Cybersecurity Assessment for Massachusetts Businesses

What does a cybersecurity assessment cover?

An assessment covers what you have, how it is connected, and where the risks are.

• Inventory: every PC, server, printer, and firewall, plus the licenses and support status attached to them.
• Network map: how devices, Wi-Fi, and internet connections fit together.
• Risk checklist: common weak points such as old firmware, weak remote access, and overly broad user permissions.
• Patch status: whether operating systems, firmware, and antivirus or EDR are current.
• Backup verification: whether backup jobs actually run, and whether files can be restored.
• Physical setup: power, cooling, and the space your equipment lives in.

Why does backup verification matter so much?

Because a backup you have never restored is a backup you cannot count on.

Backups fail quietly: a job stops running, a drive fills up, or the only copy sits on the same network an attacker can reach. We check that jobs complete and test a restore, so you know your data can come back. For ongoing clients, we run test restores quarterly.

How is the free site survey different from the cyber resilience assessment?

The free site survey looks at your whole IT environment, while the free cyber resilience assessment focuses on how well your data is protected and how quickly it could be recovered after an attack.

The site survey is a visit from our on-site engineers to review servers, storage, backups, network and security configuration, equipment lifecycle, and the physical setup.

The cyber resilience assessment looks at three things: protecting, detecting, and recovering. That means checking for verified restore points kept apart from active systems, how soon unusual activity would be noticed, and how long essential systems would take to come back. For offices with on-premise storage, this is also where options like IBM FlashSystem come up, since we are an authorized IBM reseller.

What do you get after the assessment?

You get a clear, written plan: what we found, what matters most, and what it would take to fix it.

• A summary of findings in plain English
• Priorities ranked by risk, so you know what to tackle first
• A quote for the recommended work
• No obligation. The plan is yours whether or not you hire us to carry it out.

Who should get a cybersecurity assessment?

Any office that holds client, patient, or financial information and has not had an outside look at its IT recently is a good candidate.

That includes law firms, accounting practices, healthcare offices, real estate brokerages, schools, and nonprofits. It is especially useful before a cyber insurance renewal, after a change in who manages your IT, or when you are not sure what a previous provider set up.

Massachusetts businesses that hold residents’ personal information also need to meet 201 CMR 17.00, and an assessment is a practical first step toward the IT controls that regulation expects.