What happens when you combine six suspects, a luxurious hotel and the CIS Controls under one roof? No, this isn’t a bad joke. It’s the Château de Sécurité, the most fortified cybersecurity hotel in the world.
Pax8 is reinventing how you see security. The Château de Sécurité Guide transforms the CIS Controls into a creative, story-driven experience where security finally makes sense to your clients. With a greater understanding and more confidence in their future, more clients say yes to expanding their cybersecurity!
Transform protection and build an empire.
Step inside the Château.
What Is the Purpose of the Château de Sécurité Guide?
Let’s be real: Clients don’t understand cybersecurity. All that tech lingo either goes over their heads or scares them away.
We built the Château de Sécurité guide to help MSPs simplify client conversations and make cybersecurity relatable. Each hotel room represents the 18 CIS Controls, highlighting gaps and key opportunities.
The guide helps clients better understand their security posture through a connective experience that empowers rather than intimidates them.
It’s designed to:
- Remove overwhelm by layering security.
- Create a sense of familiarity with a “hotel stay” metaphor.
- Encourage clients to view cybersecurity as an essential protective measure.
Meet the Suspects Guests. Are They Friend or Foe?
Every guest and staff member has a story and motive to threaten the Château’s protection.
From Bradley Sécurité, the stressed hotel director, to Samira Jain, the cunning heiress, each character signifies a real-world business risk your clients face. Use the characters to simulate potential threats.
Instead of talking about “incidents, outages or compliance,” you can say:
- “Samira’s bad intentions make her an insider risk due to her financial influence.”
- “Jamie represents unhinged access control and unchecked authority.”
- “Vincent embodies data misuse and potential privacy violations.”
Through these narratives, SMB clients can start seeing similar risks in their business.
How MSPs Can Use the Château Guide to Sell More Security in 2026
The Château Guide helps MSPs drive client conversations with strategy.
Here’s how to use it effectively:
- Start with the tour: Use the Château metaphor to walk clients through their current security posture. Ex: “Here’s your hotel, where your defenses are strong and where the doors are left unlocked.”
- Spot the gaps together: Using the guide’s visuals, highlight which “rooms” (CIS Controls) need reinforcement, from backup to access management. Ex: “You are missing control x, y and z. Here’s what that means and ways we can improve.”
- Offer solutions, not confusion: Pair each control with your recommendations, services and strategies that address those weaknesses. Ex: “You could benefit from having stronger endpoint security; these are the solutions that work best.”
- Empower your clients: Your clients shouldn’t leave the meeting overwhelmed. Motivate them to own their cybersecurity narrative. Ex: “With these new strategies and solutions in place, you have stronger control over your business, and I’m here to help you do this.”
Maximize Client Conversations with White-Labeled Assets
To make this even easier, we’ve created white-labeled versions of the Château Guide and checklists that you can brand as your own.
Our white-labeled assets include:
- The Client Security CIS Controls Checklist
- MSP Toolkits: Get talk track, decks, fact sheets, readiness guides and more.
- Cyber Insurance Toolkit
- Email Security Toolkit
- EDR/MDR Toolkit
- CIS Controls Toolkit
These assets help you:
- Simplify technical discussions into clear, client-facing visuals.
- Build trust by showing SMBs where they stand and how you’ll help.
- Turn framework education into natural sales momentum.
Because understanding the value behind protection turns “I’ll think about it” into “Let’s do it.”
Own Your Future. Create a Stack That Turns Heads in 2026.
The Château de Sécurité isn’t just a metaphor; it’s a movement redefining what simpler, smarter, client-first security looks like. At Pax8, we’re helping MSPs transform complexity into a confident stack. Expect more assets, events and even a few mysterious messages from the Château’s esteemed guests and staff.
What to do next:
- Download the guide: Take the tour, share it with your team and master the CIS Controls.
- Use white-labeled resources: Brand the tools, showcase your value and start stronger client conversations.
- Explore the Pax8 Security Hub: Access on-demand learning plans, expert resources and upcoming trainings to strengthen your security strategy and sales
