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Understand Your Technology Risk Before It Becomes a Business Problem

Free tools designed to help small and midsize businesses understand cybersecurity risk, technology readiness, recovery capability, downtime exposure, and responsible AI adoption — without requiring a technical background.

Practical results. Immediate recommendations. No technical expertise required.

No email required to see results. All tools run in your browser. Basic results are shown immediately — no account, no email gate. Completed assessment baselines and saved budgets are stored in this browser on this device, including their answers, findings, and improvement status. Edge Secure does not receive this history. Clearing browser data removes them; they do not sync across devices. Not every calculator saves results, and unfinished answers may not be retained. Use report downloads or Print / Save PDF to keep a copy. Results are educational estimates, not professional audits, compliance certifications, or service recommendations.

Protect

Understand where common technology and cybersecurity risks may exist.

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Password Crack Time Visualizer

"When should I use this tool?"

Try a hypothetical password only, never a real password. Estimates are illustrative, not a guarantee.

Open Password Crack Time Visualizer
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Instant Security Risk Assessment

"When should I use this tool?"

A short five-question screening, not the full Cybersecurity Risk Check. Use the full assessment for broader findings.

Open Instant Security Risk Assessment
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Cybersecurity Risk Check

"How exposed may our business be to common cybersecurity risks?"

Evaluate identity, endpoints, email security, patching, vulnerability management, backup, monitoring, and other common cybersecurity controls.

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Cyber Insurance Control Readiness

"How prepared are the organization's cybersecurity controls for an insurance or external security review?"

Review common cybersecurity controls addressed during cyber-insurance applications, renewals, and external security reviews. Receive a Control Readiness Score and Verification Readiness score based on your answers.

Does not determine insurability, coverage, underwriting, or claim eligibility.

Start Readiness Check
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Cyber Incident Financial Exposure Estimator

"What could a serious cyber incident cost under our own business assumptions?"

Model a rough operational and response-cost scenario using your revenue, staffing, downtime, labor-cost, and recovery assumptions. Transparent formula; no claim that the result predicts an actual breach cost.

Educational scenario estimate only. Actual incident costs can vary substantially.

Estimate Incident Impact
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Microsoft 365 Security Check

"Are common Microsoft 365 identity and security considerations addressed?"

Review common identity, email, administrative-access, sharing, and Microsoft 365 security considerations.

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Operate

Understand whether the technology supporting your employees and business is being managed proactively.

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Managed IT Readiness Assessment

"When should I use this tool?"

Review support and management readiness. Complements the broader IT Health & Readiness baseline.

Open Managed IT Readiness Assessment
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SharePoint Storage Cost Comparison

"When should I use this tool?"

Compare editable storage assumptions and costs; not a Microsoft quote.

Open SharePoint Storage Cost Comparison
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Managed IT Spend Comparison

"When should I use this tool?"

Compare recurring spend and transition costs; optional productivity is separate from cash savings.

Open Managed IT Spend Comparison
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IT Health & Readiness

"Is our IT being managed proactively — or are we waiting for things to break?"

Evaluate device management, patching, Microsoft 365, identity, documentation, support, lifecycle planning, networks, and other core IT-management areas.

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Downtime Cost Calculator

"What might technology downtime cost our business?"

Estimate the potential operational impact of technology downtime based on employees affected, duration, labor cost, and productivity assumptions.

Results are estimates, not guaranteed financial-loss calculations.

Calculate Downtime Impact
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IT Budget Estimator

"What should we plan to spend on technology over the next year?"

Build a transparent annual technology budget scenario across managed IT and security, Microsoft 365, backup, computer replacement, infrastructure lifecycle, and project reserve.

Uses editable planning assumptions and is not an Edge Secure quote or universal spending benchmark.

Build IT Budget

Recover

Understand whether your business can restore technology and continue operating after disruption.

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Backup & Recovery Readiness

"Could our business actually recover from a major data or technology outage?"

Evaluate backup, restore validation, disaster recovery, recovery priorities, vendor dependencies, and business continuity readiness.

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Business Continuity Readiness

"Could our business keep operating if critical technology became unavailable?"

Evaluate whether critical business operations, technology dependencies, communication alternatives, vendors, and recovery procedures are documented.

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Govern & Adopt

Understand emerging technology, vendor, and governance risks before they become larger business problems.

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AI Readiness Assessment

"When should I use this tool?"

Assess adoption readiness and organizational preparation; distinct from AI data-exposure risk.

Open AI Readiness Assessment
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Compliance Readiness Navigator

"When should I use this tool?"

Explore framework readiness; not certification or legal advice.

Open Compliance Readiness Navigator
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Shadow AI Risk Assessment

"When should I use this tool?"

Short screening of unmanaged AI use. The full AI Data Risk Check covers wider governance and data controls.

Open Shadow AI Risk Assessment
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AI Policy Generator Template

"When should I use this tool?"

Create an editable starting-point policy; review it for your organization before use.

Open AI Policy Generator Template
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AI Security Exposure Calculator

"When should I use this tool?"

An illustrative exposure screen based on stated assumptions, not measured breach likelihood.

Open AI Security Exposure Calculator
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AI Data Risk Check

"Are employees using AI in ways that could expose company or client information?"

Evaluate employee AI usage, sensitive-data exposure, approved AI services, policies, governance, logging, and responsible AI adoption.

Start AI Data Risk Check
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Vendor & SaaS Risk Check

"How dependent is our business on technology vendors — and what happens if one fails?"

Review critical SaaS providers, access relationships, backup dependencies, security considerations, and business-continuity dependencies.

Start Vendor Risk Check

How Readiness Assessments Work

Calculators, visualizers and templates work differently; use their on-page instructions. The steps below describe the guided readiness assessments.

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Introduction

Read the assessment introduction for its purpose and limitations before you begin.

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Progressive Questions

Questions are shown one at a time with a visible progress indicator. Answer Yes, No, Partially, or Not Sure — no technical jargon required.

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Immediate Results

An overall score, category-level results, and plain-language interpretation — shown immediately after your last answer.

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Priority Recommendations

Readiness assessments highlight gaps based on your answers with practical suggested next steps; results are not a professional audit.

Built for Business Owners — Not Security Engineers

Small businesses often know that technology and cybersecurity matter but may not know which questions to ask. Edge Secure created these tools to translate common technology, cybersecurity, recovery, and AI-governance considerations into practical business questions and next steps.

Every question is written for the business owner or office manager — not a dedicated IT team. Technical terminology is explained where it appears.

Build a Better Technology Baseline Over Time

Use the tools independently or return periodically as your technology, cybersecurity, recovery plans, and AI usage change. These assessments are designed to help businesses identify priorities and ask better technology questions over time.

Found Something You Want Help With?

Edge Secure can help review the technology behind your results, validate the areas that need attention, and build a practical improvement plan around your business.

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