▁core ▁activities ▁while ▁remaining ▁protected ▁against ▁network ▁vulner abilities . ▁ ▁Business ▁ris ks ▁can ▁result ▁when ▁information ▁assets ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁business ▁depends ▁are ▁not ▁secure ly ▁configured ▁and ▁managed ▁( result ing ▁in ▁asset ▁comprom ise ▁due ▁to ▁viol ations ▁of ▁confident ial ity , ▁avail ability , ▁and ▁integrity ). ▁Comp liance ▁with ▁specific ▁government - defined ▁security ▁requirements ▁can ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁using ▁managed ▁security ▁services . ▁ ▁Man aged ▁security ▁services ▁for ▁mid - s ized ▁and ▁smaller ▁business es ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁model ▁behind ▁managed ▁security ▁services ▁is ▁common place ▁among ▁large ▁enter prise ▁companies ▁with ▁their ▁IT ▁security ▁exper ts . ▁The ▁model ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁to ▁fit ▁medium - s ized ▁and ▁smaller ▁companies ▁( S MB s ▁- ▁organizations ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁employees , ▁or ▁with ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁employee ▁at ▁any ▁one ▁site ) ▁by ▁the ▁value - added ▁res eller ▁( VAR ) ▁community , ▁either ▁special izing ▁in ▁managed ▁security ▁or ▁offering ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁their ▁managed ▁IT ▁service ▁solutions . ▁S MB s ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁turning ▁to ▁managed ▁security ▁services ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reasons . ▁Chief ▁among ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁special ized , ▁complex ▁and ▁highly ▁dynamic ▁nature ▁of ▁IT ▁security ▁and ▁the ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁regul atory ▁requirements ▁oblig ing ▁business es ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁digital ▁safety ▁and ▁integrity ▁of ▁personal ▁information ▁and ▁financial ▁data ▁held ▁or ▁transferred ▁via ▁their ▁computer ▁networks . ▁ ▁Where as ▁larger ▁organizations