Managed Security Services Security is a key component in a stable and reliable business environment. Managing and monitoring security components and processes are functions that enterprises are increasingly outsourcing to reduce costs and improve security posture.
- Gartner

Current Landscape

• The increased awareness towards impacts of security threats from attackers, internal and external, has prompted organizations to attempt and take control over the effectiveness of their IT security systems.
• Even though an organization’s IT security is considered a clandestine domain due to business dynamic and regulatory pressures external expertise of security services vendors are being utilized to enhanced.
• Heterogeneity of security technologies and islands of security solutions implemented within the enterprise has created an infrastructure that calls for consolidation and integration with other IT systems of regain control and effectiveness.

Challenges

• Organizations are often confronted with the objective to continuous evaluate and gain assurance that implemented IT security controls are effective and adequate to mitigate the business from ever evolving security threats. Thus, exists the need to have a IT security services framework that synergizes with the business objectives.
• The composite task to build and retain technical skills that are effectively utilized across existing and new security technologies is a challenge. In addition, measurement of service productivity and tracking of inconsistency in processes are areas that require maturity.
• Due to the pressure of compliance with regulatory requirements (SoX, HIPAA, GLIBA, California Privacy Act etc.), organizations are faced with the task to revalidate the contributions of IT security. Thus, efforts to strengthen and track controls are a challenge to be addressed.