Cybersecurity
Protect the systems and information your business depends on.
Customer information, employee accounts and business systems need protection wherever work happens. For over 20 years, Design I.T. Solutions has helped organizations address digital threats.
Bring us a specific security concern, a review of your current setup or a wider need for protection. We can help you work out what deserves attention first.
What our Cybersecurity services include
A business with several offices, remote employees and cloud applications has more to consider than the network at one location. Start with the information you hold, who can reach it and what an interruption would affect.
We assess your environment and help prioritize the gaps. Your security plan brings the relevant protections together around your systems, budget and business responsibilities.
ThreatLocker uses application allowlisting to control which software can run. Approved applications are allowed; unapproved software is blocked by policy.
How ThreatLocker allowlisting worksDepending on your needs, our Cybersecurity services can include any combination of the following:
- Security and Risk Assessment
- Around-the-Clock Network Monitoring
- Intrusion Prevention and Detection
- Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Email Security and Phishing Defense
- Perimeter Security and Firewalls
- Penetration Testing
- Dark Web Monitoring
- Endpoint Protection
- Compliance Auditing
- Security Forensics
- Custom Antivirus Solutions
If HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX or CJIS requirements apply to your organization, tell us at the start. We can include compliance auditing and the relevant technical requirements in the security work we scope together.
Who this is for
You may be reviewing protection across the whole business, responding to a customer security questionnaire or adding expertise beside an internal I.T. team. We work with organizations of different sizes and industries, with a plan based on their actual risks.
Your internal staff can remain involved. Agree on who owns account access, security decisions and follow-up work so responsibilities are clear.
How it works
Tell us what prompted the review and which systems, locations and people are involved. An assessment helps identify the risks and gives us a basis for recommending the work.
We discuss the findings and priorities with you before putting the agreed protections in place. Your organization stays involved in the decisions.
Why Design I.T. Solutions?
Custom security plans
Choose protections around the information you hold and the way your business operates. Review the plan as systems, people and requirements change.
Personal service
Work with a U.S.-based team that gets to know your organization. Our offices on both coasts support a relationship that can extend beyond a single location.
Cybersecurity expertise
Draw on over 20 years of experience protecting business information. Assessments, prevention, monitoring and recovery can be combined in your security plan.
To date, our managed security customers have paid zero data ransoms.
Questions about Cybersecurity
What is the difference between Cybersecurity and general I.T. support?
I.T. support helps people use their technology and keeps business systems working. Cybersecurity addresses threats to accounts, devices, networks and information. The work overlaps, but a working computer can still have security risks that need attention.
How do you decide which Cybersecurity services our business needs?
We review your systems, information and business priorities. Include cloud applications, remote users and other offices in that discussion. A security assessment helps prioritize the work, whether you need dedicated Cybersecurity support or help alongside internal staff.
What is ThreatLocker, and do you use it?
Yes. Design I.T. Solutions is a ThreatLocker Gold Partner. ThreatLocker’s application allowlisting controls which applications are permitted to run, blocking software that has not been approved. It adds application control to a layered approach that can also include endpoint protection, email security, monitoring and backups.
Do we still need Cybersecurity if we use Microsoft 365 or other cloud services?
Yes. The provider protects parts of the platform, while your organization still has responsibilities for its information, identities, access and devices. Review who can sign in, what they can reach and how accounts are removed when someone leaves. Having no office server does not remove those responsibilities.
Is antivirus enough to protect a business from ransomware?
Antivirus is one part of a security plan. Ransomware can also involve stolen accounts, malicious email and unpatched software. Recovery matters too: a backup can help restore information, but it cannot prevent an attacker from taking a copy. We can combine endpoint and email protection, application control, monitoring and backup and recovery.
Do you offer Cybersecurity risk assessments and penetration testing?
Yes. Security and risk assessment and penetration testing are both part of our service offering. An assessment helps identify security gaps and priorities. Penetration testing examines whether weaknesses can be exploited. We agree on the systems and testing scope before work begins.
Do you offer 24/7 network monitoring?
Yes. We offer Around-the-Clock network monitoring. Your security plan can also include intrusion prevention and detection and dark web monitoring. We define the monitoring services included in your plan around your systems and needs.
Can you work with our internal I.T. staff?
Yes. Your staff can retain day-to-day responsibilities while we add agreed security services. Define who approves changes, reviews findings and handles an escalation so neither team is relying on the other to act.
Can you help with Cybersecurity compliance requirements?
Yes. We offer compliance auditing and can include relevant technical requirements in a security plan. Tell us which obligations apply and which systems hold the information involved. The agreed work supports your compliance responsibilities; it does not replace your organization’s broader legal or operational obligations.
Plan your next security step
Tell us what concerns you, which information needs protecting and who manages security today. We can work through the next step together.
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