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Choosing security services The use of managed security services is a crucial strategic decision for midmarket IT organizations looking to offload the management of network security or threat management to a third party. Find out what security-related questions you should be asking a service provider, how to formulate the best service-level agreement (SLA) for your organization's needs, and how to evaluate what data and access you should share with a provider.



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NAC Basics: Implementation and integration
SearchMidmarketSecurity.com | 30 Apr 2009
VIDEO - What is NAC, how can you know if it's right for your business and how can you implement a NAC configuration? In this second video of a two-part series, Joel Snyder explains NAC implementation and integration basics.


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	How to choose hosted Web security services 19 Aug 2009 TIP - Hosted Web security services that analyze Web traffic for malware are an attractive alternative to on-premise Web security gateways.


	Software-as-a-service a good choice for fighting spam Submitted By: SearchMidmarketSecurity.com \| 06 Jul 2009 TIP - SaaS allows midmarket companies with small IT staffs to offload the workload and expertise needed to fight the flood of spam inundating their email servers.


	Questions to ask when choosing your managed security service provider 27 Feb 2009 TIP - Outsourcing security services forces midmarket IT organizations to ask tough questions about a provider's capabilities and business model.


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	How to build the right managed security service level agreement SearchMidmarketSecurity.com \| 06 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - SMBs have little leverage in contractual negotiations with large managed security service providers, and should look toward smaller MSSPs for more flexibility in defining SLAs.


	Avoid compliance mistakes as you outsource SearchMidmarketSecurity.com \| 06 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - Providers may be required to be compliant with PCI, but that doesn't liberate merchants from liability in the event of a breach.


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	managed security services 31 May 2004 WORD - Managed security services (MSS) is a systematic approach to managing an organization's security needs. The services may be conducted in house or outsourced to a service provider that oversees other companies' network and ...


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