MXToolbox
Email and domain diagnosticsLook up MX, DNS and common email-delivery signals when you need more detail.
External tool · independently curated
Tools & Benefits
Useful tools. Clear choices.
A practical starting point for UK SME owners: begin with a free check, use independent context where it helps, and ask a better question before you buy anything.
01 · Free Tools
The useful first move
The IT Club checker is the primary starting point because it asks only for a domain and explains public email settings in plain English.
Built into IT Club
See the public signals behind your business email.
Check MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC without passwords, mailbox access or an account. It is a useful point-in-time view, not a certificate or a substitute for your provider's advice.
Public records onlyRuns in your browser
Want the context first? Read the DMARC small-business checklist.
02 · Recommended Products & Services
A short list, with the edges left visible.
These are genuine tools that can help with a specific question. They are not endorsements, rankings or a buying funnel. Check the provider's terms and privacy information before using an external service.
Relationship note
Most links leave IT Club. The Email Security Tool is hosted by Altitude IT Support and is labelled as such.
Have I Been Pwned
Breach awarenessCheck an email address against known breaches. Never enter a password here or anywhere else to test it.
External tool · independently curated
Microsoft Secure Score
Microsoft 365 postureReview security recommendations in a Microsoft 365 tenant you administer.
External tool · independently curated
VirusTotal
Suspicious files and URLsUse it for a second opinion on a link, file, domain or IP address before acting.
External tool · independently curated
Ransomware.live
Threat intelligenceFollow reported ransomware activity and use it as context for resilience conversations.
External tool · independently curated
NCSC Cyber Essentials guidance
UK security baselineStart with the National Cyber Security Centre's explanation of the Cyber Essentials controls.
External tool · independently curated
SecurityHeaders
Website security headersInspect the HTTP security headers returned by a public website.
External tool · independently curated
SSL Labs
TLS configurationTest the public TLS configuration of a website and understand the result before changing anything.
External tool · independently curated
Email Security Tool
A deeper hosted email checkA separate Altitude IT Support tool for email-security checks, provided here with the relationship made clear.
Free tool provided by Altitude IT Support
03 · Member Benefits
Still being shaped properly.
Coming soon
No invented discounts. No pretend member area.
Member benefits are being worked on and are not available yet. When there is something real to share, it will be described here with the eligibility, limits and relationship made clear.
Useful updates
Practical resources
Clearly disclosed offers
How we choose what appears
We recreate the small, privacy-conscious checks that belong on IT Club. For specialist services, we link out instead of pretending to own the experience. We leave out pressure tactics and tools that ask for data they do not need.
A note on links and incentives
No affiliate links are currently used. If that changes, we will disclose the relationship beside the relevant link before it is published. An external tool's presence here is not a guarantee, certification or recommendation to purchase a service.
Curation boundary: Password exposure checks that request sensitive personal data; Generic commercial service pages presented as recommendations; Provider lead-generation calls to action are not included as recommendations.
The right next step
Not sure which signal matters?
Ask the Advisor. Bring the domain, tool result or plain-language concern. You will get a practical answer, not a provider lead-generation form.