Understand the business risk
See how weaknesses could affect your operations, client information or commitments.
IT security consultancy.
Understand how well your business is protected, address weaknesses and make security part of the way your systems are managed.
Start with an IT security review
A focused assessment of how well your important systems and information are protected, and how that protection is maintained.
We agree which systems and business risks the review will cover. Where an answer needs further evidence, the findings make that clear.
Before work starts, we agree the systems or process in scope, what you will receive, the timescale and the price.
What you receive
- A management briefing on the findings and their business implications.
- A prioritised plan covering the proposed changes, responsibilities and costs that need confirming.
- A discussion with you and your IT provider about the work and how it will be checked.
Implementation oversight can be scoped separately with your existing IT team or provider.
Security that is maintained as the business changes
A new supplier, a departing employee or a different way of sharing documents can change how well the business is protected. An independent review helps establish whether the arrangements still match the way you work.
I look at the business consequences of weaknesses and discuss practical improvements with the people supporting your systems. The advice covers ownership and ongoing maintenance as well as the initial change, so security has a place in ordinary management.
What the advice gives you
Keep protection under review
Make sure changes in staff, suppliers and systems do not leave important protection out of date.
Make responsibility clear
Agree who maintains the protection, checks it is working and deals with concerns.
Questions the work can answer
- Is access to important information appropriate and kept up to date?
- Who is responsible for maintaining and checking protection?
- Would the business know what to do if an important system was disrupted?
You receive a clear assessment and practical recommendations, with responsibilities for the agreed work. I can help oversee improvements with your IT team or provider and establish how they will be maintained.
An example situation
Clearer control of client information in Microsoft 365
A fictional professional services firm has grown through new offices and staff changes. A client asks who can access its documents, and the firm cannot give a clear answer.
Potential benefit: Clearer responsibility for access, fewer unnecessary permissions and a more reliable answer when clients ask how their information is protected.
Related advice
Microsoft 365 security
Review how your business email and documents are protected, and decide which changes are worth making.
Business continuity
Understand what a systems outage would mean for your business and whether your recovery arrangements meet that need.
Discuss what your business needs.
Tell me what you want to improve or understand. The initial conversation is free.