Lead NovaSolutions LTD

IT health check

Twelve questions, five minutes, an honest score. Answer as things are today, not as you would like them to be. Nothing is stored or sent unless you choose to email your results.

0 of 12 answeredYes scores 2, Partly scores 1, No and Not sure score 0
Security

1. Is multi-factor authentication switched on for email and cloud services for everyone?

A stolen password on its own should not be enough to get into your systems.

Security

2. Are updates and security patches applied to all devices and software within a month of release?

Most attacks exploit vulnerabilities that already have a fix available.

Security

3. Do staff use standard accounts for daily work, with admin rights reserved for administrators?

Admin accounts used for email and browsing turn small mistakes into big incidents.

Security

4. Have staff had any security awareness guidance in the last twelve months?

Most incidents start with a message to a person, not an attack on a machine.

Backup and resilience

5. Are your important systems and files backed up somewhere separate from the live copy?

Cloud sync is not a backup. If a file is deleted or encrypted, the sync copies that too.

Backup and resilience

6. Have you restored something from a backup in the last six months to prove it works?

An untested backup is a hope, not a plan.

Backup and resilience

7. Is there a written note of what you would do if a key system was unavailable for a day?

Deciding this during an outage is expensive. Deciding it beforehand is free.

Support and operations

8. Do you have agreed response times for IT problems, in writing?

Whoever provides support, you should know how long you might be waiting.

Support and operations

9. Is there an up-to-date list of the devices, systems and subscriptions you own, and who is responsible for each?

You cannot secure, support or budget for what you cannot see.

Support and operations

10. Are servers, backups and certificates monitored so problems alert someone before users notice?

Disks fill up, jobs fail and certificates expire on a schedule. Monitoring turns emergencies into routine.

Strategy and cost

11. Do you review every software subscription against real usage before it renews?

Unused premium tiers and forgotten subscriptions are the fastest savings in most businesses.

Strategy and cost

12. Is there a technology plan for the next twelve months, with an owner and a budget?

Without one, IT spending follows whatever broke most recently.

Your results

Recommended next steps

Focused on the areas that scored lowest.

What this check does and does not tell you

It is a structured conversation starter, not an audit. It reflects your own answers, so it is only as accurate as your knowledge of your systems. A full technology audit verifies each of these points and adds cost, licensing and process analysis.

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