Dark Reading's Security Services Tech Center is dedicated to delivering the latest news, product information, analysis, and opinion on security services and outsourcing. Our goal: to help your organization make the right decisions about security services.

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By The Numbers

The percentage of enterprises that are outsourcing aspects of IT security to third parties has dropped significantly in the past year, according to the Computer Security Institute's 2009 Annual Security Survey.

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Security, as many consumers have recently discovered, is a matter of perspective. Many consumers carefully lock their houses each night and turn off their computers. They keep their AV products up to date, their wireless connections encrypted, and their passwords in their heads.

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Security Services Reports

You've Got (Secure) Mail: Using Service Providers to Boost Protection
The SaaS market is still in its infancy, but hosted e-mail security firms are leading the way, thanks to ease of implementation and many obvious benefits. Still, these services are not without risks. In this Dark Reading Tech Center report, we'll discuss how to determine what mix of in-house and hosted email security makes sense for your organization.

Security Services Strategies For Small and Midsize Firms
Infosec managers in small and midsize enterprise often feel like an army of one, constantly pinching pennies. But the paradigm shift from expensive on-premises management to off-premises hosting is good news for you, because today more than ever, the small business has access to large-enterprise security technologies via the phenomenon of subscription-based licensing. In this report, you'll discover how you can use security services strategically to gain economies of scale -- and a really deep bench.

Security Software as a Service: Navigating the New MSSP Landscape
This Dark Reading Security Services Tech Center Report offers advice on how to cut through the hype and claims by SaaS security vendors to get the best fit for your business. It provides a detailed look at the most popular types of cloud-based data protection and gives a rundown on the top service providers vying for your dollars.

Making the Business Case: Security Outsourcing in Financial Services
When it comes to online security, the financial community is under siege.  Between the troubled economy, the advent of more sophisticated attacks, and the growing number of threats inside and outside the organization, one thing is clear: financial services firms need help. In this report, we offer a look at the factors that are driving the financial industry toward security outsourcing - and how your institution can find the right provider.

Integrated Security Services: How To Choose The Right Provider Without Getting Burned
Providers ranging from Microsoft to Finallyfast.com offer everything from simple anti-malware, e-mail and content filtering services to sophisticated security applications, all in a single package. In this report, we discuss how to get the best "suite" for your business -- and your budget -- and what to beware of.

Making The Security Outsourcing Decision: A Reader's Guide
For years, enterprises resisted the idea of bringing a third party into their security strategies. Today, however, with security threats proliferating at alarming rates and economic pressures forcing major cutbacks, many companies are rethinking the security outsourcing decision. In this report, you'll learn about the wide variety of security services categories available on the market – their strengths and weaknesses, their costs, and what you should know before you make the outsourcing decision.

Security Services Newsfeed

• Verizon Business Helps Medium-Sized Businesses Combat Cyberthreats With New, Affordable Integrated Security Suite
• Trend Micro Expands its Hosted Security Service And Puts Focus On Channel-Success And Protecting Mobile Workers
• DataInherit Launches A Free High Security Online Password Safe
• McAfee Announces Quickstart Services For SMBs
• Wipro, Trend Micro Unite to Deliver Next-Generation Virtualization Security Solutions For Dynamic Datacenters
• VeriSign Identity Protection Mobile Application on Verizon Wireless Phones Makes Security More Accessible

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