Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have traditionally not been keen on outsourcing for a few reasons, but a sea change is occurring for SMBs when it comes to security and technology. Businesses using managed services to handle security needs have to hand over mission-critical control of their network infrastructures to service providers. A rising number of SMBs are electing to do this and more.

In-House Security Losing Steam

While managed security was initially popular with enterprises hoping to simplify and coordinate security across multiple locations, it is looking more and more attractive to one- and two-location business owners who realize these threats are indiscriminate in who they target.

With new security threats churning out at a fever pitch, it is almost impossible to stay relevant with security in-house. Even with just one location, adequate security needs to consider firewall management, intrusion detection, malware detection, compliance requirements, email encryption, user authentication, and, most importantly, active monitoring.

According to a study cited in CIO, 40% of businesses are using part time employees to manage their security. That is alarming. This setup compromises effective monitoring and cuts down on time to detect attacks from 24/7 to someone not even on the clock 9-5. The level of scrutiny and speed of reaction need to be looked at if you want to take your network security seriously. Outsource to a provider that guarantees around-the-clock monitoring in the service level agreement. Employees do not come with SLAs.

Security Specialization

The number and variety of security threats facing businesses today require true specialization to conquer. Although enterprise businesses led the charge for managed security, there is a multi-dimensional landscape of security concerns that affect businesses of all sizes. Skills and time are at a premium, and a greater number of business owners are finding security is not a piece of their business they want to gamble on.

What is your peace of mind worth? MicroCorp can connect you with a portfolio of managed security providers to find the right fit for your customer’s security vulnerabilities.