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| “Organisations must consider all elements of their information security, from basic firewalls to staff training and any managed services, holistically and recognise that it is a continuous journey” | 
Ward Solutions Pat Larkin, CEO |
| Ward Solution’s experience is that most organisations want to move at least one aspect of their information security to the as-a-service model. This covers a wide range including web or email protection, vulnerability or a more comprehensive secure perimeter solution. An advantage of managed security is that it can be done in the cloud, on premise or a hybrid combination of to suit the business.Organisations are outsourcing to managed security for a number of reasons such as in-house skills shortage, the growing trend of moving from a CapEx to an OpPEx model, flexibility, and cost reduction.
Businesses looking to move to the as-a-service model need to ensure the following: 
At Ward Solutions, we recommend that Irish organisations consider all elements of their information security, from basic firewalls to staff training and any managed services, holistically and recognise that it is a continuous journey, not a destination that can be arrived at. |
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