Cybercriminals don’t just work 9-5 on weekdays, so even if an in-house team member is alerted that a threat has been detected, what is the timeline between detection and containment? That timeframe is the most critical period, as it could mean the difference in the impact size of an incident.

Today’s cyberattacks are most often human-led, so an initial threat could mean that it’s a first attempt and action is required to protect the data on your network.

Hiring IT security specialists with the depth of knowledge and the tools required to proactively defend businesses against modern threats is simply out of reach for most non-enterprise businesses. To effectively run a 24/7 threat monitoring program that can detect threats, contain them, and take preventative action immediately, a security operations centre (SOC) is required. Beyond the expert personnel, a SOC requires costly equipment to ensure a successful threat response strategy and can take a year or more of setup time to become fully operational.

It’s clear that expanding an in-house IT security team to handle every cybersecurity threat is out of reach from a financial and human resource perspective.

Finding third-party security experts that have a fully-equipped SOC with a team of experienced and knowledgeable professionals at the helm can be challenging, but well worth the investigative effort. Securing third-party expert threat detection and response means your business will be protected 24/7, no matter how time- or resource-constrained your in-house IT team may be.

For this reason, most mid-size businesses choose a third party to handle IT security, such as a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP). Many MSSPs use a “Best-of-Breed” approach, layering on integrations as a company grows or as an industry shifts (e.g. moving to the cloud, enabling remote and hybrid workforces). Each integration demands an overwhelming amount of human attention to analyze various alerts and perform security architecture maintenance — and yet blind spots still exist for cybercriminals to prey on.

Those third-party cybersecurity experts who have moved from a “Best-of-Breed” to a “Best-of-Platform” approach (including Bulletproof), have taken a step back to view an organization’s IT security needs holistically. Using a modern, natively integrated platform approach to security still relies on human cybersecurity expertise, but with the benefits of automation to ensure complete end-to-end coverage to mitigate attacks.

By outsourcing to a trusted team of IT experts who use a Best-of-Platform approach to cybersecurity, you’ll greatly reduce your risk of a cyberattack while increasing ROI.

Bulletproof uses a “Best-of-Platform” approach with Microsoft’s Security platform to fully integrate and defend your network against cyberthreats such as ransomware attacks, BEC, data breaches, supply-chain attacks, and other types of malware.

As the 2021 Microsoft Global Security Partner of the Year, Bulletproof is happy to discuss how our cybersecurity expertise can be used to mitigate the risk of a cyberattack on your network. Contact us to get started with a personalized security assessment.