An invoice with new bank details
A supplier writes that their account number has changed. The email looks genuine because it comes from a real mailbox that has been taken over. Nobody has yet checked whether your office would spot it.
IT security for trades and HVAC businesses
Is your trade business protected against hackers? After three days you will know.
For owners and managers of trade businesses in plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical work and pipe construction. We review your entire IT, from the office and its trade software to your fitters’ tablets and phones, together with your IT provider or whoever looks after your IT. We then close the gaps. We only make changes after your approval.
- For whom
- Plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical and other trade businesses with an office, a warehouse and fitters
- First step
- IT security check on site, three days, we change nothing
- In scope
- Trade software, job and stock management, email, tablets and phones, backups
- Then
- Implement, ongoing care, or a documented handover to your IT
- Price
- Fixed price for the IT security check, quoted after the introductory call
Sound familiar?
Typical situations in a trade business
Jobs, quotes, stock and invoices run on a few computers in the office and the devices in the vans. If the IT stops, so does the order processing. You do not need a technical background for a conversation with us.
Everyone knows the same password
The office mailbox, the trade software and the tablet in the van share one password that has been in circulation for years, including among former staff.
Nobody has ever restored the backup
Your IT is looked after by an acquaintance or a small provider, and it works. Whether jobs, quotes and accounts could be restored after an attack, nobody knows for certain.
How does working together start?
You start with a manageable step at a fixed price and decide afterwards how to continue. Your business carries on as normal during the check.
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30 minutes
Introductory call
You speak directly with Bastian Wenske, founder and managing director. We clarify what runs in your business.
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3 days, fixed price
IT security check
On site we review office IT, servers, trade software, email, your fitters’ devices and backups. We change nothing.
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Based on findings
Secure
Close the largest gaps first, done by your IT provider, your own people or us.
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Your choice
Ongoing care or handover
We look after security on an ongoing basis, or your IT takes it over with documentation.
How secure is your business today?
The IT security check answers that in writing, in plain language and with the next steps in order of priority. At a fixed price.
Two paths
We look after it, or your IT takes it over
Both paths lead to the same standard. After the check you decide which one fits your business.
We look after security for you
At a fixed monthly price we review security alerts, respond to incidents and report to you every month on what has happened. Access, data and documentation stay with you.
Managed SecurityWe hand over to your IT with documentation
We implement the measures and hand them over to your IT provider or whoever looks after your IT with documentation and written instructions.
About the IT security checkFrequently asked questions
Surely we are far too small for hackers?
No. Most attacks are automated and look for weak passwords or open access points, no matter whose. In recent years trade businesses in Germany have also had to work on paper for days or weeks after such an attack.
Do we have to stop work for the check?
No. Your fitters go out as usual and the office keeps working. We look at the systems and read out settings without changing anything. From you we need a contact in the office and, at times, your IT provider.
What does the IT security check cost for a trade business?
A fixed price that depends on the size of your IT. You receive the written quote after the introductory call, before we start. Afterwards you know what needs doing and what to budget for.
An acquaintance looks after our IT. Is that not enough?
For day-to-day running it often is, and that does not need to change. Security is a discipline of its own, and there is little room for it alongside daily business. We review everything once and give whoever looks after your IT a list of what to do in which order, or we do it ourselves.
How do we protect ourselves against fake invoices by email?
With a fixed rule: new bank details are only accepted after a call-back to a known number. On top of that come protection of your email domain against spoofing and sign-in with a second factor for every mailbox. The check shows which of these are already in place.
What do we do if we are attacked tomorrow?
Call us, even if it is only a suspicion and even if you are not yet a customer. Decide who is in charge, record every step with the time and check the reporting obligations in your cyber insurance policy. The first steps are on our page “Suspected cyberattack”.
Let's talk about your IT security
In the introductory call (30 minutes, no obligation) we clarify:
- where your company stands today and what concerns you most
- which next step makes sense for your organisation
- what effort and price range to expect
Bastian Wenske
Founder & Managing Director
Prefer to reach out directly? Send us an email at [email protected].
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