Our Story in Digital Security
Six years ago, we watched small businesses lose everything to preventable security breaches. That's when we decided something had to change.
How We Got Here
The Wake-Up Call
A local restaurant lost three months of revenue when hackers accessed their payment system through outdated banking software. The owner, someone we knew personally, had to lay off half her staff. We realized most business owners don't even know these risks exist.
Learning from the Trenches
We spent two years working directly with banks and credit unions, seeing how security breaches actually happen. Most weren't sophisticated attacks — they were simple oversights that could've been prevented with basic knowledge and better habits.
The Education Gap
Banking institutions kept telling us they needed better-educated customers, not just better technology. Business owners wanted to understand digital security, but existing training was either too technical or too generic to be useful.
Building Something Different
We started davenexquilora to bridge this gap. Instead of selling software or consulting services, we focus entirely on education — helping business owners understand what they're actually protecting and why it matters to their daily operations.
What Guides Our Work
These aren't corporate buzzwords on a wall. They're principles we actually use when deciding what to teach, how to teach it, and who we work with.
Practical Over Perfect
We teach security practices that actually work in real business environments, not theoretical perfection that nobody can maintain. If it's not sustainable for a busy restaurant owner, we don't recommend it.
Plain Language Always
No jargon, no assumed knowledge. We explain digital banking security like we're talking to our neighbors, because that's often exactly what we're doing in our Canadian communities.
Education, Not Sales
We don't sell security software or services. Our only product is knowledge, which means our recommendations aren't influenced by what makes us money. This keeps our advice honest and relevant.
Real-World Testing
Every security practice we teach gets tested in actual business environments first. We partner with local companies to make sure our methods work under real pressure and time constraints.
Who's Behind This
We're a small team with deep experience in banking technology and adult education. Most of us have worked both sides — in financial institutions and in small businesses.
Ripley Chen
Education Director
Ripley spent eight years in compliance at regional credit unions before joining us. She has this gift for explaining complex banking regulations in ways that make sense to people who just want to protect their businesses. Her background in adult education helps us structure learning that actually sticks.
When she's not developing curriculum, you'll find her testing our training methods with her husband's contracting business — they're our most honest critics.
Why This Matters
Every month, Canadian businesses lose money and trust because of digital security issues that could've been prevented with better education. We're working to change that, one business owner at a time. Our goal isn't to create security experts — it's to help people make informed decisions about protecting what they've built.
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