You are a small business owner and, as such, you want to keep costs to yourself and your company as low as possible. So, why wouldn’t you try to oversee the cybersecurity of your website yourself or in-house?
Well, it may not be effective, it will take a lot of time, and it will also likely stress you out unless you are trained in this area. Rather than add to your stress, why not outsource it and get access to all the benefits listed here?
Expertise and Tech
A core benefit of outsourcing your cybersecurity is that you will get access to expertise as standard, as well as advanced systems. Cybersecurity companies will train their staff in the latest techniques relating to keeping websites impenetrable to hackers. So, when you hire a cybersecurity company to oversee your website safety and to prevent unwanted data access, you are getting access to a team of people that would otherwise cost a fortune to train or hire. You are also getting access to tech that can be hard to oversee by yourself, such as Managed Detection and Response systems. These automate alerts when there is a threat to your site and begin isolating the issue. Red Canary provides a guide to these systems, so have a read if you want to assess if they are right for your website.
Time Saving
When overseeing a business, the last thing you want is to have a whole host of security issues to check as well.
You will want to spend your time making sure that your customers get the help that they need, as well as making sure that staff are happy and that your store has a high demand. By outsourcing your cybersecurity needs, you can bypass all the tedious aspects of having to check your website for unusual activity. All you have to do is make sure that you and your staff follow their recommendations!
Money Saving
How is outsourcing a service going to save you money?
When you consider the average cost of a data breach in 2025, $10.22million according to Security Week, it is well worth spending a little bit each month to make sure a breach doesn’t happen! Not only that, but you won’t have to worry about the costs of training staff in cybersecurity techniques, or even having to pay the wages of someone to be on your staff full-time to oversee this area. You can pay a set and adaptable figure per month or year to get access to the protection that your company needs.
Adaptability
The ideal situation is that your business will grow the longer you are online, and, as your business grows and you’re handling more data, you will likely need a cybersecurity plan that also grows. Cybersecurity providers usually offer an array of different packages or tiers for different levels of security that can adapt as your business grows or shrinks. This means you will not be paying for services that you won’t use or need, which will ensure that it is money well spent and that areas of your website that become more vulnerable are protected when needed.
