| Managed network security services | | | | otherwise their could be repercussions. In a case when |
| For any customer relationship to work properly you | | | | the work is really important, it becomes very important |
| need to put in all your effort and strength into it. The | | | | that the responsibilities are well assigned, that is the |
| most important thing that comes into consideration | | | | company and the client should both be well aware as |
| where this relationship is concerned are the service | | | | to who will be responsible for the delay in the work |
| level agreements, or SLA's as we call them. | | | | and who will be responsible for what problems if their |
| Any network is vulnerable to attack, and the client | | | | occur any. |
| needs to be aware what are the threats that it may | | | | Another problem you may face if you are involved in |
| get. The biggest problem faced these days is that the | | | | providing security services in today's time is that you |
| people who are the so called attackers, there skills at | | | | should be well aware of the latest changing threats |
| attacks are ever evolving and becoming even more | | | | and technologies that seem to be evolving every day. |
| sophisticated. As companies expand more and more | | | | The various problems you could face in today's fast |
| today through different methods like e-commerce, | | | | changing time are that as the networks become |
| intranet, it becomes even more important for them to | | | | bigger and increase in size with the blink of an eye |
| be secured against these attacks. | | | | securing them becomes more and more difficult. The |
| Network security is a solution provided by many | | | | number of viruses and worms is ever increasing, so |
| providers these days. So there is bound to be | | | | you have to be aware what the latest threats are and |
| competition. Every company thinks about its own profit | | | | how to guard your clients against them. Among other |
| so what they want is that at the lowest prices they | | | | threats there is the problem of spam mails, you just |
| should get reliable access to the most advanced | | | | know these days is which mail to open and which one |
| security technologies that can be offered. Most | | | | could contain a virus ready to burst all your work. You |
| companies look for external providers when it comes | | | | have to always comply with the rules or the customer |
| to network security so that they can put there own | | | | could really sue you which is good in no way, is it? |
| man power and resources to other productive work | | | | Two more threats i would like to bring your attention |
| and help the growth of their business even more. | | | | are that with the growing wireless communication, |
| Service level agreements are based on various | | | | somebody could intrude and gain access to your vital |
| priorities. Some are considered very critical while | | | | work. The last but not the least threat being the fact |
| others may not be so but still have to completed in the | | | | as the business models become more and more |
| allotted time. But in either, the priorities are set very | | | | complex giving them full proof security is becoming |
| clear from the beginning itself and work needs to be | | | | more and more difficult and this increases the chances |
| addressed accordingly. The biggest problems | | | | of attack. |
| company face is what would happen if they are not | | | | Another very important thing you should keep in mind |
| able to follow these service level agreements. | | | | when you are talking about providing the best network |
| Breaching them is considered a very serious problem | | | | security is that it is very important in such situations |
| and you could be really punished. Service level | | | | that there is constant communication between the |
| agreements are of different priority levels and some | | | | customer and the clients to make sure that the issues |
| can be as critical as you may have to complete the | | | | and problems are always discussed at length and their |
| work assigned in a few hours or their could be serious | | | | is nothing that is left out. Until and unless you are |
| complications. | | | | working well in tandem, good work output will not be |
| What is important in a situation like this is that all the | | | | achieved and isn't that what we all are working for. |
| people assigned assigned to the work give it their all. | | | | Lets put in our best foot forward and stop all anti |
| People should be well lead by someone so that all the | | | | social elements from effecting the way we work. |
| high priority can be completed in the time assigned, | | | | |