Technology assessment
IT infrastructure assessment: what the target runs on.
Internal systems and records need authorized access.
An IT infrastructure assessment checks whether a target’s systems, hosting and dependencies can support the acquisition plan. Meo Advisors maps what is visible from public sources, then requests authorized access for internal architecture, recovery records and vendor dependencies. The assessment separates supported findings from open questions and turns agreed changes into an owned hardening plan.
In short
- Start with the acquisition plan and the systems needed to deliver it.
- Public hosting and vendor signals show part of the infrastructure; internal resilience needs authorized evidence.
- Receive a stack map, access requests and owned hardening actions, with open questions kept separate.
What is an IT infrastructure assessment and what does IT include?
An IT infrastructure assessment reviews the systems and dependencies supporting the operating plan. IT includes hosting, networks, devices, applications, identity, data connections and the vendors responsible for them.
An IT infrastructure assessment is a review of the systems, dependencies and operating arrangements a business relies on.
The technology due diligence hub covers the wider stack and technical debt. This assessment focuses on whether the infrastructure supports the acquisition plan and where further evidence is needed.
| Layer | What we check |
|---|---|
| Marketing & Digital Visibility | AI answers and search ranking; Listings and reviews; Paid media; Pricing |
| Technology & Infrastructure | Technical debt; Vendors and SaaS subscriptions; Tags and measurement; Page speed |
| Cybersecurity | External exposure review; Internet-facing endpoints; Certificates and security headers; Penetration testing on request, with authorization |
How to audit IT infrastructure?
Audit IT infrastructure by defining the operating requirements, mapping dependencies, reviewing authorized records and assigning supported findings to owners. Record missing evidence as an open question rather than treating it as a failed control.
- Agree the acquisition plan, business-critical services and people who can authorize internal review.
- Map public domains, hosting and customer-facing applications with a source for each observation.
- Request architecture, asset inventories, support arrangements, recovery records and vendor contracts through authorized access.
- Compare the evidence with the operating requirements and agree actions, owners and completion checks.
Use the IT due diligence guide for the wider review process and the IT due diligence checklist to record evidence and access requests.
What should a security assessment include?
An infrastructure security assessment should connect exposure, access controls, recovery capability and operating ownership to the systems in scope. Public evidence cannot establish internal control effectiveness or recovery readiness.
- Publicly visible services and the evidence supporting their ownership.
- Identity, privileged access and patching records reviewed with authorization.
- Recovery objectives, backup arrangements and recovery evidence shared by the target.
- Responsibilities, vendor dependencies and escalation arrangements for critical services.
Before authorization we use passive public sources only: DNS, certificate transparency, third-party internet-scan datasets, and the target’s public pages at normal browsing rates. No port scans, vulnerability scans or login attempts without written authorization.
Any active security testing runs only on request with written authorization, within the agreed systems and methods.
Which parts of the infrastructure are visible from outside, and which need access?
Public pages, domain records and hosting signals can show the customer-facing stack. Internal networks, identity, application configuration, recovery evidence and vendor commitments need authorized access or records from the target.
| Visible from outside | Needs authorized access |
|---|---|
| Front end and templates | App internals |
| Tags and measurement | Data integrations |
| Customer-facing apps | Code and technical debt |
| Domains and hosting | Vendor contracts and SaaS spend |
What we can’t see from outside
- App internals
- Data integrations
- Code and technical debt
- Vendor contracts and SaaS spend
Each is listed with the record that would answer it. Missing evidence is never scored as a failure.
A public vendor signal does not establish a contract, license count or spend. The SaaS sprawl and software spend audit follows those questions through contracts and usage evidence.
What does the infrastructure assessment deliver?
The assessment delivers a stack map, technical debt flags and an access request list. Agreed changes enter the hardening plan with owners and checks; unresolved questions retain the record needed to answer them.
What we deliver
A Stack Map, Technical Debt Flags & an Access Request List.
| Plan row | Days 0–30 | Days 31–60 | Days 61–100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardening | |||
| Technology and security | Close exposed services | Fix shared templates | Retire duplicate tools |
See the format in the sample diligence deliverables and how actions fit the 100-day value creation and hardening plan.
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