IT Specialists

Colorado · Since 1995

The human-trust layer that makes AI safe for your business.

We build and manage the secure IT foundation your business needs before it can safely adopt AI, automate workflows, or handle sensitive data at scale.

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14.8 yr
avg. client tenure
13s
help desk response
300+
businesses served
30+
years in business
Our Promises — Powered by FrameworkOS

Three commitments we make to every client. One platform that keeps them.

Every promise is tracked, measured, and enforced through FrameworkOS — the assessment and audit platform we built to replace checkbox IT.

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Assess

A Solid Foundation

Every endpoint, identity, firewall, and email system configured to a documented standard. Your environment is hardened against the threats that actually compromise businesses today.

In the first 30 days, FrameworkOS identifies tools installed but never configured, accounts with access they shouldn’t have, and backups that have never been tested. Every finding is rated and linked to the project that fixes it.

FrameworkOSAssessment View
Critical
MFA not enforced on 3 admin accounts
High
Backup restore never tested (14 months)
Medium
EDR installed, default policy active
Low
DNS filtering configured, no logging
Posture score after initial assessment47/100
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Secure

Direct-to-Tech Support in 13 Seconds

When you call, a technician who already knows your environment picks up the phone. No ticket queue. No call center. No explaining your setup to a stranger.

FrameworkOS gives every technician instant context: your configuration history, open findings, compliance requirements, and recent changes. That’s why the person who answers already understands your environment before you finish explaining.

FrameworkOSTechnician View
  • 🖥
    48 endpoints — all current on patchesHealthy
  • 🔒
    MFA enforced — 2 conditional access exceptionsReview
  • 🛡
    HIPAA compliance — 94% alignedOn track
  • 📋
    Last change: Firewall rule update (3 days ago)Logged
  • 1 open finding: Shadow IT app detectedOpen
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Enable

Continuous Improvement

Configurations drift. People change settings. We audit your environment continuously and review standards with your leadership quarterly so security improves over time.

FrameworkOS tracks every score, every finding, and every resolution over time. Your quarterly review isn’t a guess — it’s a documented comparison of where you were, what changed, and what comes next.

FrameworkOSAudit Timeline
  • Q2 2025 — Current
    Posture score: 91/100 · 2 open findings (both Low)
  • Q1 2025
    Posture score: 84/100 · Resolved: Shadow IT, backup gap
  • Q4 2024
    Posture score: 72/100 · Deployed Zero Trust identity policies
  • Q3 2024 — Onboarding
    Initial assessment: 47/100 · 23 findings documented

Our Guarantee: We’ll fix your IT issues permanently and secure your systems so they’re ready for AI. If we can’t, we’ll give you the framework to do it yourself, free.
Learn how we keep these promises

Once the Foundation Is Secure

Make AI adoption safe before you scale it.

The same controls that protect your email — identity, classification, access — are the prerequisites for safe AI. FrameworkOS confirms they’re in place. UnlockAI takes it from there.

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AI Foundations
Approved-tool lists, usage policies, employee training. Get the rules right first.
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AI Scale
ChatLLM on your documents. Agentic workflows. Model optimization per task.
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AI Secure
On-premise LLM deployment. Your data never leaves the building.

UnlockAI

Secure AI adoption for your entire organization.

  • Private-AI security policies
  • Employee AI training program
  • Agentic workflow automation
  • Model optimization per task
  • On-premise LLM deployment
Explore UnlockAI
Free Zero-Trust Security Framework Guide
Free Framework

5 Security Gaps Holding Your Business Back From AI

Download the exact Zero-Trust framework we use to secure 300+ businesses.

What clients say after 10+ years.

IT Specialists has gone far beyond managing our computers — helping with business ideas, marketing, websites, and phone issues.
Mike Bauer
Founder, Colorado Canine Orthopedics
First-class protection against ransomware while keeping critical operations running.
Leadership Team
OEL Worldwide Industries
We met SOC 2 Type I compliance with IT Specialists. Preston and his team solved problems without selling us tools.
Jeff M., IT Manager
Colorado Housing Software Organization

Find out what an automated attack would find in your environment.

Get a posture score, a list of findings, and a prioritized roadmap — whether or not we end up working together.