Blaze Manufacturing Inc. IT Report Prepared by Charles Poirer charles@blazemanufacturinginc.com March 20, 2025 Executive Summary This report provides management with valuable information about the status of the company’s IT infrastructure. After the assessment, the auditor found out that the antivirus software is expired, and the accounting department is still using Microsoft Windows 8.1, which is outdated. The Project The Project The project involves the assessment of the company’s current IT infrastructure to determine security risks and ensure optimal performance of all systems. The assessment was performed on June 08, 2020. Scope The scope of the assessment includes the examination of all servers, desktop computers, laptops, and other IT devices owned by the company. Milestones PHASE DESCRIPTION STATUS Checking of Devices and IT Systems Personally examine the maintenance of IT devices and systems and their overall condition Completed Follow-Up Assessment Determine whether the action plans has been implemented Completed Risks After thorough assessment, the auditors found out major risks, which are following: 1. Subscription of premium antivirus software is expired. 2. Accounting department is using an outdated Microsoft 8.1 Operating System. Action Plan RISK ACTION ASSIGNED TO Expired antivirus software Informed IT Team to renew subscription and issue a warning for non-compliance of IT protocols Charles Poirer Outdated Operating System Install Microsoft Server 2019 to all computers Charles Poirer To Use This Documents The text inside the brackets which is highlighted is meant to be edited with your text. This is the way you can edit the document as given below: To Edit Text: 1. Point the mouse where you want to edit and delete the sample text and then you can add your text. 2. You can change the size, font & color of the text in the Main Tab: Home To Edit Table: 1. Point the mouse in the table where you want to edit and delete the sample text and then you can add your text. 2. You can adjust the row & column size of the table in the Main Tab: Layout To Edit Chart: 1. Select the chart which is going to edit and then 2. In Main tab: Design -> Edit Data 3. It will open the excel sheet where you can edit the values of the chart