Question on the use of Managed Security services

[Jim Moore <jhmfa () CIS RIT EDU>]

I have been receiving some suggestions to look at managed security
providers.  Recently someone suggested TruSecure.

When I first got here a year ago, I thought the Managed Security
Services didn't fit the University model well.  But I thought of it as
an "all or nothing" deal, and knew that we had quite a few groups on
campus doing their own administration, and maintaining security on
sensitive data.

My other reservation came from the thought that the MSS groups basically
did primarily network & host monitoring.  The operational work, of
keeping things patched was not outsourced.  And neither was incident
handling.


Is anyone willing to share with me one on one, their experience with
managed security services, and how they can be utilized in an academic
environment?

Jim
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Jim Moore, CISSP, IAM
Information Security Officer
Rochester Institute of Technology
13 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Telephone: (585)475-5406
Fax:       (585)475-7950

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