Trustwave SpiderLabs Uncovers Unique Cybersecurity Risks in Today's Tech Landscape. Learn More

Trustwave SpiderLabs Uncovers Unique Cybersecurity Risks in Today's Tech Landscape. Learn More

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Managed Detection & Response

Eliminate active threats with 24/7 threat detection, investigation, and response.

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Co-Managed SOC (SIEM)

Maximize your SIEM investment, stop alert fatigue, and enhance your team with hybrid security operations support.

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Advisory & Diagnostics

Advance your cybersecurity program and get expert guidance where you need it most.

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Penetration Testing

Test your physical locations and IT infrastructure to shore up weaknesses before exploitation.

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Database Security

Prevent unauthorized access and exceed compliance requirements.

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Email Security

Stop email threats others miss and secure your organization against the #1 ransomware attack vector.

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Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Prepare for the inevitable with 24/7 global breach response in-region and available on-site.

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Firewall & Technology Management

Mitigate risk of a cyberattack with 24/7 incident and health monitoring and the latest threat intelligence.

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Rapidly Secure New Environments
Security for rapid response situations
Securing the Cloud
Safely navigate and stay protected
Securing the IoT Landscape
Test, monitor and secure network objects
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When Do You Know if an MSSP is Right for You?

If your job is securing IT, you may have mixed feelings about bringing in a managed security services provider (MSSP). On the one hand, partnering with someone to do the work you don't have enough time to do yourself sounds inviting. On the other hand, how do you know they'll do it at least as well as you would? Then, where do you find the budget? Does such an arrangement give you less or more control? Does it give you less or more power on your team?

Admittedly, there is a lot to unpack there. The short answer for all of this is: It depends. However, you have choices that can slant the odds toward what you care about most.

A modern MSSP should give you options for which subtasks to offload, what service level you receive and what feedback loop activity you want so you can stay in control.

If you are having trouble hiring qualified IT security people, an MSSP may be the fastest - or only - way to get some critical IT security tasks covered.

But what about the cost? Sometimes the fastest way to get funding for an MSSP is to simply reallocate money earmarked for unfilled or unfillable headcount. Because you have flexibility in what you order, an MSSP may be simultaneously more cost efficient and more effective for some security tasks.

The important thing to remember is that it's your choice, and it can be empowering. If you would like to see some helpful research on how other organizations make this decision, please download our new white paper - "Why Move to an MSSP?" - which also comprehensively discusses how to secure IT in an era of threat surplus and talent scarcity.

Chris Harget is a senior product marketing manager at Trustwave.

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