Self-Review Checklist
A fifteen-minute self-review for businesses running 10 to 50 seats, covering security basics, backup and recovery, support experience, and cost and contracts.
This checklist works as a fifteen-minute self-review, not a full technical audit, and it delivers the least value when nobody owns the follow-up.
The Checklist
Work through each section below. Check off what is already true, leave the rest unchecked, and treat every unchecked item as a starting point for the next conversation with whoever manages IT.
These four checks catch the most common way small businesses get breached: a stolen password, an unpatched device, or an account nobody remembered to disable.
A backup that has never been tested is a guess, not a safety net. These three checks confirm backups actually work when they are needed.
IT support is worth what it delivers when something breaks, not what a sales page promises. These checks measure the real experience.
Most businesses can name their monthly IT bill but not what is inside it. These checks turn a lump number into something a budget can be built around.
Most IT problems that turn into an outage or a breach were visible for weeks before they became urgent, which is exactly what a short recurring review is built to catch.
BRITECITY built these checks around two frameworks worth knowing directly: the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and CISA's cybersecurity best practices guidance, both written for organizations without a dedicated security team.
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Answers
BRITECITY has supported Orange County businesses since 2007, with a 1-hour response commitment on urgent issues. If this checklist turned up gaps, our team can talk through them with you.
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