The High Cost of Recovery from a Security Breach
Small to medium size businesses are what keep this country moving. Unfortunately, for many of these business owners, budgetary needs force them to make cuts that the mammoth corporations do not have to consider. These budget cuts can often result in reduced security and sub par IT services. And in the long run, this can end up costing the company even more money. Reacting to; and the recovering from, a security breach or attack is always pricy. And this is more after it has happened than what it would have cost to prevent it.
This fact has been supported by recent surveys, and may come as a surprise to many small and mid-size companies who are under the false impression that hackers and other security threats target larger corporations. It has been discovered that companies that have less than 500 employees are actually more likely to be at risk of an attack or security breach than a larger corporation. Of course, this becomes a problem when the larger corporation has the resources to maintain higher levels of security at a time when smaller companies are dealing with restricted or; in some cases, frozen IT budgets.
The benefits of hiring a Managed IT Services Provider in preventing attacks and security breaches
Security breaches are a real concern for small business owners. Many are making the decision to bring on outside providers to address their IT needs. Managed services providers can offer an affordable solution to small business owners who are struggling to manage an internal IT staff. In some cases there isn’t even an IT person on staff, which can be just as costly for the small business when they have to bring in a professional on an as needed basis. Considering the money and time spend recovering from a security attack or breech, more business owners are realizing the cost of not having this level of protection is too high to pay.
How managed services providers can help
Here we look at how managed services providers can help business owners level the playing field against those who would infiltrate their security systems.
- Increased knowledge. Managed services providers are in the business of technology. They have trained staff who are able to prevent security breeches. They also spot any activity that could be perceived as a threat. Moreover, they have the expertise to stop threats that can lead to costly recovery measures.
- Less expensive than in-house IT. Other IT professionals can provide the same security. But it will cost much more to the business owner. What many owners realize is paying a flat monthly fee for security and other services is more cost effective than paying an internal IT staff or outsourcing per incident.
- Proactive is better than reactive. There’s a big benefit to having a quality managed services provider in your corner. You act in a proactive manner to ensure all of your systems are managed properly. And this is less expensive and time consuming than waiting for something bad to happen first.
Any small business can benefit from a Managed IT Services provider. They can do so at a fraction of the cost. Therefore, this eliminates the fear and unnecessary cost of trying to recover from a breech in security.
