Secure IT setup for startupsFor businesses
Set up IT right before your first hire, not after your first incident.
Domain, Microsoft 365, Mac and Windows devices, MFA, and a password manager, configured to a security baseline and documented, so every new hire starts secure on day one.
- Free scoping
- Fixed-fee proposal within two business days
- Labor warranty
Have the technical details? Skip the discovery call with our project information form.
Setting up IT for five people is easy. Rebuilding it for twenty isn’t.
Larger customers and investors now ask how you protect their data before they sign, and “we’ll get to it” isn’t an answer. We build the foundation now, with MFA, managed devices, and documented access, so you can answer those questions with evidence, and whoever runs IT next can pick it up on day one.
When to consider starting this project
- You just incorporated
- You’re about to hire your first employees
- Investors or customers are asking about your security
A secure foundation you won’t have to tear out.
- Domain, DNS, and email setup
- A Microsoft 365 tenant with a hardened security baseline
- Device enrollment for Mac and Windows
- MFA and a password manager for everyone
- Onboarding and offboarding checklists
- Documentation of everything we set up
From first call to documented handoff.
Scoping is free, and the price is agreed before any work begins. Most projects are quoted at a fixed fee.
Before the work
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Discover
We start with a free call. You tell us what you want, what you use now, and when you need it done.
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Plan
We send you a free written plan. It lists the work and any equipment, with a price for each.
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Sign
You sign the plan, and we put your project on our calendar. Nothing starts until you say yes.
The work
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Implement
We do the work, mostly over the internet. If a job needs us in person, we come to you.
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Adjust
Testing and real-life use show what needs work. We fix those things and fine-tune the setup.
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QA
We check every item in your plan, one at a time. We don’t move on until everything works.
After the work
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Document
We write down what we built, how it’s set up, and why. Our diagrams help whoever works on it next.
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Handoff
We show you and your team how it all works. Then we hand over the passwords and the documents.
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Follow-up
After we hand it over, we check back with you. We make sure everything still works.
We take on a limited number of projects at a time, so the sooner you’re scoped, the sooner you’re on the calendar.
Straight answers
Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.
We’re only a few people. Isn’t this overkill?
No. The same setup works for three people or fifty, and it’s far simpler to put in place now than to retrofit later.
Mac or Windows?
Both. We enroll Macs and Windows PCs in the same management, so security policies apply to everyone.
Who owns the accounts?
You do. Admin accounts and credentials are handed to you at the end, along with runbooks for onboarding and offboarding.
Will this help with SOC 2 later?
It puts in place basics auditors look for, such as MFA, managed devices, and documented onboarding and offboarding. We don’t perform audits.
Related projects
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Network and Wi-Fi upgrade
Replace an aging firewall, switches, or Wi-Fi with equipment sized for your office, configured securely, and documented port by port.
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Secure business Wi-Fi
Replace the shared Wi-Fi password with a sign-in for each person, at one location or many, using RADIUS and WPA3-Enterprise.
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Server and virtualization refresh
Replace or consolidate aging servers on Hyper-V or VMware, or retire them in favor of Microsoft 365, with a plan for every workload.
Start on a foundation that scales.
Book a free scoping call. You’ll get a fixed-fee proposal within two business days.
Planning around year-end? A fixed-fee proposal lets you commit this year’s budget before it closes, or put your project first on next year’s calendar.
Have the technical details? Skip the discovery call with our project information form.