{"id":2716,"date":"2024-07-18T16:18:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdsportugal.com\/news\/data-security-in-it-outsourcing-modern-protection-strategies-and-tools\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:04:36","slug":"data-security-in-it-outsourcing-modern-protection-strategies-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/itdsportugal.com\/en\/news\/data-security-in-it-outsourcing-modern-protection-strategies-and-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Data security in IT outsourcing: modern protection strategies and tools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are many factors involved in maintaining security within a company, including the human factor, secured hardware, software and networks. The key to sustaining an organisation and the health of its systems is to ensure its overall development. The actions of hackers and criminal groups can be very costly \u2013 not only financially, but also in terms of reputation, as well as the risk of losing trust in the organisation or incurring additional costs for further investment in cybersecurity.<\/b><\/p>\n

Economies of scale, complexity management and modern contracts<\/h3>\n

In 2023, the average cost of a single cyberattack to a company was USD 5 million. In 2022, according to the Plain Concepts organisation, cybercrime costs businesses worldwide USD 1.79 million every minute. When we consider that just four years ago, losses due to cyber negligence totalled nearly USD 600 billion, it becomes clear that the scale of the problem is growing.<\/p>\n

Globally, the number of attacks is also increasing and the IT landscape itself is changing with the emergence of AI, machine learning, advanced computing, the cloud, quantum computing, widespread adoption of voice-controlled interfaces, and soon the era of quantum cryptography. Each of these changes represents not only an opportunity, but also a threat to the organisation and its entire network.<\/p>\n

Modern organisations will need to factor the scale and complexity of security management processes into their operations. They will also need to ensure that they have relevant contracts in place, designed around security.\u00a0 There will be an increasing demand for cybersecurity professionals, and this is one area where many\u00a0job opportunities<\/a>\u00a0will be created.\u00a0\u00a0Brand reputation, choice of security strategy and the right level of trust<\/p>\n

Security breaches can destroy a brand\u2019s reputation overnight, not to mention the potential fines and penalties that can be imposed on an organisation as a result of a data leak. The exposure of one company can potentially lead to the exposure of everyone else in the network.<\/p>\n

Organisations that decide to outsource should therefore take special precautions, including:<\/h3>\n