Cybersecurity and compliance
Attackers target businesses of every size. Make yours a hard target.
Phishing, stolen passwords and ransomware target businesses like yours. We filter suspicious mail, lock down devices, test backups and handle compliance documentation with your team.
- Phishing filtered before staff see it
- Backups tested by restoring them
- HIPAA, PCI, and SOC 2 help
In plain English
What cybersecurity looks like for a growing business.
You do not need an in-house security department. You need the essentials done properly and checked often.
What it is
Email filtering that stops fake invoices and password traps. Protection on every computer that watches behavior instead of only known viruses. Two-step sign-in everywhere it matters. Backups that are tested, not assumed.
What you get
Staff who see far fewer scams. Devices that can be locked or wiped if lost. A written plan for who does what if something gets through. Compliance documentation that is ready when an auditor, insurer, or client asks for it.
What it costs to ignore
A ransomware note on the server, a bookkeeper wiring money to a fake vendor, a HIPAA complaint with no paperwork to answer it. Without a written plan, recovery decisions wait until the incident, when the work is harder and more disruptive.
What's included
Layers, each one simple on its own.
Security starts with the basics, applied to the systems we manage. These are the controls we run.
Email and phishing protection
Filtering that screens for impersonation, malicious links, and attachments, plus warning banners on outside mail and training that uses your own staff's near misses.
Read the detailsDevice protection and lockdown
Endpoint detection and response on managed computers, disk encryption, two-step sign-in, and phone management that lets an authorized administrator lock or wipe a lost device.
Read the detailsBackups and disaster recovery
Daily backups of servers, computers, and Microsoft 365 kept separate from your network, with regular restore tests and a written recovery plan.
Read the detailsCompliance help
Risk assessments, policies, staff training records, and the technical controls behind HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and cyber insurance questionnaires.
Read the details
How it works
From exposed to covered, in order.
- 01
Security review
We check email settings, device protection, backups, passwords, and who has access to what. You get a written list of gaps, ranked by how likely they are to hurt you.
- 02
Close the gaps
The ranked list becomes a short project: filtering on, two-step sign-in on, devices protected and encrypted, backups running and tested, admin accounts cleaned up.
- 03
Keep it that way
Monitoring, monthly checks, restore tests, and an annual review. Compliance paperwork stays current instead of being rebuilt in a panic before an audit.
For the technical reader
What the security-minded reader wants to know.
Open any question for the technical detail.
Antivirus or EDR?
Endpoint detection and response. Traditional antivirus matches known signatures. EDR watches behavior, alerts on signs such as unexpected file encryption, and can isolate a device from the network automatically.
How is email protected?
Layered filtering in front of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to help receiving systems identify spoofed mail, external-sender banners, and link rewriting that checks a link when a user clicks it.
What does the backup design look like?
Local backups for on-site restores plus an off-site copy kept separate from production network access. Microsoft 365 mailboxes and files are backed up separately from the service's built-in retention. We run restore tests on a schedule and record the results.
Which compliance frameworks do you support?
HIPAA for medical and dental practices, PCI DSS for anyone taking cards, SOC 2 readiness for service companies, and the controls behind CMMC for defense subcontractors. We handle the technical side and help you keep the policies and training records auditors ask for.
Do you do assessments and penetration tests?
We run vulnerability scans on a regular schedule and recommend an annual penetration test, or one after major changes to your network. We coordinate the test and fix what it finds.
What happens if we get hit anyway?
The written incident plan kicks in: isolate the affected machines, stop the spread, restore from backups, find out how it got in, and close that door. We document the timeline, which is what your insurer and, for regulated businesses, your notification obligations will require.
We're a general contractor and IT was never something we thought about until ransomware locked up all our project files. 850 IT Services got us back up and running, then put systems in place so it wouldn't happen again.
Questions
Things people ask about this.
Is a business our size really a target?
Yes. Most attacks are automated and aim at any business with email and payments. A stolen password or a fake invoice works the same on a 40-person firm as on a hospital, and smaller teams usually have fewer defenses.
Do I need this if I already have antivirus?
Antivirus is one layer. Most incidents we see start with email or a reused password, which antivirus does not touch. The review will tell you plainly what you already have covered.
Can you help with our cyber insurance questionnaire?
Yes. Insurers now ask for two-step sign-in, EDR, tested backups, and staff training. We put those in place and answer the questionnaire with you.
Does this require managed IT too?
Security is included in our managed IT plans, and it is available on its own. Most clients find it simpler to have one team responsible for both.
Talk security
Tell us about your security needs.
Phishing, ransomware, an audit or a compliance requirement. Any of those is a good place to start.
- We reply, usually the same business day.
- You get a written plan before anyone talks about a contract.
- If it is urgent, call instead.
Find out where you're exposed.
A free security review, in writing, ranked by what is most likely to hurt you. No scare tactics, no jargon.