Background
Many SMEs only discover problems after customers complain or data has already gone. Average detection time across all sectors is measured in weeks, sometimes months — mostly because nobody's reading the right logs.
Questions to ask yourself
- Are systems monitored — and is anyone watching?
- Are backup failures actually noticed?
- Are login attacks detected?
- Are domain renewals, certificates, and storage limits tracked?
- Who acts on alerts out of hours?
What you can do today
Set up watchdogs in the next hour
Three free monitors.
- 01Sign up to UptimeRobot (free tier).
- 02Add calendar reminders for domain expiry, SSL expiry, IT contract end date — with 90-day warnings.
- 03Ask your IT supplier: “Where do alerts go, and who reads them?”