ICL Services and SearchInform begin cooperation in the field of information security outsourcing

"The key advantage of any IT outsourcing, including in the field of information security, is the availability of professional expertise. Our experience and the experience of our colleagues from SearchInform, the accumulated knowledge bases and competencies of specialists will ensure a high level of quality when performing work in the direction of information security outsourcing, - notes the head of the group of the Cybersecurity Management Center of ICL Services Alexey Morozkov. - The next important factor is flexibility. SearchInform experts take the issues of customer needs seriously and try to adapt their services as much as possible to current legislative requirements and industry specifics of business. And, of course, information security outsourcing allows companies to have good predictability of costs and save a lot."

"23% of the service providers we surveyed noted for themselves in each region more than 100 companies that can be offered the information security outsourcing service, 22% - that they have from 50 to 100 organizations to work with. The main customer is a medium-sized business that is exposed to serious information security risks and does not have enough funds to create a full-fledged protection system and attract qualified specialists. It is outsourcing that allows SMEs to provide real protection with a shortage of resources. And this is not only protection against leaks, but also other threats: an information security analyst can look deeper and understand whether there are kickbackers, slackers, "planted Cossacks", financial fraudsters, saboteurs, etc. in the organization.

For example, during the test period, an employee was found in one of the companies who leaked information about new products, their cost, etc. to competitors in "online" mode. The employee connected third parties to the 1C database via TeamViewer and showed them the information. These actions led to the fact that the company "missed" a profit of at least 100 million rubles in one year," shared Mikhail Serapionov, Deputy General Director for the Information Security Outsourcing Franchise.

ICL Services plans to launch the first pilot in January 2025. The company will take on all processes: implementation and configuration of security systems, analysis of received data and detection of violations, preparation of detailed reports on incidents. This will allow the customer to focus on their core business and not spend resources on protecting the business on their own.

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SearchInform is a leading Russian developer of information security tools. It is part of the Russoft NP, a member of APKIT. Its clients are more than 4,000 companies throughout Russia and in 20+ countries around the world.