Complementing your InfoSec team with a Managed Security Services Provider
With security being a priority for most companies, now is the best time to partner with a MSSP (Managed Security Services provider). MSSP's are more flexible than ever. Whether you need help with malware hunting, after hours monitoring, 24/7 monitoring, incident response, penetration testing or vulnerability assessments, a MSSP can provide the short term and long term solution.
Reasons to reach out to a MSSP:
- Fresh Eyes - in most cases, a new set of eyes can give you a new bird's eye view
- Fill the talent gap - most likely, you don't have a talent gap, but a shortage in staff. A MSSP can help fill the need
- SOC - While it's nice to have your own SOC, imagine having additional SOCS providing you real time data and events coming from China, Europe or anywhere else
- Proactive Approach to Cyber - a MSSP will constantly analyze your existing tools, environment and other potential threats
What to ask for when you've identified a MSSP:
- Are you SLA/Event driven (and will not act until an event actually happens)?
- What type of threat intelligence can you provide?
- How will you help strengthen my security posture?
- How proactive are you when it comes fighting cyber threats?
- How many SOC's do you operate globally?
The good news is, you have many choices when it comes to complementing your security systems. Only you know what your strengths/weaknesses are with your infrastructure.
If you're considering a partnership with a managed security services provider, check out what General Dynamics Commercial Cyber Services has to offer. We look at cyber security as a 3 legged stool - people, process, and tools.
As part of General Dynamics, a leading Fortune 100 company, we have the resources, structure and stability you can trust as a long-term business partner.
Grounded in our work for the Intelligence Community, we prioritize intelligence and analysis over technology. Our focus is on protecting your company’s critical intellectual property (I.P.) and core business functions.
Our approach allows our clients to buy an outcome – security – not simply a series of responses to discrete cyber events.
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