Most London small business owners do not think about their IT infrastructure until something breaks. A server goes down. A ransomware note appears. An accountant cannot access last year's accounts. These moments are expensive, stressful, and entirely preventable.
A free IT health check is a structured assessment of your business technology: network security, backup systems, software currency, device management, and more. It gives you a clear, honest picture of where your IT stands — and a prioritised plan to fix the gaps.
TechSquad London offers a free health check designed specifically for small businesses in London. It takes two minutes to complete, and you receive a personalised report within 48 hours. No commitment, no sales call — just a clear view of your IT health.
What Does an IT Health Check Cover?
A proper health check evaluates every layer of your technology stack. The key areas include:
- Network security — Is your firewall configured correctly? Are there open ports that should not be? Are employee devices protected with business-grade antivirus and endpoint protection? A poorly configured network is one of the most common entry points for ransomware attacks on small businesses.
- Backup systems — Are your files backed up? Is the backup tested regularly, or does it silently fail for weeks without anyone noticing? Many businesses discover their backup has not worked only when they try to restore — and by then it is too late.
- Website performance and security — Is your website live? Is it fast? Is the SSL certificate valid? Has the domain expired? A slow or offline website loses business — often before you even know it has gone down.
- Email security — Do you have spam filtering, phishing protection, and SPF/DKIM/DMARC records configured? Email is the number one attack vector for small businesses. One employee clicking a convincing phishing link can compromise your entire operation.
- Device management — Are laptops and desktops patched with the latest updates? Are old machines slowing the team down? Outdated hardware and unpatched software create vulnerabilities that attackers actively exploit.
Understanding Your IT Health Score
After completing the health check, you receive a score from 0 to 100. Here is how to interpret it:
- 80–100: Healthy — Your IT is in good shape. Maintain your current practices and address any minor gaps flagged in your report.
- 60–79: Needs Attention — You have one or more significant vulnerabilities. These do not need to be fixed today, but should be within the next month.
- 40–59: At Risk — There are meaningful gaps in your IT security and reliability. An incident could cause real business disruption. Prioritise the recommendations in your report.
- Below 40: Critical — You are one phishing email away from a serious incident. Address the highest-priority items immediately.
Common Problems the Health Check Uncovers
Over assessments for London small businesses, several patterns emerge repeatedly:
- No tested backups — The backup exists, but nobody has verified it actually restores. When disaster strikes, the first test fails. Your data is gone.
- No firewall or consumer-grade router — A £40 router from a high-street electronics shop is not designed for business use. It lacks the filtering, monitoring, and VPN capabilities that protect a real business network.
- No email security — No SPF records, no phishing filtering, no DMARC. Every email appears legitimate because nothing is verifying the domain. Phishing emails land directly in inboxes.
- Single points of failure — One piece of hardware or one service holds the entire business operation. If it fails, the business stops.
- No asset tracking — Nobody knows exactly what hardware and software the business uses. When someone leaves, their laptop may never be recovered. When a software licence expires, nobody noticed.
Why You Should Not Wait for Something to Break
Business owners do not have visibility into their IT infrastructure until something fails. When it does, you are paying emergency rates, losing productivity, and potentially losing data permanently. A health check gives you that visibility before an incident occurs.
The assessment takes approximately two minutes. You answer questions about your current setup. We generate a personalised report showing your IT health score, clear findings on each area assessed, and specific recommendations to improve your score.
There is no catch. This is a diagnostic tool. We are not trying to sell you something you do not need — if your IT is in good shape, you will know it. If it is not, you will have a prioritised list of concrete actions to take.
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No account required. Your personalised report delivered within 48 hours.