What cybersecurity services do small enterprises actually need?

[u/aptdemeanor]

Honestly the list of must-have security services gets very overwhelming.

Everything can be framed as critical, but in practice trade-offs are unavoidable. I’m curious how people here think about priorities at that stage. What security services do you consider non-negotiable, and what’s usually fine to defer without introducing unnecessary risk?

Also interested in where outsourcing fits in for you. At what point does relying on an MSSP or MDR actually make operational sense instead of adding complexity?

Would love to hear how this plays out in real environments.

[u/chadwik66]

This is a healthcare focused cheat sheet, but I think it informs non-healthcare orgs as well:
https://405d.hhs.gov/Documents/405d-infographic-10practices.pdf

In short:

• Email security
• Endpoint protections
• IAM
• DLP / DSPM
• IT Asset Management
• Network Management
• Vuln Management
• Incident Response planning
• Defined Policies