IT Network Security Checklist

Let Geek Office Solutions make sure your small business is secure

When we come in to do a security assessment of your business, we look at the following areas:

Physical access and security

  1. Servers located on-site or off?
  2. Do you have a plan if your server is stolen or damaged?
  3. Is the server password protected?
  4. Who has access to the server?
  5. How secure is remote login?

Wireless access and security

  1. Is your wifi access secure?
  2. Who has passwords to it?
  3. What type of business is being conducted via wifi?

Firewall (perimeter security)

  1. How old is your firewall?
  2. Is the software up-to-date?
  3. Is it password protected?
  4. Is it protecting all of the workstations on your network?

Data backup and disaster recovery

  1. How often do you back up your data?
  2. How is it being backed up?
  3. Are you storing backup copies on-site or off?
  4. How secure is your off-site backup?
  5. How fast can you retrieve your data and get your business working again?
  6. Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place?

Data security

  1. How secure is your data?
  2. Who has access to it?
  3. Is your data encrypted or password protected?

Personal information

  1. If you’re regulated by HIPAA, how secure is your clients’ information?
  2. How do you store credit card information and other personal information?
  3. Is this information being transferred over a wifi network?

E-mail security

  1. Which email client do you use?
  2. Is your client housed on your local server or somewhere else?
  3. How secure is your client?
  4. Who has passwords to the system?
  5. Is your email protected from viruses and malware?
  6. Do employees know what “phishing” is and how to avoid it?

Anti-malware strategy

  1. Do you have the appropriate software?
  2. Is it providing constant protection and monitoring?
  3. Is the software up-to-date?

Patch management

  1. How old is your server?
  2. When was the last time you updated your software?

Internet redundancy

  1. Do you have a plan for if/when you lose Internet access?

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