Managed IT security services firms resell cloud-based offerings

Managed service providers are reselling security as a service offerings from third-party providers to expand their service portfolios in the IT security arena.

Bret Laughlin leaves little doubt that partnering with third parties has enabled BrainTrace, the managed IT security services firm he founded, to offer what he considers to be the best enterprise-level security technologies to non-enterprise companies. One of those technologies is cloud-based active breach detection from Eastwind Networks, which BrainTrace signed on with a few months ago.

While Laughlin considered acquiring technology, when he found Eastwind, "it was a perfect fit." He particularly liked that it has "very fast search capabilities and keeps lengthy logs, and we believed with its combination of machine learning and human resources using that type of data … we could provide best overall service to our clients."

Dimension Data launches Managed Security Services in Middle East and Africa

Dimension Data today announced the launch of its Managed Security Services (MSS) in Middle East and Africa. Dimension Data's MSS are a suite of managed and cloud-based services to help organisations establish compliance, minimise business impact, and reduce overall security risk in the face of today's emerging threats.

"Our MSS offerings represent a new milestone in our security capabilities and will strengthen Dimension Data's position as a leading managed security services provider in Middle East and Africa," said Sean Duffy, Security Executive at Dimension Data Middle East and Africa.

"These services offload the burden of real-time network monitoring, advanced security analysis, and global intelligence correlation to Dimension Data, while allowing businesses to keep complete insight into critical business information."

MSS is a global offering, currently delivered by Dimension Data's 24x7 Security Operations Centres (SOCs). The services will be complemented by the extensive knowledge and experience of Dimension Data's professional security services teams across Middle East and Africa.

MSS identifies and solves real-time security risks through a proven, continuous management process. Organisations can outsource the management of specific security activities and services so they can achieve the business flexibility needed to manage IT infrastructure while focusing on core business objectives.


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Managed Security Services Prove Their Worth

The world of cybersecurity changes every day. New threats enter the security landscape, and organizations leverage new and better tools to deal with these threats. At the same time, business users travel around the world, carrying notebooks, tablets and smartphones that contain sensitive information. How can enterprises continue to secure data in such a dynamic environment?

Cloud-based security solutions - known as Security as a Service, delivered by managed security service providers - fill this gap. Cloud-based security offerings provide organizations with the flexibility to respond to an increasingly diverse spectrum of attacks. Once considered fringe products, Security as a Service offerings now play a critical role in building strong defenses.

The Benefits of Security as a Service

Security as a Service providers offer several key benefits that simply aren’t found in traditional on-premises offerings. Cloud-based products are often scalable, affordable options that offer state-of-the-art security controls with only a fraction of the administrative burden needed to support on-premises systems.

Cloud providers design their service offerings with scalability in mind. The hundreds or thousands of customers they serve simultaneously demand highly scalable solutions that easily accommodate both predictable and unpredictable spikes in usage. If an organization’s website sees a sudden spike in demand — perhaps with the arrival of a seasonal peak or because of media coverage — an on-premises solution may not cope with that demand without a time-consuming and expensive hardware upgrade. Cloud security offerings can automatically scale to meet changing needs.

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