Navigating Online Security 5 Benefits of Choosing a Managed Security Service Provider
BEAMSTARTDo you run your own business? Are you looking for more tasks to do? Not likely!
Running a business is hard, especially in 2024. However, if you want to set yourself a task that will never be over, then it is worth trying to become your own business security provider. If you have an online business, you will be faced with trying to protect your business accounts, emails, and the credit/debit card numbers that are linked to your business and your customers.
If, however, you are someone who actually wants to have some free time, here are the five benefits of outsourcing this herculean task to a digital security provider. Enjoy!
- Proactive Protection
Firstly, outsourcing to a managed security service provider or MSSP will provide a proactive approach to potential cyber threats. This is a far better option than having a reactive approach. By hiring a security service provider for your digital business, you can ensure that they will always be taking steps to prevent threats before they happen and will alert you if there is a potential incident in progress. They are also available on a 24/7 basis and will therefore prevent data leaks and your business from having to go through expensive downtime in the event of data breaches, even if it is 1 am!
- Improved IT Performance
It is an unfortunate reality that many IT team members are usually responsible for handling the hardware, software, and maintenance needs of a business, meaning that overseeing the security of any digital platform is one of many jobs they have to complete. This means it doesn't get a great deal of attention and can put your business data at risk. By hiring a third party to oversee this area, you ensure that they are dedicated to this job and that your onsite or remote IT services team will be able to focus on other jobs, meaning your business's IT functions will improve.
- Professional Insights
A managed security services provider will be able to offer your company a range of services that you wouldn’t have access to without them. Of course, there is 24/7 access but they will also have resources to stop data leaks if they happen, to encrypt emails and other sensitive information, as well the ability to provide an in-depth look at unusual activity occurring in your accounts.
- Lowered Costs
If you had to hire all the people needed to oversee what a security service provider does, it would cost a fortune in relation to pay, training, and on-call rates. If you are a small business, you will not be able to afford this and should, therefore, put all your eggs in one basket and go for the option of a third party overseeing this area. It will cost less, and will come with the assurance that they will know what they are doing!
- Thorough Protection
Lastly, hiring a security service provider will come with a range of different tools to detect different threats that your business may be under. Usually, this will include an assessment of your business security, a firewall, network connection management, threat management, and, of course, the all-important compliance with regulations.
