We’re proud to share that 403Tech is featured in a new Acronis case study highlighting our work with Calgary Wild FC, Alberta’s first professional women’s soccer team and a founding club in the Northern Super League.
As Calgary Wild FC built its operations from the ground up, the organization needed more than basic IT support. They needed secure, reliable systems that could support a fast-moving team, protect staff from modern email threats, and keep Microsoft 365 data protected as the club continued to grow.
403Tech worked with Calgary Wild FC and Acronis to help deliver that foundation.
The challenge: protecting a growing organization from email-borne threats
Professional sports organizations rely heavily on email, collaboration tools, shared documents, and fast communication. That makes cybersecurity especially important.
For Calgary Wild FC, the key priorities included:
- Protecting Microsoft 365 users from phishing, impersonation, and credential-harvesting attacks
- Ensuring reliable backup and recovery for business-critical data
- Giving staff practical security awareness training
- Building centralized visibility across multiple cyber protection layers
- Supporting a growing team without requiring a large internal IT department
Email remains one of the most common ways attackers attempt to compromise organizations. For a high-profile sports club, the risk is even greater: brand visibility, public-facing staff, sponsorship conversations, and fast-paced operations can all increase the likelihood of targeted attacks.
The solution: layered cyber protection with Acronis
Together, Calgary Wild FC and 403Tech use the Acronis Cyber Platform across multiple layers of protection, including:
- Backup and recovery
- Email security
- Microsoft 365 protection
- Security Awareness Training
- Centralized monitoring and response
This layered approach helps prevent cyber incidents before they disrupt operations, while also improving resilience if something does go wrong.
For 403Tech, this is exactly the kind of cybersecurity model we believe in: practical, layered, monitored, and built around the way the client actually works.
Why security awareness matters
Technology is only part of the answer. People are still one of the most important parts of a strong cybersecurity program.
Acronis Security Awareness Training gives users short, practical lessons that help them recognize phishing attempts and suspicious messages. For a growing organization like Calgary Wild FC, that kind of training helps turn cybersecurity from an IT-only concern into part of the team culture.
The Acronis case study notes that the training has helped staff better understand what phishing emails look like and has contributed to a stronger culture of awareness.
The impact
According to the Acronis case study, the partnership helped Calgary Wild FC:
- Detect and stop credential-harvesting and impersonation attacks
- Improve staff vigilance through security awareness training
- Deploy protection quickly
- Reduce operational risk
- Strengthen business continuity
- Gain peace of mind with always-on protection
That impact matters. Cybersecurity is not just about blocking threats; it is about helping organizations keep moving.
A proud Calgary partnership
As a Calgary-based IT and cybersecurity company, 403Tech is especially proud to support Calgary Wild FC as they continue building something important for professional women’s sport in Alberta.
This partnership reflects what we aim to deliver for every client: reliable managed IT, strong cybersecurity, practical support, and technology that helps organizations grow with confidence.
Read the full case study
Acronis has published the full case study here:
Calgary Wild FC partners with 403Tech and Acronis to stay ahead of phishing and email-borne threats
If your organization relies on Microsoft 365 and wants stronger protection against phishing, email compromise, data loss, and cyber risk, 403Tech can help.