What a Technology Review Should Cover
A comprehensive technology review covers four distinct domains — each of which contributes to the overall health and risk profile of an organization's environment:
Infrastructure & Hardware
- Network architecture and security (firewalls, segmentation, wireless)
- Device inventory and lifecycle (end-of-life hardware, asset tracking)
- Server and cloud infrastructure (on-premises, hosted, cloud services)
- Connectivity and redundancy (internet reliability, failover capability)
- Physical security (access controls, camera coverage, server room security)
Cybersecurity
- Endpoint protection (EDR deployment and coverage)
- Access management (MFA, least-privilege, privileged accounts)
- Backup and recovery (frequency, coverage, tested restoration)
- Patch management (OS and application update consistency)
- Email security (spam filtering, DMARC/SPF/DKIM, phishing protection)
- Security awareness (training program, phishing simulation)
Operational Support
- Help desk and escalation (response times, escalation paths, documentation)
- Change management (change request process, rollback procedures)
- Vendor management (contract currency, contact documentation, SLA awareness)
- Business continuity (documented BC/DR plan, tested procedures)
Governance & Risk Management
- IT policies (acceptable use, security policy, mobile device policy)
- Risk visibility (leadership awareness of technology risk, risk register)
- Compliance posture (applicable requirements, evidence of management)
Run this checklist as a scored assessment — free
LineaScore scores every area and generates your report automatically.
Why a Scored Assessment Beats a Checklist
A checklist answers yes/no. A scored assessment answers how well — distinguishing between areas that are technically addressed but poorly managed, areas that are absent entirely, and areas that are operating at a high standard. This distinction matters: many technology environments have the right tools deployed incorrectly, or policies in place that nobody follows. A scored assessment surfaces these nuances; a checklist doesn't.
LineaScore's four-tier scoring model (S4 Strong through S1 Critical) produces a prioritized view of the environment that makes remediation planning straightforward — start with S1, work toward S4.