4 reasons CISOs are rethinking cybersecurity operations
December 19, 2025 / Unisys Corporation
Short on time? Read the key takeaways:
- Cyber threats grow more complex and frequent each year, outpacing traditional security approaches. Organizations face a widening gap between threat volume and available security talent.
- Security Managed Services give you access to advanced AI-powered technology and expert cybersecurity talent without capital investment or hiring challenges.
- Round-the-clock monitoring (24x7x365) enables rapid threat detection and containment, keeping operations running during security incidents.
- Predictable monthly subscription fees deliver state-of-the-art cybersecurity capabilities while meeting evolving regulatory compliance requirements.
How secure is your digital perimeter when it never stops shifting? Business executives and CISOs face a reality where protecting critical digital assets becomes harder each day as business ecosystems grow more interconnected and complex.
This growth creates new threat vectors for cyber attackers to infiltrate your domain and cause significant damage. Consider your partner network: Suppliers, vendors and third parties all have access to your key applications. Each connection introduces potential attack paths because your digital perimeter constantly shifts and changes. Add the Internet of Things (IoT) and an always-connected web, and traditional security approaches can't keep pace with the scale of the challenge.
The scalability challenge intensifies with a skilled workforce shortage in cybersecurity — a global crisis fueled by insufficient training programs and the relentless growth of cyber threats. What if you could multiply your cybersecurity team's capabilities overnight? Forward-thinking executives turn to managed security services and Security-as-a-Service experts that act as a force multipliers for existing teams. These “cyber squadrons” provide comprehensive security services combining best-of-breed technology, deep cyber security expertise, global threat intelligence and advanced AI-powered automation. The value: critical technological and financial advantages that strengthen your enterprise's resilience.
Let’s explore the top four reasons why your organization needs managed security services.
1. Strengthen your security posture against the growing number of cyber attacks.
Cyber attacks grow more complex and frequent each year, demanding a fresh approach to your security strategy. Security Managed Services deploy the latest security products, such as Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR) with AI and ML, helping you adapt to emerging threats faster and achieve better security outcomes.
- Stop attacks at the onset: Identifying attack patterns and behaviors early matters. With 24x7x365 monitoring, managed security services detect threats as they emerge, enabling you to block attacks before breaches occur. Cybersecurity leaders gain confidence knowing every moment is monitored.
- Respond and contain with speed: When attackers penetrate your environment, speed determines impact. Managed security services identify breaches quickly, contain them effectively and remediate thoroughly, keeping your operations running throughout an incident.
2. Reduce capital and operational costs.
The managed security services model delivers advanced security and AI technology, real-time cyber intelligence enrichment feeds, threat detection collaboration communities and customer-facing dashboard portals — all without heavy upfront capital and operational investments. You gain state-of-the-art cybersecurity capabilities through predictable monthly subscription fees that support budget planning and financial forecasting.
3.Access cybersecurity expertise without the hiring challenges
Struggling to find skilled cybersecurity talent? You’re not alone.
Organizations compete fiercely for scarce security professionals, sometimes resorting to aggressive recruiting tactics that strain budgets and relationships. Managed security services eliminate this battle entirely, providing immediate access to top-tier cybersecurity professionals and their specialized knowledge. Smaller organizations, in particular, benefit from using managed security services teams as strategic partners for knowledge transfer.
4. Meet evolving regulatory compliance and data security requirements.
Regulatory compliance demands intensify each year and non-compliance penalties grow steeper. Business leaders are turning to managed security services to meet stringent requirements across multiple frameworks. Managed security services provide essential capabilities: data retention, encryption and reporting that substantiate compliance during audits and regulatory reviews.
Not all managed security services deliver equal value. Legacy providers concentrated on outsourcing repetitive security tasks for cost savings. Today's managed security services (AKA Security Managed Services) offer something fundamentally different: deep threat intelligence, advanced automation and ML capabilities that actively defend your ecosystem. As cyber threats continue to accelerate, these modern security partnerships become essential to organizational resilience and success.
Learn more about how Unisys Security Managed Services can help you protect your data and technology investments.
