How Do Managed Security Services Work?

New security threats are constantly arising, making it difficult to keep your business fully protected with basic, self-administered security protocols. A managed security service provider (MSSP) can help keep your business and sensitive data protected from these advancing threats. It may be time to outsource your IT security to build strong cybersecurity practices that protect your company from the growing threat landscape. Keep reading to learn how managed security services work.

What are Managed Security Services?

While a managed service provider (MSP) focuses on general IT support, administration, and maintenance, a managed security service provider focuses specifically on IT security.

An MSSP uses threat monitoring, incident response, and other cybersecurity protocols to protect your organization’s systems and endpoints from today’s threats, including ransomware and data breaches. You can rely on your MSSP for comprehensive data security management, intrusion detection and prevention, relevant threat intelligence, and more.

Fully Managed vs. Co-Managed Security Services

There are two types of managed IT services to choose from when outsourcing, fully managed or co-managed. With fully-managed services, companies get all-inclusive solutions built to cover all their IT infrastructure. On the other hand, co-managed services provide support for specific IT gaps and typically partner with an existing in-house IT team.

Likewise, full-time MSSPs control the entire network security and monitor security events using their own security technologies and tools. Co-managed MSSPs work with the security technologies you already own, help you learn about them, maintain them, and manage solutions.

Fully managed security services are usually better for organizations with little security experience or protocols. In contrast, co-managed security services are usually a more cost-effective option for those with existing internal IT teams. Both are effective options. It is up to you to decide which is right for your business. If you aren’t sure which type of security service is best for you, our security professional would be happy to point you in the right direction.

What Happens When You Hire an MSSP?

Once you hire an MSSP, here are some steps that they will likely take to secure your business.

1. Comprehensive Evaluation

Your MSSP will perform a risk assessment to evaluate your company’s existing security framework, tools, and digital assets and look at gaps across the system.

2. Establish an IT Security Roadmap

Next, your security team will likely define your security presence based on your risk assessment by creating a prioritized IT roadmap.

3. Design a Growth Strategy

Your MSSP will suggest security solutions that prioritize your cybersecurity and business needs outlined in the roadmap. This strategy should include an outline of all resources, costs, and cybersecurity recommendations. Warwick Communications’ own security professionals are dedicated to designing a holistic growth strategy to improve your position and support scalability.

4. Launch New Initiatives

Finally, your security provider will put the established IT protocols and strategies into place to improve your operational position, keep you better protected from cyberattacks, and quickly respond to threats as they occur.

Warwick Communications is the leading managed security management team in Ohio. Our real-time, around-the-clock managed IT services can help protect you against the digital landscape’s constantly evolving cyber threats. Contact our experts today to learn more about our managed security services.