
As the IT environment becomes increasingly complex and risk-prone, it is unsurprising that enterprises are choosing to outsource their IT management to the cloud. After all, managed service providers (MSPs) are staffed with the top technical minds, have access to enterprise-grade security tools and can even save the company a lot of money when compared to the overhead of a fully staffed IT team. However, that doesn't mean that a company can neglect its responsibility for data security. On the contrary, great care should be taken when sharing data with any third party because the wrong choice can easily lead to sensitive information ending up in the wrong hands. MSPs come in many guises and this article looks at six of the most common outsourced services and where the risks lie. Patching and Updating Server Software – Server Management Outsourcing server management is popular due to the complexity of monitoring....