IT security check for SMEs

IT security checks for businesses in Braunschweig and the region

Gain a clear view of your most important IT risks and a prioritized action plan. Practical, understandable and without unnecessary scare tactics.

What the IT security check gives you

The assessment gives you a reliable basis for understanding risk and planning sensible next steps.

Understand your risks

A clear overview instead of an unfiltered list of technical findings.

Prioritize action

Concrete next steps ordered by urgency, impact and implementation effort.

Discuss the findings

A personal review meeting with room for questions and informed decisions.

When is an IT security check worthwhile?

Security issues rarely come down to one major flaw. More often, several small uncertainties have accumulated across a growing IT environment.

Permissions and administrative accounts have grown over the years.
Passwords are kept openly at the workplace, recorded in unprotected documents or reused across several accounts.
It is unclear whether important accounts are protected by an additional sign-in step.
Backups are missing, run inconsistently or have not been tested for successful recovery.
External access for service providers or remote maintenance is not fully documented.
The security of Microsoft 365 and the email environment has not yet been reviewed specifically.
Responsibilities and procedures during a security incident are not clearly defined.
There is no complete overview of the devices, applications and cloud services currently used across the organization.

What we review together

We agree the scope before starting, focusing on the areas that genuinely matter for your environment.

Passwords and access rights

Secure password use and storage, sign-in methods, administrator accounts, and internal and external access.

Email and Microsoft 365

Baseline protection, sharing, configuration and common phishing risks.

Devices and updates

Patch levels, protective controls, legacy devices and technical ownership.

Backup and recovery

Backup design, separation and the practical ability to restore operations.

Network and attack surface

Exposed services, remote access, connections to the internet and between network areas, and sensible separation of important systems.

Organization and incident management

Responsibilities, documentation and clear procedures for an emergency.

The IT security check is carried out by an employee certified to ISA/IEC 62443. Technical testing is performed only with your written authorization. Before starting, we agree which systems and areas will be reviewed.

What you receive after the check

You do not receive a difficult technical report without context, but a clear basis for deciding what to do next.

  • A summary for management and responsible teams
  • Risks ranked by urgency and potential impact
  • Immediate actions for the first 30 days
  • Recommendations for the continued development of your IT, including effort and dependencies
  • A clear record of areas that are already appropriately protected

How the IT security check works

Transparent, clearly scoped and without unannounced interference with your systems.

1

Initial call

We discuss your starting point, the structure of your IT, your objectives and a sensible scope.

2

Framework and authorization

Together, we define which systems and topics are reviewed, which access is required and where the boundaries of the assessment lie.

3

Security check

The agreed technical and organizational areas are assessed systematically.

4

Findings and action plan

We prioritize the findings and discuss practical next steps with you.

A factual assessment, not fear-based selling

Good IT security starts with a realistic assessment. We therefore identify existing strengths as well as areas that need attention.

    No unannounced tests or scans
    No invented vulnerabilities used as a sales tactic
    No scare tactics or blanket product recommendations
    No unfiltered scan reports without context
    No obligation to commission follow-up work

Personal support from Vechelde for Braunschweig and the region

We support businesses in Vechelde, Braunschweig, Peine, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfsburg, Gifhorn, Hildesheim and Goslar. Depending on your environment, the check can be remote, on site or a combination of both.

Frequently asked questions about the IT security check

How much does an IT security check cost?

The effort depends on your organization, system landscape and agreed scope. After the no-obligation initial call, you receive a transparent quote with clearly defined services.

How long does the security check take?

Depending on the scope, a compact assessment can be completed and evaluated within a few days. We agree the exact schedule with you before starting.

Does the check have to take place on site?

An on-site visit is usually useful for the first appointment because it helps us understand your processes, systems and physical environment properly. We still tailor the approach to your needs. By agreement, individual checks and follow-up appointments can also be carried out remotely.

Will you actively attack our systems?

Not without explicit authorization. Active technical testing is described, limited and documented in advance. We do not perform unannounced tests.

Is the security check a penetration test?

No. The security check covers several technical and organizational areas to provide a prioritized baseline. A penetration test is a separate, deeper technical assessment with a different scope.

Do we receive a tangible result?

Yes. You receive a clear assessment with prioritized risks, immediate actions and medium-term recommendations, followed by a review meeting.

Can you help implement the recommendations?

If requested, we can support individual measures. You decide which actions are handled internally, by existing providers or together with us.

Would you like to know where action is most urgent?

In a short initial call, we establish whether the IT security check fits your situation and what scope makes sense.

Approx. 20 minutes · no technical access required · no obligation