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CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity for
Minnesota businesses.

Geekland IT protects the accounts, computers, and email of businesses across Minneapolis-St. Paul from our office in Lakeville, Minnesota. Managed plans include MFA setup and access reviews, email and DNS filtering, endpoint protection with alert investigation, and security awareness training.

A security assessment is a separate service with a written report and presentation of findings. We also plan recovery with you; your proposal identifies the account and computer backups included in your plan.

We also work with businesses in Burnsville, Apple Valley, Eagan, Farmington, Bloomington, and Saint Paul, and we support businesses in western Wisconsin.

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BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY
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Monitoring and response
for Minneapolis businesses

Minneapolis businesses on a Geekland IT managed plan get security that works alongside their everyday IT support. Endpoint detection and response (EDR) watches the computers covered by your plan, and when it raises an alert, we investigate it and follow up with you. Our security partner also monitors those computers 24/7 from its security operations center (SOC) and responds to threats it finds. DNS filtering blocks connections to known dangerous websites, and email phishing protection screens messages before they reach your staff.

We also set up MFA on your business accounts and review who has access on a regular schedule, so accounts that no longer need access get caught. We check how often your backups run, and security awareness training helps your employees recognize phishing emails and other scams.

ONGOING PROTECTION

Cybersecurity services
for Twin Cities businesses.

Ongoing protection is part of managed IT services. Each layer below covers a different way business information gets exposed: the accounts people sign in with, the computers they use, the email they open, and the data you’d need back after a loss.

We set up and maintain each layer, and on managed computers, we investigate security alerts and act on them instead of leaving a warning on someone’s screen.

01 / ACCOUNTS & ACCESS

Protect accounts and access.

Multi-factor authentication adds another check to a sign-in, so a stolen password alone isn’t enough to get into the account. We set up MFA and review permissions periodically, so each person’s access matches the work they do.

Administrator accounts need particular care because they can change the wider setup, which is why an everyday account shouldn’t also be an admin account. We look at who has administrator access, how it’s protected, and which permissions employees need for their jobs. On a managed plan, identity detection and response (ITDR) watches for signs that an account has been taken over, such as a sign-in that doesn’t fit how that person normally works.

Account security · Access reviews · Microsoft 365 settings
02 / DEVICES & THREATS

Managed detection and response (MDR).

On managed computers, endpoint detection and response (EDR) looks for suspicious activity as well as known viruses, alongside advanced threat detection. If software raises a security warning, managed detection and response (MDR) means someone investigates the alert and acts on the threat, so the warning doesn’t just sit on someone’s screen.

Keeping software updated closes known security holes, so we patch operating systems and third-party applications such as browsers and PDF readers, including critical fixes for newly discovered flaws. A computer can have those updates and still show signs of suspicious activity, which is why managed computers also get endpoint protection and investigation of security alerts.

Endpoint Detection and Response · Managed detection and response · System updates
03 / EMAIL & EVERYDAY WORK

Protect the places people click.

A phishing email can look like any other message from a customer, asking someone to open a document on an unfamiliar website that then asks for their email password.

We filter phishing, spam, and malware, encrypt sensitive messages, and use DNS filtering to stop clicks from reaching known malicious sites. Security awareness training comes with managed IT plans to help employees recognize phishing emails, including messages that ask them to enter a password or open an unexpected attachment.

Phishing protection · DNS filtering · Awareness training
04 / DATA & RECOVERY

Plan for data loss and downtime.

We identify where important files and records are stored, which locations need backups, and what your business would need back first after data loss.

Your proposal lists the protected accounts and computers. We manage the backup coverage in your agreement and check how often those backups run.

Backup coverage · Backup frequency · Recovery planning

SECURITY ASSESSMENTS

Find the gaps in
your current security.

In security reviews, Geekland IT has found accounts without multi-factor authentication, owners using accounts with full administrator rights for everyday work, passwords saved in plain text files on desktops, and shared logins protected by weak, easy-to-guess passwords. These are ordinary settings and habits that can put business information at risk, yet they’re easy to overlook when nobody is checking them.

An assessment is a separate service from ongoing protection. It looks at the accounts, computers, email, and backups your business has today, whether or not Geekland IT manages your IT.

You receive a written report and a full presentation that walks through the findings, priorities, and recommended fixes. We also show you what putting managed services in place would cost, so you can consider the work and the cost together when deciding what to do next.

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Your accountsWe check who has administrator rights, how sign-ins are protected, and whether the permissions people have match the work they do.

Your devicesWe check which computers receive operating system and application updates, which have endpoint protection, and whether newer laptops are managed along with older ones.

Your recoveryWe check where important records are saved, which of them are backed up, and how often those backups run.

Your responseWe check whether the warnings your security software raises get investigated, because an alert only helps if someone looks into it. On a managed plan, that investigation is part of the service.

BACKUP & RECOVERY

Could you recover the data
your business needs?

Which files and applications would your staff need first after an outage? We work through that question with you, including billing records, customer files, and information saved only on individual computers.

Together, we work out which information and systems your business would need back first.

01

Check backup coverage

We check where essential records are stored, whether those locations are backed up, and how often the backups run. That includes files saved on individual computers, along with shared folders and cloud accounts.

02

Set recovery priorities

We identify which work would stop without particular files or applications and plan which information and systems your business would need back first.

03

Call when something looks wrong

A sign-in alert from a place nobody has been, a password reset nobody requested, or a folder of files that suddenly won’t open can be an early sign of a security problem. Even if you’re unsure what caused it, it’s better to call than wait to see whether it clears up on its own.

Geekland IT treats a suspected security incident as an emergency, just as we would if the whole office couldn’t work, and emergency support is available after hours as well. Call and tell us what you noticed and when it started, so we can look into it. If it turns out to be harmless, you’ve still cleared up the worry. For something that can wait, such as one person’s application acting up, submit a regular ticket through the Client portal or email [email protected].

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions about cybersecurity.

Ask your own question
Can cybersecurity be a service on its own?

A security assessment can be booked separately and includes a written report and presentation of findings. Ongoing account, email, and endpoint protection is part of managed IT. Your proposal defines the services and coverage for your business.

Will an assessment certify that we’re HIPAA compliant?

An assessment isn’t a HIPAA certification. Geekland IT helps practices address IT security needs and relevant HIPAA requirements by setting up MFA, handling onboarding and offboarding, securing and encrypting email, and handling patches and endpoint protection on managed computers. You receive a written report and a full presentation of the assessment’s findings, priorities, and recommended fixes so you can decide what to address next.

Can you help protect Microsoft 365?

We help secure Microsoft 365 accounts and email with MFA, access reviews, email filtering, and encryption. We look at who has administrator rights and which files employees can open or share, including whether access needs to change as people’s roles change.

Can you guarantee we won’t have a breach?

No security service can guarantee that every attack will be prevented. Geekland IT uses MFA, email filtering, patching, and endpoint protection to help protect accounts and managed computers. We also plan for data loss, so you know which information and systems you’d need back first after an attack.

Do you offer cybersecurity services in the Twin Cities?

Yes. Geekland IT provides cybersecurity for Twin Cities businesses from our Lakeville headquarters. That includes ongoing protection for accounts, devices, and email, plus separate security assessments with a written report when you want one.

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LET’S TALK

Know where your security 
stands.

Geekland IT offers ongoing protection as part of managed IT, assessments as a separate service, and help with a specific concern when something doesn’t look right.

Tell us what prompted the concern, whether it’s a suspicious email, a shared password, or uncertainty about backups. We’ll talk through an assessment, which gives you a written report and a full presentation of findings, priorities, and recommended fixes for you to consider.

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