{"id":19165,"date":"2023-08-28T06:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/?p=19165"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:13:49","slug":"5-signs-your-business-needs-cybersecurity-managed-services-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/articles\/5-signs-your-business-needs-cybersecurity-managed-services-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs Your Business Needs Cybersecurity Managed Services Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19165\" class=\"elementor elementor-19165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b3ad85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b3ad85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc681d8\" data-id=\"2bc681d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2831a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2831a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a business owner or a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), ensuring the security of your organization&#8217;s sensitive data and digital assets should be a top priority. As cyber threats increase in sophistication and prevalence, it has become crucial to have robust cyber security measures in place. However, it can be challenging to determine if your current security protocols are adequate or if you need to supplement them with cybersecurity managed services for added protection.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8b502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c8b502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do Cybersecurity Managed Services Include?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7876c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity managed services encompass a range of services provided by third-party cybersecurity experts or companies to help organizations protect their information systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. The specific services offered vary depending on the provider and the client&#8217;s needs. Some standard services that fall under the purview of cybersecurity managed services include:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843ac03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"843ac03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24&#215;7 attack surface management covers threat detection and response, vulnerability management, security patch management, firewall detection and remediation, and intrusion detection and prevention<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementation of strategies and tools to manage and secure endpoints to prevent malware incidents or sensitive data from being accessed without authorization<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring organizations remain compliant with industry regulations and security standards<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing the latest threat intelligence in regular reports analyzing security posture and performance to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities and make informed decisions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46b1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f46b1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five Signs Your Business May be at Risk<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708a14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708a14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we will discuss the signs that indicate your business may be at risk and needs cybersecurity managed services immediately. By recognizing these signs, you can take proactive steps to fortify your defenses and protect your organization from potential cyber disasters.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c09e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c09e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Increased Malware Incidents<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5547fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5547fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the earliest signs that your business needs cybersecurity managed services is a rising number of malware incidents. Malware, such as viruses, ransomware, and trojans, cause significant damage to your systems and compromise sensitive data. Suppose your organization has experienced an uptick in malware attacks or is struggling to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. In that case, it may indicate that your current security measures are insufficient.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, a significant number of ransomware attempts amount to 493.3 million was reported by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SonicWall<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getastra.com\/blog\/security-audit\/cyber-security-statistics\/#:~:text=Cybersecurity%20statistics%20indicate%20that%20there,cost%20%248%20trillion%20by%202023.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rise in the count of malware instances<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generated daily touched 300,000 in 2023, with 92% distributed through email, taking an average of 49 days to be detected.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526dc4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526dc4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Unpatched Software and Outdated Systems<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d424c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d424c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybercriminals often exploit outdated software and systems. Sometimes, the sheer volume of software patches can overwhelm your organization\u2019s cybersecurity team. Failure to consistently apply security updates can expose your organization to known vulnerabilities. According to a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esentire.com\/resources\/library\/2022-official-cybercrime-report#:~:text=According%20to%20Cybersecurity%20Ventures%2C%20the%20global%20annual%20cost,is%20expected%20to%20reach%20%2410.5%20trillion%20by%202025.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the total cost of cybercrime borne by organizations is predicted to hit $8 trillion by 2023, and continue growing to $10.5 trillion by 2025!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business has difficulty maintaining an up-to-date infrastructure or struggles with patch management, it may be time to consider cybersecurity managed services. These services can ensure that your entire attack surface is constantly scanned and patches are applied regularly to minimize the risk of exploitation and maintain proper cyber hygiene.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580feaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"580feaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Lack of Employee Cybersecurity Compliance Training<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2d4fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2d4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As your employees are on the front lines of your organization&#8217;s defense against cyber threats, the lack of adequate cybersecurity training may result in them unintentionally falling victim to phishing attacks, social engineering tactics, or other cybercrimes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent survey pointed to compromised passwords being the root cause of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastpass.com\/\/-\/media\/9fe0bf5dc473413b8ab4df3bd8688295.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% of all data breaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leading to severe financial losses for both businesses and consumers. The survey further expostulates that 45% of surveyed employees hadn\u2019t changed their passwords within a year, in spite of a security breach.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business has not invested in comprehensive employee cybersecurity training or struggles to keep up with changing best practices, cybersecurity managed services can provide the necessary education and awareness programs to empower your staff and reduce the risk of human error.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041367a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"041367a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Inadequate Incident Response Capabilities<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645291b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"645291b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another sign that your business may benefit from cyber security managed services is the absence of a well-defined incident response plan. In the event of a cyberattack or data breach, a robust response plan is essential to minimize damage, contain the incident, and restore normal operations quickly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research conducted by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concluded that companies take almost 200 days to identify a breach and an average of more than two months to contain one incident. This latency between infection, detection and containment has the potential to cost businesses millions of dollars. It was further identified that organizations that could contain a breach within 30 days, saved more than $1 million on average.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supposing your organization lacks an incident response strategy or feels ill-prepared to handle potential threats, cybersecurity managed services can help you develop and implement an effective plan, ensuring a swift and efficient&nbsp; response.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c9a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4c9a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Lack of Proactive Monitoring and Threat Intelligence<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d443d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d443d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber threats in today&#8217;s rapidly evolving threat landscape call for cybersecurity managed services offering proactive monitoring and threat intelligence capabilities that can help your organization adopt a risk-based approach to stay ahead of hackers. These services employ advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools and technologies to detect and mitigate risks in real-time, allowing you to identify known and unknown vulnerabilities across your company\u2019s attack surface before they are exploited.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96be70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96be70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab746fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab746fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As cyber threats constantly evolve, the consequences of a breach can be devastating. It is estimated that the cost of cybercrime <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/forecasts\/1280009\/cost-cybercrime-worldwide#:~:text=Between%202023%20and%202028%2C%20the,reach%2013.82%20trillion%20U.S.%20dollars.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will increase by 70%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to $13.82 trillion between 2023 and 2028. It is, therefore, crucial to identify cyberattacks and take action before it&#8217;s too late.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managed services market is likely to grow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to $25.77 billion by 2029. By choosing a cybersecurity managed service provider such as Securin, you can ensure the ongoing protection of your sensitive data, maintain customer trust, safeguard the future of your business, implement a robust incident response plan and boost your organization\u2019s reputation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea61e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea61e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-316bd58\" data-id=\"316bd58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055967d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"055967d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Securin\u2019s Vulnerability Management offers a risk-based vulnerability management approach that helps your organization identify, analyze, and prioritize vulnerabilities. <a href=\"\/vulnerability-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a consultation today!<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the five signs that indicate your business may be at risk and needs cybersecurity managed services immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138,80,136,137,135],"tags":[692],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19165"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20691,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19165\/revisions\/20691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.securin.xyz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}