Managed Security Services – A Virtual Reality
The challenges faced by organizations are innumerable; especially as far as IT infrastructure and services are concerned. This is because organizations today are heavily dependent on IT for the day to day operations of their business. With enterprises having global presence, the information exchange between employees, suppliers, partners and customers also increases.
You need a security solution that protects your enterprise from threats like data leakage, data theft both external and internal, website defacement, denial of service, legal risks etc. and takes into account end-user and e-mail security. It should also be able to sniff out potential threats across data centers, the web, email, networks and end users.
To meet these challenges, organizations need state of the art technology, industry leading processes and expert operators to stay one step ahead of these malicious threats that your infrastructure can be subjected to. However, such IT infrastructure management not only requires extensive expenditures but also the dedication of precious resources for running and maintenance. It is for this reason that organizations turn to external vendors who provide managed security services (MSS) that are efficient and cost effective.
Market trends show that demand for outsourced MSS solutions is growing as organizations look for external partners to meet their IT security needs – either completely or to augment their existing skill sets. The cloud is becoming crowded with new vendors that are fast emerging to offer these services.
Cloud based managed security services portfolios (MSSP) are also expanding their customer base by building on their infrastructural capacities and offerings capabilities. MSS solutions being offered by providers are often comprehensive in nature, integrating several aspects of IT and providing organizations with a consolidated solution to varied threats.
Managed Security Services Portfolios include:
Desktop and Device Security: Desktop computers and other devices being used around the premises require security experts around the clock to manage and monitor security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, web filtering, antivirus, VPN, IDS and IPN as well as URL protection.
Email Security: As email becomes more prevalent for business, the importance of email security becomes more significant. E-mail needs maximum security as it is the most targeted by spam, viruses, unwanted content, malware and non-business related websites.
Mobile Security: More and more people are today carrying a variety of sophisticated mobile devices that are evolving with integrated operating systems like Windows, Palm and Symbian. Coupled with growing deployments of business-process applications, which receive, create and send official data, they have emerged as the latest inclusion to IT security requiring their own antivirus, filtering and firewalls.
On Demand Security Services: In order to keep up with growing consumer demands and requirements, vendors also provide additional services like analysis and reporting along with professional consulting on IT security related issues.
For organizations that have not evaluated cloud-based security options, now may be a good time to revisit these managed security services solutions. As cloud-based security solutions grow and mature, more creative options will be developed and prices will decrease as more security vendors develop comparable solutions.
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