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Affordable IT: Security Outsourcing
Friday, 7 October 2005 09:28 ESTSecurity outsourcing is no panacea, however. Far from guaranteeing an airtight organization, outsourcing could expose your company to even greater risk. Yet if done right, it can provide tremendous benefits in terms of costs, efficiencies, expertise and peace of mind.
Although most operational tasks of security, such as updating firewall rules, monitoring event logs and updating patches, can be outsourced easily, functions such as risk management and governance should not be. The transition of sensitive company procedures and policies is touchy, and many feel they'd rather take risks themselves than trust a less interested party. Be sure to retain oversight by someone of authority within your company. Outsourcing isn't just a convenient way to get security "out of sight, out of mind."
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