Managed Security (MSSP)
Managed security services including EDR deployment, email phishing protection, vulnerability scanning, and compliance preparation for small businesses.
Why This Needs Attention
Small businesses are a consistent target for ransomware, phishing, and credential theft — not because attackers specifically choose them, but because they are frequently unprotected. Standard antivirus is insufficient against modern threats. Phishing emails bypass spam filters. Stolen credentials get used weeks after they are compromised.
How Nanicto Operates
Managed Security provides a structured set of remotely delivered cybersecurity controls: endpoint detection and response (EDR), email security filtering, vulnerability scanning, and compliance preparation. We implement and monitor the core controls that most small businesses are missing.
Why It Matters
A ransomware incident can shut down a business for days. A stolen credential can give an attacker access to client data, email, and cloud accounts. The FTC Safeguards Rule requires many financial institutions — including accounting firms — to implement specific security controls. Failure to comply carries regulatory risk.
How the Engagement Works
We start with a security baseline assessment: current endpoint protection, email configuration, MFA status. We then deploy and configure the appropriate controls, document the implementation, and provide ongoing monitoring.
Verified Benefits
- ✓Behavior-based EDR stops threats that signature-based antivirus misses.
- ✓Email filtering reduces phishing exposure at the gateway level.
- ✓Vulnerability scans identify unpatched systems before attackers do.
- ✓Documentation supports compliance requirements for regulated industries.
Included in Scope
- +Endpoint detection and response (EDR) deployment and monitoring
- +Managed antivirus configuration
- +Email security filtering (phishing and malware)
- +Multi-factor authentication enforcement
- +Remote vulnerability scanning
- +Security incident response guidance
- +Compliance preparation documentation (FTC Safeguards, PIPEDA)
Explicit Exclusions
- –24/7 security operations center (SOC) coverage unless specified in writing
- –Penetration testing (available as a separate engagement)
- –Legal or regulatory compliance certification
- –Physical security controls
- –Data backup services
How this service compares
Signature-based detection only. Does not monitor behavior, does not cover email, and does not provide incident response.
The most common configuration for small businesses — and the one most likely to result in a ransomware incident or data breach.
Layered controls: EDR, email security, MFA, and scanning — configured and monitored under a written agreement.
Frequently asked questions about Managed Security (MSSP)
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