IT Security Assessment

Level 1

Starting with perimeter security, we look at how your business operates, i.e. retail, Doctor or Dentist, industrial parts broker, etc.  Each business has different needs.  If you expect to have walk-in traffic than you obviously need to keep your doors open during business hours.  If you don't have walk-in traffic it may make sense to keep your door locked.  In addition to the office access we evaluate the current network and hardware security within your office.

Level 2

Next, we look at firewalls, advanced security gateways, wireless networks, guest networks, business application portals, remote workers and other factors that impact the necessity to access your network from outside the building.  We can develop a comprehensive plan to ensure your business operates as needed but remains as secure at the same time.

Level 3

Advanced email security is a critical part of any cyber security plan.  94% of all malware that infects businesses comes from email and/or employee behavior.  Advanced email security provides protection from incoming emails with embedded viruses or malware.  It also protects against employees clicking on links to malicious sites.

Level 4

Next, we look at advanced endpoint protection or anti-virus.  Unlike typical anti-virus products, advanced endpoint protection uses artificial intelligence to monitor activity in core operating system of your workstations, servers and laptops.  It looks for suspicious activity, tracks it and if needed can rollback any activity and isolate the malware to eliminate it from your hardware.  It offers the most comprehensive ransomware protection on the market.

Level 5

Along with email security, we look at employee training and awareness.  Keeping employees aware of the risks and constantly reinforcing it with training is a key step in improving your security.  In addition, if you have cyber insurance for your business, training your employees and providing proof of testing may help to reduce your cost of insurance.

Level 6

The last layer of defense for your business is a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution.  It's not just data backup.  With BCDR, you're not only backing up your data, but you're also making sure the data works when needed with planned disaster recovery drills.  Don't think you need to worry about data loss!  Think again.

• In use, over 140,000 hard drives fail each week
• 60% of backups are incomplete, and
• 50% of backups fail at the time of restoration.

So, if your backup doesn't include disaster recovery and you lose your data, you may be praying that you're not in the wrong 50%.

Most importantly, you want a data backup solution to virtualize your backup into a functioning server.  If your server is attacked and disabled, or you lose your data due to hardware, software, or human error, having the ability to virtualize your server means you're back up and running in a matter of minutes rather than days or weeks.  In other words, it is business as usual.

Finally, surrounding all of this, we evaluate both your proactive and reactive response capabilities.  Proactive will include policy management, i.e., password policies, policies protecting against shadow IT, and 2-factor authentication.  Reactive responses mean your systems are monitored for potential issues.  This allows for faster response and remote problem mitigation.