In a welcome shift, Symantec today announced that they will begin the beta launch of the Symantec Protection Network, which is to provide affordable security to small and medium sized businesses.
Symantec's first offering will be an Online Backup Service, which will provide a cost-effective and reliable back-up service for business-critical data, all from the convenience of a web browser. This service will assist with one of the most pressing problems smaller companies face today - disaster recovery.
As companies of all sizes have grown increasingly dependent on information technology, and as the online world has grown ever more dangerous, the number of security products seems to grow right along with the number of threats. While many big companies can afford their own chief security officer, it's the small companies, and their already overwhelmed system administrator, who are left desperately trying to catch-up.
Symantec is one of the most trusted names in security, and giving small to medium sized companies the ability to simply hand over their security tasks and get on with their day-to-day business seems to me most welcome. While the press release did not say which other security services would be introduced next, one would believe that it would follow right in line with the rest of Symantec's industry leading security solutions.
Any links where we find some info on security as service?