{"id":877,"date":"2021-09-28T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconit.co.nz\/?p=877"},"modified":"2021-09-28T17:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:59:15","slug":"why-should-i-get-an-independent-it-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconit.co.nz\/index.php\/2021\/09\/28\/why-should-i-get-an-independent-it-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should I Get An Independent IT Review?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Let\u2019s say you feel that your IT systems aren\u2019t working as well as they should be. Are our backups safe from ransomware? Do we have the correct security measures in place to reduce our IT security risks? Why do all our computers seem so slow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Too often, a company will simply call their IT provider with their concerns, and this might lead to that IT Provider suggesting a full IT review to highlight any problems. Great! Since they know your systems so well, this seems like the best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, your IT service provider should know your systems, but more often than not it\u2019s better to have a fresh pair of eyes look over things. Too many times, an IT provider will miss something that they should see, simply because they are so used to your systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an example of this, lately Icon IT has identified security issues on client sites \u2013 very simple but alarming issues that should have been highlighted or simply rectified instantly by the IT service provider (or Managed Services Provider<\/a> \u2013 the MSP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n One example of this is guest access to the company\u2019s wifi. This company didn\u2019t have it, so reception was giving out the general wifi password to any visitors or clients who asked for it. This in turn meant any of those people could have, if they wanted to, started poking around the company\u2019s network, and potentially downloaded files and client information. As you can imagine, that\u2019s a worst-case scenario, but it definitely could happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve seen many other incidences where an MSP has missed something obvious, or have not given the correct advice to a client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s not to say most MSPs are terrible \u2013 most are excellent, but it doesn\u2019t take much for familiarity to put blinders on the eyes so things are missed. The last thing you want with an IT Review is for something to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n