About OKIOK
A Canadian cybersecurity company that builds, tests and protects.
Products we build, services we deliver
Two lines of business sit under one roof. We develop our own security software, from identity governance to secure file transfer, and we run a professional services team across penetration testing, incident response, digital forensics, compliance and consulting.
Built around cybersecurity expertise and R&D
Research and development is the trademark. Technology and its uses create new challenges quickly. The work is to keep finding new ways to meet them.
Conventional answers to security problems are often complex and expensive. We look for the ones that are simple and fit the budget you actually have. Our experts are regularly asked for media interviews and for talks at seminars and industry conferences.
Canadian roots, international reach
The company is Canadian and our products are developed in-house. Customer support is based in Québec and answers in English and French.
We standardized our methodologies so partners could deliver them elsewhere. International partners now offer OKIOK penetration testing and identity compliance services in their own markets. Our products run at enterprises and public agencies in the United States, Germany, France, Mexico and Chile.
Leadership
The executive team
Éric Vigeant
President, Vice-President Development
President since December 2021. He started working for OKIOK in 1994 as an intern, joined full-time as a developer in 2007 and became VP Security Solutions in 2018. His work has run from cryptography and embedded security software to identity governance. He leads the development of OKIOK’s security solutions and acts as a strategic consultant and subject matter expert on IAM/IGA, secure file transfer and AI strategy.
B.Eng. and M.Eng. in artificial intelligence, McGill University
Michel De Marinis
Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
At OKIOK since 2007. He was Business Development Manager, then Senior Manager, and has been Vice-President since 2018. He handles business development and account management for large-scale clients and advises on governance, compliance, penetration testing, monitoring and incident management.
ASIMM board member 2009–2016, President 2013–2014
François-Xavier Desmarais
Vice-President, Professional Services
He joined OKIOK in 2012 as a penetration testing consultant and became Vice-President of Professional Services in 2024 after serving as team lead and senior director. He oversees penetration testing, cybersecurity consulting, digital forensics and incident response. He publishes on application security and data protection.
B.Eng. and M.Eng., Polytechnique Montréal · CISM, GCFE, EnCE
Maxime De Marinis
Vice-President, Finance and Operations
Vice-President of Finance and Operations since 2022. He joined OKIOK in 2016 as Director of Business Development and became Director of Professional Services in 2018. Before OKIOK he spent a decade in accounting, software implementation and project management.
Finance, professional services delivery and client relations
Recognized standards. Active industry engagement.
OKIOK’s commitment to quality, security and trusted delivery is backed by recognized credentials, including ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, a BSP licence and a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for its SaaS solutions. As an active member of CADSI and In-Sec-M, OKIOK also contributes to strengthening Canada’s defence, cybersecurity and technology ecosystems.
Supporting the communities around us
Since 2012, OKIOK has proudly participated in the 24h Tremblant, one of Canada’s largest fundraising events supporting children’s health, research and care. Our team also supports organizations such as Diapason-Jeunesse, which helps young people improve academic performance and stay in school, along with other community initiatives that make a meaningful difference.
For OKIOK, social engagement is about contributing time, energy and resources to causes that strengthen the communities where we live and work.
50 years of innovation
For more than five decades, OKIOK has evolved alongside technology, building new capabilities, solving complex security challenges and continuously adapting to what comes next. That culture of innovation still shapes how we design our products, deliver our services and support our clients today.
Put our experience to work
For more than 50 years, we’ve helped organizations solve complex technology and cybersecurity challenges. Tell us what you’re taking on next.