November 08, 2002 — CSO — Managed Services
Security outsourcing is on the rise. In-Stat/MDR research group says the managed-security services market will hit nearly $5 billion by the year 2006. Currently, consulting makes up the biggest slice of the outsourcing pie
Breach NotificationCatbird Networks offers external website security monitoring
The service also monitors online transactions and website performance. The company is aiming particularly at customers in regulated industries, citing as a customer case study The Marion Bank in Marion, Ohio, which implemented the Catbird service to help pass muster in an FDIC audit. -Kathleen Carr
Vulnerability AssessmentOf course, it makes more sense to prevent hacker attacks, if possible, than to clean up after them, says Charles Kolodgy, analyst at IDC (a sister company to CSO's publisher).
That's Caleb Sima's reasoning as well. And Sima
Sima says he has worked with government agencies and others to share his Web monitoring product. Paying customers are offered a demo, after which they can decide whether to spring for the whole contract, which typically costs around $20,000 annually. -K.C.
WiretappingOn to the specialized niche example: VeriSign now offers telecom companies an outsourced wiretapping service.
VeriSign suggests that by using its new product NetDiscovery, small cellular companies can easily comply with new federal wiretapping regulations and save money. Complying with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act means cellular communications companies must have wiretapping abilities and be able to retrieve specific conversations, a capability most companies do not currently have. For small companies that could mean expensive systems upgrades, new equipment and staff to run that new equipment. Companies that do not comply face $10,000-a-day fines for every court-ordered wiretap request they cannot fulfill.
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