Cyber security in Remuera
Most attacks on small businesses start with a convincing email or a reused password. We put the protections in place that stop those attacks, check them every month and train your staff to spot the rest.
Onsite technicians cover Remuera. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Cyber security for Remuera businesses
Remuera Road's village centres host financial advisers, lawyers, real estate agencies, dental and medical rooms and boutique retail, with a strong base of owner-run professional practices. Many firms have long-standing clients and small, stable teams.
Practices that have been in place a while often carry ageing equipment: an old server in a cupboard, a backup drive nobody checks and email set up years ago by a family member. Client confidentiality is central to these businesses, so modernising usually means moving files to secure cloud storage, adding multi-factor sign-in and replacing the backup with one that is monitored.
Good security for a ten-person office is not expensive software. It is a short list of settings applied everywhere and kept that way: multi-factor sign-in on every account, email filtering, up-to-date devices, sensible admin rights, and backups that a criminal cannot delete. Most breaches we see happen because one of those was missing or had quietly been switched off.
Remuera offices are visited by our Auckland technicians for upgrades, migrations and faults, and staff get remote help for everyday issues. Bigger changes are planned and quoted in writing first.
What's included
Security review
We check accounts, devices, email, backups and the network against a practical checklist and show you the gaps by risk.
Backups criminals can't reach
Copies kept separately with version history, so ransomware can't delete your way back.
Multi-factor sign-in
Every Microsoft 365 and key business account protected with a second step, set up so staff aren't locked out.
Email protection
Filtering for phishing, impersonation and malicious attachments, plus the domain records that stop others sending as you.
Threat detection
Modern protection on every computer that spots suspicious behaviour, not just known viruses, and alerts us.
Admin rights
Day-to-day accounts without admin power, so one wrong click can't install anything it likes.
Is it right for your Remuera office?
Talk to us about security if:
- You have had a scam email get through or a mailbox taken over
- Your insurer has sent a cyber questionnaire you can't answer
- A client or tender asks about your security controls
- You hold personal information covered by the Privacy Act
- You aren't sure whether multi-factor sign-in is on for everyone
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Cyber security in Remuera: questions
We still have an old server in the office. Do we need to replace it?
Not necessarily with another server. Many small practices are better served by moving files and email to Microsoft 365 and retiring the server. We look at what it actually runs, then recommend and quote the simplest option.
How do we know our backups would actually work?
Only a test restore proves it. As part of managed IT we monitor backups and regularly restore sample files to check they come back intact, and we tell you if anything fails.
Is security included in managed IT?
The basics are in every plan. Email security, backup and monitoring start at the Managed plan, and staff training and device policies are in Complete.
We're small. Are we really a target?
Yes. Most attacks are automated and aimed at whoever is easiest to get into. Small offices are attractive because they often lack basic protections.
What should we do first?
Turn on multi-factor sign-in for every account, check your backups can be restored and make sure computers are updating. Those three cover a large share of real-world attacks.
What happens if we are hacked?
Contact us straight away. We secure the accounts, stop the spread, preserve evidence and work with you on what to tell clients, your bank and, where required, the Privacy Commissioner.
More IT services in Remuera
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Microsoft 365
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Backup & disaster recovery
- Cloud & servers
- Email security & deliverability
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Co-managed IT
- Security awareness training