Founder & CEO at Dynamix Solutions
There are many different functions when it comes to managed services that can help your company to lower its costs and to become more efficient within your operations.
But, what does managed services mean?
Managed services is the practice of outsourcing management functions and responsibilities on a proactive basis.
When it comes to managed IT services, each service has a different function. One of the most useful of these types of managed services is managed security.
There are a number of ways managed security can help to create a strong computing environment for your business. Here are the top 5 types of managed services that will help increase your IT security:
Remote Monitoring
People in the business world often think of remote monitoring when they hear the term managed security. Remote monitoring takes place on a continuous basis to keep track of imperative system events and clarify them in a way that will help determine if they are a risk to your company’s data or information systems. This type of managed service involves tracking all unwarranted behaviour on your network in addition to tracking inbound connections that may include hacking attempts. This category of managed security includes analysis of security trends within the systems so that troublesome patterns can be locations and fixed in a timely manner.
Perimeter Management
Perimeter management is another remote service where firewalls and intrusion detection systems are installed, upgraded and maintained. This type of managed service include managing configuration settings remotely in order for your hardware and software to function at its top capacity to secure your systems.
Vulnerability and Penetration Testing
Vulnerable testing includes both simulated hacking attacks and software scans to discover vulnerabilities that exist within your systems. It is only then that these vulnerabilities can be addressed in order to add more advanced hardware and software systems that are better designed to protect your company’s information assets and network. Vulnerability testing does not typically include a network-wide security assessment, but usually focuses on the perimeter and the ability for hackers to make their way inside systems without the proper authorization.
Penetration testing on the other hand can be an on-time event. IT companies take a robust approach that contains periodic random testing to better understand the picture of your network’s strengths and weaknesses over a period of time.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment will help your company understand its risk posture for your key assets and systems, procedures, policies and controls; minimize risk when sharing information with outside vendors; and address emerging threats so that you can integrate new technology to secure the risks.
Remote Compliance Monitoring
This type of managed service focuses around software constantly scanning the network for changes so that abnormal ones that don’t meet your company’s policies can be flagged immediately. For example, if a system administrator grants himself or herself additional privileges, it will be noted immediately in the case of the access level is too high for the job functions that the individual would need to perform.
If you are looking for types of managed services to increase your company’s security, contact Dynamix Solutions today.