Stay ahead of the class & the cyberbullies with these IT back-to-school tips
School’s back in session. If you’re a parent, you’re likely sorting through your child’s supplies, from socks to scissors and everything in between. But this season is also a great time to evaluate your business’s technology stack to ensure everything is ready to support the upcoming year.
Much like your child’s pants that now resemble shorts, your IT might need to be upgraded!
Not sure where to start? No problem. As an experienced Managed Service Provider (MSP), we’ve got your IT back-to-school basics covered. Check off each one to ensure your business is set up for success this school year and beyond.
5 IT essentials for your digital back-to-school backpack:
1. A Top-Grade Cybersecurity Plan
Cyber attacks are at an all-time high—from outside and inside your network. According to IT Governance USA, “6,845,908,997 known records have been breached in 2,741 publicly disclosed incidents” over the last year. 🤯Yikes! And those are only the ones known and made public.
With Stratti, you can avoid digital detention and strengthen your cybersecurity when you:
⬜ Evaluate your cybersecurity risk with assessments, compliance upgrades, and ongoing management
⬜ Enable firewall and security system administration support and consistent updates
⬜ Have an emergency support plan during and after business hours when needed
Interested in learning more about cybersecurity risk? Discover how to calculate your cyber risk here.
2. Backup and Data Recovery Plan
In the digital age, a backup and disaster recovery (BDR) plan isn’t optional—it’s essential. A BDR ensures you:
⬜ Have a robust storage system and storage area network administration, support, and regular upgrades
⬜ Enable a reliable backup solution with seamless administration and upgrades
⬜ Get faster recovery times by using both cloud and on-premise backups
Discover how you can protect your business and sleep better tonight with a BDR plan.
3. User Training and Cyber Drills
Fortify your business against cyberbullies. Just like studying hard before a big test, regular training ensures your team knows the ins and outs of your systems and cybersecurity best practices.
Stratti can help you run cyber drills by simulating real-world attacks, allowing everyone to practice their responses and strengthen their reflexes by recognizing risks effectively. Together we’ll:
⬜ Empower employees with training for email phishing and cyber awareness to help prevent users from clicking on suspicious and vulnerable links
⬜ Remind your employees their managers will never reach out to them asking for their passwords
⬜ Provide a refresher on why your employees shouldn’t open suspicious attachments—to save your whole company from compromise
⬜ Examine common scams and spams so employees are aware of current threats lurking around the internet
4. Current Hardware & Software
Like broken pencils and graphing calculators without batteries, your supplies are only as good as you take care of them. Proactive hardware management prevents unexpected disruptions and costly repairs. Stratti can help you stay ahead of potential issues, maximize your productivity, and extend the lifespan of your equipment with:
⬜ Support for line of business hardware and software applications
⬜ Microsoft 365 migrations and management
⬜ Consultations and recommendations for replacing network hardware and software
⬜Cloud-hosted application configuration and management
⬜ Active Directory and GroupPolicy administration support
⬜ Server and network design and provisioning to support new technology solutions
5. Regular System Updates
Staying current with software and hardware updates enhances your business’s functionality and security. Updates often include improvements in performance, bug fixes, and crucial security patches to shield your technology from evolving threats.
Let your tech shine on the honor roll of performance and security with Stratti’s timely updates around:
⬜ Enterprise antivirus
⬜ Patch management
⬜ Storage system and area network
⬜ Backup and disaster recovery
⬜ Network equipment
⬜ Security camera and equipment
With this IT back-to-school checklist, you’re sure to have the best year yet! But we’ll do you one better! Get a free 15-minute cybersecurity assessment with Stratti, and we’ll ensure you never get schooled again.
