Being in the middle is not exactly a good thing sometimes. Ask any Midsize Business on how they handle IT related operations and things will get tough once it blows out of the budget. Here's some tips about managing security on a budget and it applies to companies with revenue between $100 million and $1 billion
Stanley "Stash" Jarocki is used to getting plenty of attention. Once the VP of IT security at Morgan Stanley, Jarocki knows what it's like to manage a staff of dozens at a Fortune 50 company that spends millions of dollars on technology. When he called a vendor, the vendor answered. Quickly. "I'd pick up the phone, and the company—service provider, hardware provider, software provider—would be in the door tomorrow, today," Jarocki says.
3 main tips :
1. Find good security generalists—and know when it's time to call in extra help.
The biggest challenge? Finding and keeping a small stable of talented security employees who are jacks-of-all-trades, in a marketplace that sometimes values specialization.
2. Emphasize the "value-added" that VARs have to offer.
These often regional companies sell products from the biggest security and information technology vendors but add their own expertise.
3. If you can't buy it, share it (especially compliance expertise).
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