02 / IT and admin
Secure on day one. Stays that way.
Consumer tools are how businesses lose data. Personal Gmail routing client contracts, unencrypted laptops in coffee shops, one shared password on a sticky note. We replace that stack with a professional one - and then we stay on to keep it running.
The problem, in plain English
Most new businesses run on whatever tools each person happened to already have. That produces a security posture that is a) invisible to you, and b) exactly one lost laptop away from being your worst Wednesday.
We do not want to sell you enterprise software you do not need. We want to give you the boring, correct defaults that make it very hard for anything bad to happen quietly.
How we do it
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Assessment.
A 45-minute call to inventory what you have (email, files, devices, accounts, vendors). No sales pitch. You leave with a short list of what to keep and what to replace.
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Email and domain.
Business email at your own domain in Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configured so your outbound actually lands, and old inboxes migrated in.
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Device rollout.
Every device encrypted, updated, MDM-enrolled, and shipped with a company password manager. Laptops that walk away can be wiped from a browser tab.
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Files, backups, and access rules.
Shared folders in OneDrive or Drive with sane permissions, plus a separate backup so a ransomware event is recoverable to last night, not last month.
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Help desk.
One address, one phone number, one person who owns your account. Not a ticket queue.
Why us, specifically
- Security-first defaults. Encryption, MDM, password manager, MFA on everything, from day one. No "we will circle back on hardening."
- No surveillance software. We install the controls that protect the business. We do not install anything that reads your team's screens.
- Vendor cleanup, not vendor stacking. Every engagement ends with fewer subscriptions than it started with.
- Real hand-off, real documentation. You get a plain-language runbook: passwords in the vault, admin accounts listed, MFA reset procedure written down, so if we get hit by a bus you are not stuck.
What you get
- Business email at your own domain, DNS records configured
- Devices encrypted, updated, and MDM-enrolled
- Company password manager with per-person vaults
- Shared file storage with permissioned access
- Independent backup of critical folders
- Written IT runbook and account inventory
- Ongoing help desk with named owner
Timeline and pricing
Timeline: initial setup 3 to 10 business days depending on device count and migration size. Same-week for a solo founder; two to three weeks for a small team with an existing mess to untangle.
Pricing: a one-time setup fee quoted after the assessment, plus optional monthly help desk. Both are fixed and agreed in writing before we start.
Frequently asked
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: which should I choose?
For a US or Canada business services firm, Microsoft 365 is usually the right default: Outlook and Teams match the tooling your clients already use, and Microsoft Lists plus Power Automate give you a real back office without adding another vendor. Google Workspace wins for founders whose team lives in Docs and Meet already. We match the platform to your workflow, not the other way around.
How do you keep our devices secure?
Every device we hand over ships with full-disk encryption, automatic OS updates, a company password manager, and mobile device management (MDM) enrolled so a lost laptop can be wiped remotely. We do not install monitoring software; the goal is protection, not surveillance.
What if I already have an email domain and a Gmail account?
We move you off the personal Gmail and onto business email at your own domain without losing history. Old messages get archived, contacts and calendars transfer, and your DNS gets the right SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records so your outbound email actually lands in the inbox.
Is my data backed up if a laptop dies?
Yes. Business files live in OneDrive or Drive with version history, and important shared folders are backed up separately so a mistaken delete or ransomware event is recoverable to a prior clean state. We test the restore path, not just the backup itself.
Want a secure business, not a to-do list?
Tell us what your team uses today. You will get an honest assessment within one business day.
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