Security Assessment

Has your staff lost time due to SPAM, computer viruses or worms, information technology outages, or some other more severe business interruption? Businesses need to alert themselves to improper usage of their systems, help protect their proprietary intellectual property by identifying their vulnerabilities, implement safeguards and monitor the future needs of their information systems as they grow. Technology4Biz has developed the first step in protecting your future, a security evaluation to apprise business owners of their information system’s vulnerabilities.

Benefits

• Education on the key risks all business owners need to know to evaluate their business exposure:
• Identification of needed upgrades to help prevent future business interruptions or slowdowns;
• Documentation of specific vulnerabilities and their remedies;
• Review of current policies and procedures to safeguard the business; and
• Prevention of lost staff productivity.

Process

• Document and review existing systems and procedures;
• Evaluate passwords, program protection, remote connectivity and physical access of risk;
• Test vulnerabilities using electronic tools;
• Develop ranked vulnerability chart;
• Provide the findings and recommendations of the evaluation.

Information Technology System Evaluation

When did you last give your business an Information Technology (IT) physical? Do you have questions or concerns about whether you have the IT capabilities for achieving your business plan? Are you about to purchase new software and not sure whether you will need any custom software changes to make it work? Are you asked for IT purchases outside of your budget and not sure how to gauge their cost effectiveness? Do you find yourself using outside contractors on a regular basis and are not happy with the end result?

Did you know a significant number of new implementations either fail or exceed budget? Technology4Biz helps business managers improve their chances of a successful implementation. The first step in this process is providing businesses with an IT report card.

Benefits include:

• Understanding and documenting your current IT position;
• Prioritizing your IT needs according to their impact on your business;
• Help negotiating your fees with vendors for hardware and software by understanding the specific features needed;
• Employee assistance with testing and training new application software.

Our report card includes:

• A comparison of your current hardware, operating system and office applications against current versions;
• Both an external and internal security analysis;
• Procedures for user support and trouble responses;
• Evaluating potential underperforming computer functions (e.g., accounting, human resources software);
• Reviewing policies and procedures for acceptable usage policies, potential cross training and disaster recovery planning.

Business Continuity Planning

What would be the affect on your business if your Information Technology systems were not functioning for one week or even two? That can happen to businesses for reasons beyond your control, for example: what if a water main breaks in front of your offices, preventing your employees or your clients from gaining access to your business? What if a city work crew accidentally cuts your electrical lines, preventing your Information Technology system from operating?

Our Business Continuity Planning determines the impact of these and other disasters on your business and develops a plan of reaction for you and your staff regarding hardware, software security and access. We can provide written procedures and policies, develop a training program for your staff and rehearse the plan with you.

Specifically, our Business Continuity Planning services include the following:

Planning for the Plan:

• Business Impact Analysis;
• Determination of Risk;
• Determination of Probability of Occurrence.

Development of a Plan:

• Standards;
• Personnel Control;
• Hardware/Software Controls;
• Security and Recovery.

Implementation of the Plan:

• Written Procedures;
• Training Personnel in New Procedures;
• Purchasing of New Equipment and Software.

Testing of the Disaster and Contingency Plan:

• Surprise Disaster Test;
• Planned Drills;
• Table Top Exercise.

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