5 IT Security Companies that Work with MSPs
Are you looking to add security services to your managed services business? We've collected information about five prospects who could be your new security partner bringing functions such as network security, SIEM, firewall and antivirus. Check out who we picked, and add your own favorites in the comments below.
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McAfee (MFE), LogRhythm and ESET are three companies that offer IT security solutions for managed service providers (MSPs).
Company: McAfee (MFE)
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
CEO: Michael DeCesare
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Next Generation Firewall
Type of Service: Firewall
McAfee’s Next Generation Firewall can be deployed as a multifunction or dedicated appliance.
McAfee’s MSP partners can deliver security products and services to customers via a monthly subscription-based, pay-as-you-go model.
Company: LogRhythm
Headquarters: Boulder, Colorado
CEO: Andy Grolnick
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Security Intelligence Platform
Type of Service: SIEM
LogRhythm offers a unified Security Intelligence Platform that combines SIEM, log management and file integrity monitoring with host and network forensics.
LogRhythm’s partner program is designed to help MSPs meet customers’ compliance and cyber-threat defense, detection and response needs.
Company: ESET (Enjoy Safer Technology)
Headquarters: San Diego, California (North American headquarters)
CEO: Andrew Lee
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Endpoint Antivirus and Endpoint Security
Type of Service: Antivirus and endpoint protection
ESET (aka Enjoy Safer Technology) offers endpoint security solutions powered by its NOD32 antivirus technology, which is designed to help MSPs safeguard their customers against malware, phishing, viruses, spam and other cyber-threats.
ESET said its MSP partner program is designed to be “easy, flexible and profitable” for service providers.
Company: Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
CEO: Mark D. McLaughlin
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Next Generation Security Platform
Type of Service: Firewall
Palo Alto Networks said its Next Generation Security
Platform requires fewer physical devices than many other security offerings.
Palo Alto Networks’ Managed Service Provider program enables MSPs to provide value-added solutions to customers that generate a continual service revenue stream, according to the company.
Company: OpenDNS
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
CEO: David Ulevitch
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Umbrella
Type of Service: Network security
OpenDNS offers Umbrella, a cloud-based web security service, for MSPs. This service delivers desktop, laptop and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) protection.
The Umbrella MSP console enables service providers to create and modify customer subscriptions on-demand.
Company: OpenDNS
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
CEO: David Ulevitch
Products/Services Used by MSPs: Umbrella
Type of Service: Network security
OpenDNS offers Umbrella, a cloud-based web security service, for MSPs. This service delivers desktop, laptop and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) protection.
The Umbrella MSP console enables service providers to create and modify customer subscriptions on-demand.
Antivirus, firewall, security information and event management (SIEM). Managed service providers (MSPs) looking to protect customers against IT security threats can choose from many tools as they equip their arsenals.
As an MSP, how do you decide which ones to use? How do you decide which solutions provide adequate protection? And how do you find the right technology partner for your managed services business?
If you are just getting started, MSPmentor has done some of the legwork for you. Here's a quick look at some of the security technology providers out there that work with MSPs to provide solutions to protect customers from threats. We're sure you can think of others, too, and we invite you to share in the comments below their names and any information you have about what it's like to work with them as an MSP.
Also, I welcome your thoughts via Twitter @dkobialka email at [email protected].
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