So small organizations should be protected at the same level as large ones?
Logically, yes, quality and reliability should be at the same level. However, small and medium-sized companies with 20-300 PCs often do not have a full-time information security specialist or security software. It is too expensive for these companies to pay several million for software at once and keep an information security analyst on staff. In addition, information security specialists do not go to work in SMEs because they simply do not want to lose their qualifications - there are fewer tasks, they are simpler and do not meet the professional level of such employees.
small companies need protection, but they cannot provide it on their own. Therefore, the only solution is to use an external service. This is a market need that we noticed four years ago and then launched information security outsourcing.
Tell us more about this: how does the service work? What are the specific benefits for customers?
In essence, the customer completely transfers to us ecuador mobile database function of protection against internal threats: information leaks, corporate fraud, violations of regulations, etc. This works like accounting or IT services. Our analyst becomes a "freelance" information security specialist for the customer. His responsibilities include daily monitoring of the situation in the company, identifying incidents and responding to them, regular reports on violations. At the same time, the customer receives the result conveniently and simply, he does not need to delve into the intricacies of information security.
There are over 200,000 small organizations in Russia, and the service for protection against information security risks is suitable for them. But our resources are obviously not enough to cover such a number of customers. So, we need a partner network. So we had the idea to launch our own franchise.
How many partners do you have now? What are the conditions for working under the SearchInform brand?
At the end of August, we have 37 partners in 16 regions of the Russian Federation.
First of all, it is important for us that the end consumer receives a truly high-quality service, which means reliable protection. Therefore, we train the partner's information security analysts, transfer all the methods, provide marketing and expert support, and help in working with the first customers. In the first 3-4 months, we help partners: our analysts work as a second line, training specialists in practice.