There’s no question that in today’s day and age, you need a dedicated cybersecurity team to protect your company’s data. The question is, do you dedicate some of your existing IT staff to cybersecurity or do you use a managed security service providers (MSSP) services? Naturally, there are pros and cons to each approach.
Outsourcing Cybersecurity Services: Pros and Cons
The problem with hiring in-house is the challenge in finding qualified cybersecurity professionals. We are facing a massive cybersecurity skills gap as the number of hackers seem to be outstripping the number of available professionals with the abilities to stop them. Some estimates put this cybersecurity skills shortage at more than 1 million cybersecurity jobs currently going unfilled worldwide, and that number is only growing. Many businesses are turning to companies that specialize in IT security outsourcing for help. Even if you do find that diamond in the rough, your best IT staff may not have the skills and experience required for today’s evolving cybersecurity protection needs. Hiring an external firm has issues too. Yes, you may have to worry less about finding professionals who are already vetted, but you are going to pay a premium for their services. Plus you give up some control over things like compliance decisions, management of data and technology selection.
IAM Skills Gap
It seems clear that unless you are fortunate enough to have highly skilled cybersecurity professionals already on staff, you will need to outsource your cybersecurity. One of the areas where the cybersecurity skills gap is the greatest is in the field of identity and access management (IAM). This is the ability of your system to make sure every person who accesses the network at any time is an authorized and identifiable user and restricting each person’s level of access to exactly the amount the company allows them to have. Effective identity and access management is a critical tool for stopping hackers, as the specific purpose of identity and access management software is to identify and prevent hackers from entering the system unnoticed.
Start Protecting Your System Today With Effective Identity and Access Management Solutions From Optimal IdM
Optimal IdM specializes in providing top-level identity and access management with features like multifactor authentication and LDAP proxy firewalls so you can feel completely safe with your network. We offer cloud-based and on-premises solutions to fit your company’s needs. So if you’ve been debating staying in-house out of concerns about letting your data onto the cloud, we can accommodate you. We offer custom cybersecurity solutions and have extremely competitive prices. The amount of time and money it might take you to find and retain a quality cybersecurity staff on your own could well exceed the cost of Optimal IdM services without necessarily increasing the quality of your protection.
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Best of all, Optimal IdM offers a free trial of its identity access and management solution services, so you have nothing to lose. We are sure the security of our authentication and authorization tools will satisfy and exceed your company’s requirements. Once you see how well Optimal IdM can protect your system and your data, you can sign up for the paid version. To get started and give your company the protection from hackers you desperately need, contact Optimal IdM today.
