Cyber threats can be faced by anyone:-

Every computer based firm which stores any kind of information and data in the computer, whether it is large or small can face the challenges of safety threats from the hackers around the world. With every passing day the threats are becoming vigorous and more treacherous. So the need to build a robust defense mechanism to tackle cyber criminals is the need of the time.

Vulnerability in highly advanced countries:-

In a highly developed country like UK where IT firms have strong safety plans in place, still hackers find their way in to the networks and can cause unexplainable loss. Lot of viruses are spread that damage or affect the data. A recent example of malwares is the Shamoon Virus which is reborn in the KSA that sweeps away all the data in the drives.

Forcing factors towards MSS:-

Lot of factors like lack of skill, compliance and dealing with highly developed attacks, ever evolving threats and malwares and burden of other processes have induced the need of managed security services UK. There are a lot of driving factors that force the need to take assistance from MSS, these are

Changing landscape:-

The sophistication and ever changing trends of attacks on an IT firm is one of the basic reasons of hiring MSS.  The threats like sweeping off the important data, attacks to achieve financial gains, defaming any company or brand are the main reasons why companies hire their services. To defend these attacks a robust defense is mandatory, not all companies can devise plans to stop the attackers.

Lack of awareness:-

Lot of in house IT professional are unable to create a robust defense to shield their networks. Either they are not equipped with the latest ways and knowledge to deal with latest attacks or they are unaware of the advanced tools, technologies, management, and analysis of threat and methods of monitoring.

Increase in the use of smart devices:-

The increasing trend of BYOD strategies adopted by more and more organizations has encouraged the use of mobile devices by the employees in the organizations. This trend of increasing mobile devices has burdened the in house IT safety professionals to handle and maintain the safety for larger number of devices. This trend is also putting pressure on firms to take help from MSS.

Ever rising cost of technological tools:-

The technological tools used in the safeguarding process of an organization from cyber thefts and attacks are increasing in costs. This has resulted directly in the increased cost of managing safety of information data of the firm. The increasing costs in the technological cost and hiring of specialized staff has also hinted towards hiring the managed security services UK.

Increased number of mobile workforce:-

Mobiles are more prone to cyber-attacks and are a soft target for cyber criminals. Increasing number of Smartphones being used in the organization means an ever expanding network. As the use of mobile devices increases in the shape of mobile workforce so does the risk of attacks and malwares increases.