As companies expand their networks to include external employees, partners, suppliers and customers, they face an ever-escalating security dilemma; the more they open up their networks to outsiders, the more their risks increase.

The increase in complex attacks against computer networks has prompted most large enterprises to install sophisticated firewalls and intrusion detection systems. These products generate vast quantities of log data, including information that is vital in the event of an attack. Reviewing this data for meaningful information requires a staff of knowledgeable security analysts working around-the-clock.

Hiring, training and motivating these hard-to-find professionals is costly, and can seriously divert an organization's IT efforts away from its core business focus.

A clear alternative is to co-source network security. You can reduce costs and tighten security by outsourcing the operational device monitoring and management, while maintaining full internal control over the security policy.