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June 08, 2025

How do you actually know if your workplace is still “healthy”?

 

Many SMEs think:
“If something is wrong, I’ll notice it on my own.”

But that’s quite a gamble. And one that could cost you dearly.

Until it’s too late…

❌ Outdated virus scanner
❌ Disk almost full
❌ Updates not installing
❌ Backups failing
❌ Software or drivers are outdated
❌ No visibility into mobile use or theft
❌ No one noticing…

Recognizable?

You just want everything to work. But without proper monitoring, you don’t really know anything. And that clashes with what, for example, NIS2 and ISO27001 expect of you:
Getting a grip on your digital resilience. 💡

 

💬 How do others monitor their workplaces?

We asked via LinkedIn¹. The responses were both recognizable and enlightening:

📊 Poll results (58 votes):

  • 🔍 Checking myself from time to time – 52%
    ➡️ “I sometimes just open the virus scanner or check if Windows is up-to-date. But other than that? No idea…”

  • 👨‍💻 The IT guy does it manually – 7%
    ➡️ “Our IT guy does it when there’s something. Or when I call. No automatic notifications or dashboard.”

  • 🤷 No idea, never checked – 0%
    ➡️ “I assume it’s fine … right?” (Spoiler: it’s not always that way).

  • ⚙️ Being monitored automatically – 41%
    ➡️ “We get a signal when something is wrong, without having to look at it ourselves.”
    ✅ That’s really how it should be.

 

🔧 And what about you guys?

At ALTA-ICT B.V., automatic monitoring is a standard part of the modern workplace.
Without you noticing it, you have visibility:

🔹 updates
🔹 performance
🔹 backups
🔹 software
🔹 security

No worries, no hassles.

 

🤔 Sparring on how this is arranged at your place?

Let us know or feel free to send a message.
Or check out: alta-ict.co.uk/ModerneWerk 👇

Reference

¹https://www.linkedin.com/posts/altaict_mkb-nis2-iso27001-activity-7335151259584286720–jeZ

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