InfoSec Manager as a Service: ISMaaS

With hacks and data breaches now being reported in the daily news, the risk to organisations is enormous and potentially terminal.

Issues with information security present risks in many areas: from loss of trust, reputational damage, lost business, to job losses and fines.

As the scale of the danger grows, so does the sophistication of threats, meanwhile organisations increase our reliance on information. In response to this challenging environment, organisations increasingly find that they must objectively demonstrate their InfoSec measures to clients and partners.

You're not alone.

The UK Government’s Cyber Security Skills in the UK Labour Market 2023 report shows a staggering 50% of all UK businesses have a basic cyber security skills gap.

This means that they cannot achieve basic certifications like Cyber Essentials, putting them at a competitive disadvantage.

A further 33% lack the advanced cyber security skills needed for forensic analysis of breaches, security architecture, interpreting malicious code and penetration testing.

What should you do?

If you are responsible for information security, or want to make your organisation more resilient, there is a range of measures to improve your confidence and reduce risk.

These include staff awareness, risk assessments, defining InfoSec policies and procedures, and demonstrating your capabilities though formal certification of your management systems.

What are your options?

DIY

Developing all the necessary processes is time-consuming and requires real expertise. In practice, very few companies can resolve this without professional help.

HIRE

In some larger organisations, it may make sense to recruit qualified staff to implement and operate an InfoSec Management system. But these skills are in very high demand; the Cyber Skills Report found there is a shortfall of approx. 11,200 people to meet current demand.

OUTSOURCE

Use an external supplier on a project or retained basis to access expert consultancy and support, without the expense of a full-time employee.

White Paper

6½ Key Considerations

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It goes without saying that when you partner with an expert, you need to make sure of four key things: your requirements will be met; the price is acceptable; the compliance boxes are ticked; and that you are dealing with a business with the highest ethical standards.

But if you partner with the right organisation, you get all this and more. This white paper describes some of the value-add activities you should look for when working with the right partner.

How we can help?

Oyster’s InfoSec Manager as a Service offers a flexible set of outsourced expert services, at a fixed price.

Starting with an Information Security Assessment, we will analyse and report on your security stance, then propose objectives and a recommended action plan, including relevant training. We will help you manage the required actions, supporting you with monthly reporting and regular service reviews.

For full details of ISMaaS packages and pricing: download the data sheet.

The key components of ISMaaS:

ISMaaS service components - Oyster IMS