How Mature Is Your
Business IT?
Most small businesses don't know where the gaps are until something breaks. This 5-minute assessment gives you a clear picture, scored across 8 areas, with a report showing exactly where you stand.
You know something's not right. You just can't pin down what.
The printer jams and three people call you. A staff member clicks a dodgy link and you hold your breath. Your accountant asks about cyber insurance and you change the subject.
None of this is unusual. Most businesses with 5 to 100 staff are running IT that grew organically. A laptop here, a shared password there, backups that might work or might not. No one set it up with a plan. No one is checking whether it still holds together.
The problem isn't that you don't care. It's that you don't have a way to see the full picture. You're making decisions about IT without knowing what's actually in place.
This assessment changes that.
A clear score across 8 areas. Not a sales pitch.
The IT Maturity Assessment covers the areas that matter most for a business your size.
Passwords & MFA
Are your logins protected, or is one stolen password enough to get in?
Application Control
Can staff install anything they want, or is software locked down?
Patching & Updates
Are your systems current, or running on known vulnerabilities?
M365 & Email Security
Is your email hardened against phishing, or relying on default settings?
Backup & Recovery
Do you have tested, immutable backups, or are you hoping for the best?
Device & Endpoint Protection
Are your laptops managed and protected, or each one configured differently?
Network Security
Is your firewall current and guest Wi-Fi separated, or everything on one flat network?
Staff Security Awareness
Do your people know what to do when something looks suspicious?
Your personalised report scores each area, flags what's at risk, and shows you what to fix first. No jargon. No scare tactics. Just a straight read on where your IT actually sits.
Three steps. Five minutes. No obligation.
Answer 27 questions
Multiple choice. No technical knowledge required. If you manage a team, you can answer these. Takes about 5 minutes.
Get your report
We score your answers across 8 sections and generate a maturity report specific to your business. You'll see your overall score, your strongest areas, and the gaps that need attention first.
Talk to someone (optional)
If your report raises questions, book a 30-minute call with our team. We'll walk through your results and explain what a fix looks like. No pressure, no hard sell.
Built for business owners, not engineers
This assessment is for people who run businesses, not people who run servers. You don't need to know what EDR stands for or how DNS works. Every question is written in plain English, and every answer option describes a real situation you'll recognise.
It's relevant if:
- You have 5 to 100 staff
- You don't have a dedicated IT person or team
- You're not confident your IT is set up properly
- You've been putting off dealing with IT security
- Your insurer or accountant has started asking about cybersecurity
See the gaps before they become incidents.
We're CIO Tech, a Sydney IT team based in Bella Vista. We work with small businesses across Western Sydney, and the pattern is always the same: by the time someone calls us, something has already gone wrong.
This assessment exists so you can see the gaps before they become incidents. It's free because the businesses that take it seriously are the ones we want to work with.
No data is shared with third parties. Your answers go into our secure system, your report comes back to you, and that's it.
Free, no credit card
5 minutes to complete
Personalised report
No follow-up unless you ask
Frequently asked questions
How long does the assessment take?
When do I get my report?
Is there a sales pitch at the end?
What is the difference between this and the $990 plus GST IT Audit?
What happens to my data?
Is the assessment really free? What's the catch?
What does the maturity report actually contain?
Will I get sales calls after submitting?
How accurate is the assessment compared to a real IT audit?
Three things you can check right now
You do not need to wait for your report to start. These are practical steps any business owner can take today.
Check who has MFA enabled
Log in to your Microsoft 365 admin centre and check whether multi-factor authentication is turned on for every user. If anyone logs in with just a password, that account is one phishing email away from compromise.
Ask when backups were last tested
Ask your current IT provider: when was the last time a backup was restored successfully? If they cannot answer, or if it was more than 90 days ago, that is a gap. Untested backups are not backups.
Count your unpatched devices
Check how many laptops and desktops are more than 30 days behind on Windows updates. Unpatched devices are the most common way ransomware gets into a small business.
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