Lack of personnel, lack of expertise: Particularly in the business-critical IT security area, companies are increasingly turning to external service providers to fill these gaps. Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) help to identify and avert security risks and thus relieve the burden on internal teams, if they exist at all. Cyberattacks have long since become a highly profitable business for attackers, while the attacked companies often fear for their (economic) existence.
The more specialized attackers and attacks become, the fewer security experts there are, and the more dependent companies become on their IT systems and infrastructures, the greater the risks become. With the "Security as a Service 2023" (SecaaS) study by COMPUTERWOCHE and CSO, we take a look at the current situation of IT security services and service providers together with our study partners A1 Digital, Trend Micro and Forcepoint. In addition, there are fresh figures, data, facts and reports from corporate practice.