks, from 3CX to the XZ backdoor. I worked on a binary analysis engine that Fortune 500 companies and critical infrastructure operators used. Exiger acquired aDolus in 2024.
Security teams drown in warnings and still miss the one change that matters. The IT admin who is already burnt out has to pick the security tools, and most of those tools add work. The parent who gets scammed does not read breach reports and gets almost no help. They need someone to tell them, in plain words, what to do next.
Phended started in 2023 as an idea: teach people about security in words they can follow. That idea became a small family of tools. I built each one to do one job, in plain words.
I also teach. I taught at Vancouver Island University, where I trained new IT professionals. I also volunteered at ElderCollege on Vancouver Island to teach cybersecurity and AI.
How It Fits Together
The tools we build.
Before an attack
Phended Learn
Take a course or read a guide, and learn to spot a scam before you click.
Visit Phended LearnIn the moment
Dave
If a message looks wrong, paste it in. Dave tells you what it is and what to do next.
Visit DaveAfter a scam
Phended Trace
Paste the scammer's wallet address. Trace follows the stolen crypto to the exchange where it cashed out and gives you a report for the police.
Visit Phended TraceInside the software
Vigilance
For the teams who ship and install software. Vigilance catches supply chain attacks before the damage is done.
Visit VigilanceHow We Work
Four principles.
- Plain language, always.
- If a nine-year-old or a ninety-year-old can't follow it, we rewrite it. We avoid acronyms as much as we can.
- Canada-first.
- We lead with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, PIPEDA, and CRA guidance. US-applicable context follows for readers south of the border.
- No fear-mongering.
- Most cybersecurity marketing sells fear. We don't, because people make worse choices when they panic.
- Show the one thing that matters.
- A long list of warnings gives you more work. Every Phended product tries to show you the one thing you need to act on.