For mid-sized enterprises trying to scale securely, the rules of the growth game can feel unfair.
The threats cybersnakes pose are real and the risks are high, compounded by the fact that the skills to avoid them are in short supply. In fact, 68% of mid-market firms admit they lack in-house security expertise.
All of this is forcing decision makers to be reactive, only dodging the most urgent cyberthreat before immediately spotting another snake in the grass, poised to strike.
But it doesn’t have to be that way…
Snakes and the cybersecurity skills gap
Cybersecurity isn’t just about ‘set-and-forget’ firewalls and antivirus anymore.
Securing the data held within an ever-increasing number of cloud environments and ensuring responsive-yet-secure remote access are both complex responsibilities that require continuous, vigilant attention. That’s ignoring the need to defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks 24/7, too.
But when larger organisations have the big budgets to afford the salaries of the few qualified to fill those roles, mid-sized enterprises simply can’t find the talent to do it.
When skills, time and attention are thin, mistakes happen, settings get misconfigured, threats go undetected and compliance slips. This leads to over-stretched IT teams juggling multiple tools, instead of being proactive, firefighting breaches as they appear instead of installing sprinkler systems.
Why SASE and Digital Space are a force multiplier
SASE helps businesses play smarter and safer, not harder, by consolidating critical security and networking capabilities into a single, cloud-based platform. Plus, SASE enables you to automate what would otherwise take a whole security team to manage, so fewer people can do more, more securely.
Stronger security
- Unified Policy Management, via one console that centralises security management across all users, apps, and sites, prevents unauthorised use or access.
- Automated Threat Detection and response, combined with real-time intelligence, provides immediate protection and granular visibility across the network.
- Zero Trust Access Control ensures every device and user, and the traffic travelling to and from them, is continuously verified before being allowed within the network.
Real-world efficiency
With some companies enjoying a 50% reduction in total cost of ownership as well as an increase in network and app performance, SASE is the smart play for mid-sized businesses.
Ladder up effortlessly with Digital Space
Most mid-sized businesses, and their IT teams, have far more critical projects to focus on than managing security systems, which is why we do it for you.
Digital Space won’t just ‘drop in the tech’, our experts will tailor it, deploy it, and support it, acting as an extension of your team, helping you overcome the skills gap and focus on the growth-oriented projects, instead of the day-to-day.
We speak your language. We understand your constraints. And we’ve built our services to help you climb ladders with confidence, all while avoiding the snakes that take you back to square one.
So, in a game filled with unpredictable dice rolls, partnering with Digital Space and embracing SASE is like adding extra rungs to your ladder. Otherwise, it’s easy for growing businesses to lose control over network security and become the perfect breeding ground for cybersnakes who could undo years of digital progress in a single bite.
Unless you have the anti-venom… SASE. And the right team to deliver it… us.
