We already know online security is important to your business. The question is, how can a small business maximize security and mitigate risk most economically? The answer: managed security.
Outsourcing the management of all things related to IT security saves money for a number of reasons. More importantly, a small business puts itself at risk when it tries to manage security in-house.
Economies of Scale Mean a Cost-Savings for Small Business
The hardware and software required to provide a stable and secure environment for any business today is expensive. It also requires constant attention, upgrades, and patches to stay ahead of new threats that are in constant development. Managed security means you share the expense of hardware and software with other small businesses. You get the latest and greatest equipment/software while only paying a fraction of the cost.
The hardware and software required to provide a stable and secure environment for any business today is expensive. It also requires constant attention, upgrades, and patches to stay ahead of new threats that are in constant development. Managed security means you share the expense of hardware and software with other small businesses. You get the latest and greatest equipment/software while only paying a fraction of the cost.
It is no secret that recruiting, training, and keeping qualified personnel is time-consuming and expensive. IT security is an ever-changing landscape that requires full-time vigilance in monitoring threats, researching emerging threats, and trouble-shooting. That's a huge strain and responsibility to place on an in-house IT staff already over tasked just keeping PCs, websites, and VoIP systems up and running smoothly. Why not share the cost of a specialized IT security team with other small companies?
Leave Security to the Experts
If an in-house IT staff is tasked with day-to-day operations, do they have the time to manage your security as well? Outsourcing gives a smaller business access to team knowledge and actual expertise earned in the field of IT security.
If an in-house IT staff is tasked with day-to-day operations, do they have the time to manage your security as well? Outsourcing gives a smaller business access to team knowledge and actual expertise earned in the field of IT security.
Is 24-7-365 vigilance to online security a realistic expectation for an in-house staff? Are your IT folks tired of sharing weekend and holiday duty in the event some offshore hacker decides to test your firewall? Outsourced managed IT security means your business is safe and employees can walk away off-hours worry-free.
Some Guy's Basement Versus a State-of-the-Art Data Center...Do the Math
The physical location of a business's servers also affect IT security. Most reputable managed security companies house servers in professional data center facilities. Data centers are designed for physical security, as well as protection against power outages and natural disasters. Maintaining IT infrastructure in any other location is risky business.
The physical location of a business's servers also affect IT security. Most reputable managed security companies house servers in professional data center facilities. Data centers are designed for physical security, as well as protection against power outages and natural disasters. Maintaining IT infrastructure in any other location is risky business.
Look for These Perks When Researching Reputable Managed Security Companies:
- Application Visibility and Control
- Visualization Tools
- Application Browser
- User-based Visibility and Control
- Real-time Threat Prevention
- File and Data Filtering
- Legacy Firewall Support
- Networking architecture
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Real-time Bandwidth Monitor
- Purpose-built platform
- Next generation firewalls and content filters in multiple locations
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