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10-Point IT Assessment for Compliance-Driven Businesses

A self-assessment guide to evaluate your IT security, compliance documentation, and infrastructure readiness — whether you operate under HIPAA, SOC 2, OSHA, or other regulatory frameworks.

10 Yes/No Assessment Questions

Covering network security, backup & DR, compliance documentation, access controls, and more

"Why This Matters" Explanations

Each question includes context on compliance requirements and real-world impact

Red Flag Indicators

Know which gaps represent the highest risk to your organization

Scoring Guide & Priority Actions

Understand where you stand and what to address first based on your score

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Why This IT Security Assessment Matters

Compliance-driven businesses in Memphis and across the Mid-South face a higher IT standard. Regulators audit your documentation, not just your technology. According to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report, a data breach costs an average of $4.45M, and the first 60 minutes determine the outcome. This assessment helps you find the gaps before auditors or attackers do. Memphis practices that work with Netcosa on HIPAA compliance and backup and disaster recovery use this guide as their starting point.

Regulators audit your documentation, not just your technology.

80% of Breaches

Start with compromised credentials. MFA blocks 99.9% of automated attacks. Source: Verizon DBIR

58% Faster

Organizations with practiced incident response plans contain breaches 58% faster. Source: IBM

22 Days Average

Ransomware recovery without tested backups. With tested backups: 3-5 days. See our backup and recovery services.

What's Inside the IT Assessment Guide

Network Security & Access Controls

Evaluate your firewall configuration, network segmentation, multi-factor authentication, and least-privilege access policies. Understand why a flat network is your highest-risk gap. Our managed IT services include proactive network monitoring to catch these gaps before they become incidents.

Backup, DR & Business Continuity

Assess your backup testing frequency, encryption, RTO/RPO definitions, and disaster recovery readiness. Untested backups are the most common gap we see.

Compliance Documentation & Incident Response

Review your written IT policies, regulatory documentation, incident response plan, and breach notification procedures. Regulators audit your paper trail first. Memphis healthcare practices use our HIPAA compliance program to build and maintain this documentation.

Endpoint Protection & Employee Training

Evaluate your EDR capabilities, patch management, security awareness training, and phishing simulation program. Human error causes 90% of breaches.

Cloud Readiness & Vendor Management

Assess your cloud strategy, data sovereignty, Business Associate Agreements, vendor security reviews, and third-party risk management.

Key Takeaways

Network Security & Access Controls — firewall configuration, segmentation, MFA, least-privilege access
Backup, DR & Business Continuity — testing frequency, encryption, RTO/RPO, disaster recovery readiness
Compliance Documentation & Incident Response — written policies, regulatory documentation, breach notification procedures
Endpoint Protection & Employee Training — EDR, patch management, security awareness, phishing simulation
Cloud Readiness & Vendor Management — cloud strategy, data sovereignty, Business Associate Agreements, vendor risk

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