These 3 Issues Tank Most IT Audits

What goes through your head when you hear the words “IT audit?” Are you worried about your business’ deepest and most shameful technology secrets being exposed, or are you excited about the opportunity to resolve issues that you might not even know exist? We hope you have the latter mentality, as it’s the appropriate one—especially if you want to build a business that stands the test of time.

An IT audit should be to help your business better use its technology, so make sure you keep all this in mind as you undergo yours. Here are three reasons why your IT audit might come up short and how you can address them.

Outdated Software

If you don’t keep your business’ critical software tools updated and operational, you’re bound to fall behind in more ways than one. Workstations might stop working, networking components might become unreliable, and mobile devices could become entry points into your network for hackers. An IT audit might catch which devices are outdated and which solutions should be up next for a patch or security update. If you don’t keep your devices updated, you’re putting your business, its customers, and its employees at risk, so make a conscious effort to keep things up to date whenever possible.

An Untested Business Continuity Plan

A business continuity plan is a critical part of any business’ operations. You want to be prepared for anything, from a fire or a flood, to the loss of key personnel, to the destruction of your office. It’s not enough to have a business continuity plan, you also need to test it regularly and update it over time to ensure it works the way it should. While you hope you never need it, you’ll be glad for it when you do, and it’s one of the biggest issues that an IT audit can expose.

Poor Implementation

You can expect pretty much every part of your IT infrastructure to fall under scrutiny during an IT audit, so you’ll learn all about what processes don’t work, which systems aren’t configured properly, and what needs to be addressed for your business to show up as its best self. It might be uncomfortable to find out that the systems you’ve implemented don’t work the way they’re supposed to, but it’s important to resolve these issues before they escalate or become security risks.

Improve Your IT Infrastructure Today

An IT audit is going to help your business solve its problems, so keep this in mind as you go over the results. With the right mindset and mentality, you can move forward by taking purposeful action toward making your business a better, more streamlined, and more secure version of itself.

White Mountain IT Services can carry out your IT audit and help you implement what we discover. Learn more by calling us at (603) 889-0800 today.

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