IT and cybersecurity for Environmental & Analytical Labs

You are held to WA Ecology accreditation, method-by-method – and, like most firms your size, you are expected to meet it without anyone in-house whose job it is to own it. We run the IT and the security program so the obligation is actually covered, not just acknowledged.

Where we usually start: Data-package defensibility – permit deadlines and EDD rework.

If this sounds familiar

“If the data package doesn’t hold up, the project reopens – and that can surface years later in a lawsuit.”

Environmental results are evidence in permitting, remediation and litigation, so defect exposure is long-tailed and legal rather than operational.

“My instruments run vendor software on operating systems nobody supports, and the instrument is a fifteen-year asset. I can’t just replace it.”

GC/MS and ICP/MS data systems are effectively unpatched appliances tied to six-figure hardware. A provider who answers “upgrade it” has disqualified themselves.

“Every client wants their EDD in a different format, and when one changes we find out through a rejection.”

Electronic data deliverables to agencies and databases are a silent rework treadmill that erodes margin without appearing as a line item.

Who this is for

Typical size: 20–200 (sweet spot 30–90), revenue $4M–$40M. If that is roughly you, the rest of this page will land.

What working with us looks like

A named team that knows your stack, monitoring and patching that happens whether or not anyone chases it, and a written security program kept current – with the evidence to back it up when a client, an auditor or an insurer asks. We report to the Lab Director / Owner (+ QA Manager), not to a ticket queue.

Talk to us

Call 206-850-1496 or email mhasse@itwerx.net and we will set up a short call – no audit, no pitch deck, just a conversation about what you have and what is worrying you.