The advantages of having a 100% managed security service

In response to this context, a series of new products grouped under the term Managed Security Services are emerging in the cybersecurity market. These group common services in this field (antivirus programs, firewalls, intrusion detection, updates, security auditing, content filtering, etc.), but adopting a new approach to the company's security needs, on the basis of which said services pass to be managed by a third party that assumes responsibility for them to remain operational and monitored at all times.

A study conducted at the beginning of last year in the US, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany showed that 74% of organizations continued to manage their security systems, but that 82% of IT professionals worked or planned to work in the future with Managed security service providers.

Advantages of managed security services
Managed security service providers help mitigate the risks that security management entails, and resorting to them carries a clear set of advantages:

The first and most obvious is the cost one: using a managed security service usually saves costs compared to the option of an organization investing in its own personnel, software and hardware.

It offers advantages in terms of personnel management and talent acquisition: there is a relative shortage of specialized cybersecurity personnel, which generates great pressure on IT departments to retain staff with sufficient qualification. Having a truly solvent team to face the challenges of the company may be prohibitive for some of them, but feasible for managed security service providers. Outsourcing this function allows you to concentrate internal resources on more critical aspects for the business.

They allow you to keep security systems up and running 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, which many companies can only guarantee during normal business hours.

We can see advantages in terms of the efficiency granted by the scale at which the providers of managed security systems work: it is difficult for an organization to keep track of all the new threats and potential vulnerabilities that arise, as well as update their good practices and safety tools, while the suppliers are in contact with international experts that reinforce their know-how and their ability to react. In addition, many of them have had the opportunity to work side by side with law enforcement is useful when conducting forensic analysis useful in judicial proceedings.

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Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF: how does each act?

Both Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF are security and defense solutions; understand below their characteristics and how each one works.

Working in the digital world can be very risky. There are countless numbers of threats that those who live in this environment can suffer daily. Precisely thinking about the security of those on the network, effective prevention and precaution solutions have been developed, namely Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF. Here you will better understand how each one works.

FIREWALL, IDS /IPS,  AND WAF
One of the most well-known defense techniques, the Firewall blocks access to suspicious software from the internet that can harm your computer and access your information. The Firewall works with rules and works both by hardware (routers and modems) and by software (installed programs).

A system with active solutions, the IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) is able to identify an intrusion, analyze how dangerous it is, send an alarm to the administrator and block the intruder. As software, IPS prevents and prevents cyber attacks.

IDS and IPS: Similarities and differences between intrusion tools

The Intruder Detection System (IDS) and the Intruder Prevention System (IPS) prevent network intrusions in complementary ways.

Network data is usually protected by routers, firewalls or switches. Such technologies reduce the risks of those who work with the web, but in addition to having a configuration that requires advanced technical knowledge, in some cases, they also allow undue access that leads to cyber attacks. It is through this loophole that IDS - Intrusion detection system and IPS - Intrusion prevention system.

Both the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) are security techniques capable of detecting and preventing unauthorized access to networks and hosts. A switch, a router or a desktop server is enough for this system to be deployed or installed with software through hardware that fulfills the functions on your network. Although both perform the same function - that of preventing such unauthorized access -, they have some points that make them different.

Without interfering with the course of network traffic, the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) monitors traffic, is capable of averting attacks and invasion attempts and is able to verify whether an action is threatening or not. IDS provides additional protection for a company's network assets.

How can I increase security and optimize my network?

SOFTWALL has a Network Analysis and Monitoring service, which consists of verifying the environment and making notes and improvements so that your network has greater reach, speed and also security, important in recent times due to attacks and data theft. Contact SOFTWALL, we can arrange a conversation without compromise to better understand your need.