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• Cost efficiency. Managing security programs in-house can be a drain on scarce
company resources. By outsourcing their security programs to a solutions provider,
organizations can achieve cost savings by not having to maintain their own full-time on-
site security staff.

• Awareness of regulatory compliance issues. Security solutions providers will help
companies in regulated industries keep on top of compliance requirements and help
them maintain infrastructures for compliance.

• Problem resolution by specialists. When problems and issues arise, experienced
security specialists do the trouble-shooting. Cyber attacks occur at a rapid pace and are
often not detected until much later. A security solutions provider has the proper tools and
resources for early threat detection and protection, keeping on top of threats as they
arise, not weeks or months after an organization has already been attacked.

• Availability and support. An organization that elects to manage its cybersecurity
programs in-house would require enormous resources in manpower and technology to
monitor systems 24x7. A best-practices security solutions provider with end-to-end
support services often offers 24x7 support and live monitoring of systems and data.

Cyber attacks are on the rise and companies have scarce internal resources, as well as
inadequately trained employees, to deal with managing security programs in-house.
Organizations that work with experienced security solutions providers will mitigate the risks
posed by security threats in an efficient and cost-effective manner and enable the organization
to concentrate on its actual business.

About the Author

Doug Ramos is Security Practice Manager at Groupware
Technology, where he is growing and expanding the
company’s security business by evaluating and adding the
latest security solutions that will offer the best protection for
Groupware Technology customers. He has over 20 years
of experience in the technology industry in security and
networks. Doug started his career at Lucent and became
one of its first VoIP specialists, building out voice networks
in eight different countries. He has also worked at Cisco in
its wireless and security divisions and as Manager of Cisco
Enterprise Networking for CANCOM-HPM Networks. Prior
to joining Groupware Technology, he was Director of
Wireless Product Marketing at Fortinet.

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