Capterra Glossary
Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
An MSSP provides security services for a company’s devices or networks. These third-party service providers typically offer management and/or monitoring of a client's security systems. MSSPs typically offer different packages aimed at different business types or sizes.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
Small businesses should ask MSSP vendors about how their offerings can provide cybersecurity services that meet their unique needs. An effective MSSP should also help SMBs identify and fix network weaknesses.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy