Know what you own. Know who has access.
IT ownership and control audit in Winnipeg
Do you actually own and control the technology your business depends on? The IT ownership audit Winnipeg businesses rely on from Finch Computers gives you a documented answer: who owns each account, who can access it, what renews when, and what to fix first.
Owners who want
straight answers.
If you rely on an outside provider, have no internal IT manager, or are preparing for a change in management or ownership, this audit tells you where you stand.
Built for
- Small and medium sized business owners
- Companies using outsourced IT providers
- Growing businesses without internal IT management
- Businesses concerned about vendor dependency
- Owners preparing for changes in management or ownership
What we review.
Covered.
Domain registration and DNS
Registrant, registrar account, DNS control and renewal dates.
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
Administrator accounts, tenant ownership, billing and licensing.
Website hosting and licensing
Hosting accounts, website administrators and commercial software licenses.
Backup subscriptions and retention
Who owns the backup service, what it protects and how long data is kept.
Network equipment and vendor portals
Firewalls, internet services and the portals used to manage them.
Remote management and admin access
Remote access tools, monitoring agents and privileged accounts.
Software subscriptions and renewals
Line of business software, who it is billed to and who renews it.
Digital business accounts
Google Business Profile, analytics and associated marketing accounts.
Written deliverables.
No guesswork.
Technology Ownership Register
Every critical account and service, who owns it and who is billed for it.
Administrative Access and Vendor Register
Who holds administrator access and which vendors can reach your systems.
Identified ownership gaps
Accounts registered to third parties, former staff or unknown owners.
Risk prioritized findings
Each finding ranked by business impact, in plain language.
Corrective action plan
Clear steps to bring ownership and access back under your control.
Optional implementation
Account transfers and corrections, scoped and quoted separately.
Three steps.
No surprises.
Scope and quote
We confirm your users, locations, systems and vendors, then provide a fixed scope assessment quote.
Review and evidence
We review each system within the agreed scope and record who owns it, who can access it and what it depends on.
Findings and plan
You receive the registers, ranked findings and a corrective action plan, with a walkthrough of what matters most.
Since 1998.
Zero excuses.
An ownership audit only works if it is independent and honest. You get direct access to senior level IT expertise: what the evidence shows is documented, explained in plain language and the decisions stay with you.
IT ownership audit:
common questions
What access do you need?
We agree the required access before work starts. Some of the review is done with read only or reporting access. Where administrator access is needed, it is granted through accounts you control and removed when the audit is complete.
How long does an audit take?
It depends on the number of users, locations, systems and vendors, and how quickly vendors respond to ownership questions. You receive a timeline with the quote.
Can our current IT provider be involved?
Yes, and it usually helps. Many findings are simple corrections your provider can make once they are documented.
What happens after the audit?
You receive a written corrective action plan ranked by risk. Implementation and account transfers are optional and quoted separately.
Will the audit find every gap?
No honest assessment can promise that. Findings are based on the agreed scope and the evidence available, and anything we could not verify is clearly identified.
What standard does the IT ownership audit follow?
The IT ownership audit draws on the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s baseline controls for small and medium organizations, especially asset inventory, account management and backups, and documents who controls each system and what to correct first.
Related reading.
Practical articles from Finch Computers on the questions behind this service.
Zero excuses.
Starting now.
Tell us about your business and how your IT is managed today. You get a clear scope and straight answers from an established IT company that has been solving these problems since 1998.
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