IT Audit & Health Check
Know exactly where your IT stands.
A fixed-price, two-week engagement that produces a written report covering your infrastructure, security posture, licensing, backup, vendor stack and risk register — with prioritised remediation recommendations. Run by senior engineers from our Wyong office for businesses across the Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney.
Lock in your free IT audit
- 95+ security & setup checks
- Written report, yours to keep
- No obligation, no sales pressure
What is included in IT Audit?
The pieces of IT Audit we set up, manage and look after on your behalf — across the Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney.
Discovery interviews
Sessions with leadership, IT owner and key users to surface what's working and what isn't — including the things only the receptionist or floor manager would know.
Asset & network inventory
Every server, workstation, switch, firewall, access point, printer and SaaS subscription documented in one schedule. Most clients are surprised by what turns up.
Microsoft 365 security review
95+ tenant checks across MFA coverage, conditional access, sharing defaults, mailbox forwarding, OAuth apps and audit retention — the gaps attackers actually use.
Backup & DR validation
We don't take vendor dashboards at face value. We attempt a real restore from your backups during the engagement so you know the recovery story is real, not theoretical.
Vendor & licensing audit
Microsoft, telco, ISP and line-of-business contracts reviewed for cost, duplication, and right-sizing. Most audits pay for themselves in licensing savings alone.
Report, roadmap & walkthrough
Written deliverable plus a 90-minute presentation in plain English — no consultant-speak, no scare tactics. Yours to keep, share with the board, or hand to your existing provider.
Who is IT Audit for?
IT Audit is most useful for businesses that match one or more of these:
- New owners inheriting an unknown IT environment
- Businesses preparing for cyber insurance or compliance
- Companies dissatisfied with their current IT provider
- Boards wanting an independent second opinion
- Hospitality, clubs and not-for-profits running on legacy systems
IT Audit at a glance
- Infrastructure inventory & health
- Security posture & 95+ Microsoft 365 checks
- Backup & disaster recovery validation
- Licensing & vendor optimisation
- Risk register with criticality ratings
- Roadmap of recommended actions
Your IT Audit journey
Predictable, transparent steps from first call to ongoing operation.
Kick-off
1-hour scoping call, NDA in place. Read-only access requested where needed.
Fieldwork
1–2 weeks of on-site visits and remote assessment. Most disruption is a single 30-minute interview per key user.
Findings draft
We share a draft report with you 48 hours before delivery so nothing in the final version is a surprise to leadership.
Report & walkthrough
Final written report plus a 90-minute walkthrough session, in person or on Teams. Roadmap and indicative budget included.
What you receive
Concrete artefacts you walk away with — not slides, not consultant-speak.
Executive summary
Two-page leadership briefing — current posture, top three risks, recommended budget. Designed to read in 5 minutes.
Asset & network schedule
Every device, account and SaaS subscription documented with owner, lifecycle stage and renewal date.
Risk register
Findings rated by criticality (Critical / High / Medium / Low) with effort estimates so you can sequence the fixes.
Microsoft 365 security report
95+ check report with pass/fail and remediation steps for every gap.
Remediation roadmap
12-month plan tying each fix to a quarter, with indicative budget — feeds straight into your annual IT spend.
Cyber insurance pre-fill
Answers prepared for the standard insurance questionnaire — saves your broker (and you) a week of back-and-forth.
Case study
Magenta Shores Golf and Country Club
The Entrance North · Central Coast NSW
Hospitality · Private members club
“As the former GM of Magenta Shores Golf and Country Club, Chewing IT assisted the Club with all our IT requirements. They are extremely professional and easy to work with. Highly recommend.”
Paul Riley
Former General Manager, Magenta Shores Golf and Country Club
Google Review · 5★
The setup
An established Central Coast members club with a complex hospitality stack — point-of-sale, member systems, function bookings, course-management software, and a high-traffic Wi-Fi network spanning the clubhouse, the course and on-site accommodation. Downtime in the wrong system has direct revenue and reputation cost.
The engagement
Chewing IT became the club's outsourced IT department, taking on full coverage of infrastructure, Microsoft 365, security, backups, and day-to-day support for staff. The relationship is exactly the kind of long-term partnership a fixed-price IT Audit is designed to kick off — quarterly reviews, transparent reporting, rapid response when something breaks at the bar on a Saturday night.
Why now, on the Central Coast
Cyber insurance and ASD reporting requirements have raised the bar for Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney businesses — premiums now hinge on documented evidence of basic controls (MFA, backups, patch cadence). An independent audit produces exactly that paper trail.
We're based in Wyong on the Central Coast and run audits across the Coast (Gosford, Wyong, Erina, Tuggerah, Terrigal), the Hunter (Newcastle, Lake Macquarie) and Greater Sydney from our Hornsby office. On-site visits typically happen within a week of kick-off.
IT Audit — common questions
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Ready to talk about IT Audit?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll tell you straight if we're the right fit.