{"id":36103,"date":"2019-09-19T07:19:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=36103"},"modified":"2019-09-19T07:19:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:19:29","slug":"pearson-kelly-technology-unveils-mssp-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2019\/09\/pearson-kelly-technology-unveils-mssp-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearson-Kelly Technology Unveils MSSP Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Springfield, MO (Sept. 18, 2019)<\/em> \u2014 Pearson-Kelly Technology announced the nationwide launch of its managed security services provider (MSSP) division. Coupled with the new division is the product launch of the PKT Secure program, which is designed to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael George, CEO of Continuum\u2019s Boston-based Master MSSP, stated, \u201cCybercrime is now larger than any other forms of crime, combined.\u201d SMBs today are struggling with scalability and operational overhead of their legacy SIEM platforms and are looking to solutions that are cost-effective, easy to manage and provide industry-leading threat detection. PKT Secure addresses these needs by providing a solution with flat identity-based pricing, available as a fully managed cloud service, and delivers advanced threat detection\/response.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelsey Bode, president of Pearson-Kelly Technology, says, \u201cDon\u2019t overthink or complicate your security strategy. Think of it as you\u2019d think of protecting your home.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn previous years, business owners could ignore their exposure to cybercrimes. If they continue without protection, they may not be in business much longer,\u201d said Tyson Petty, vCIO of Pearson-Kelly Technology. This is why PKT Secure is going to be an integral piece of their MSP puzzle moving forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the critical benefits of this new product include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ransomware prevention <\/li><li>Customized DNS filtering  <\/li><li>Annual Awareness training presentations <\/li><li>Security awareness training tools for staff <\/li><li>Vulnerability scanning <\/li><li>Managed SIEM\/security log management <\/li><li>24&#215;7 SOC monitoring and security <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany SMB\u2019s have strategic plans for overall business growth but miss the boat when it comes to being strategic with their technology initiatives,&#8221; Bode said. \u201cTech decisions should be strategic and point to a company\u2019s overall business objectives as best practice.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Pearson-Kelly Technology<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/pearsonkelly.com\">Pearson-Kelly Technology<\/a> is a locally owned, holistic office technology company empowering businesses to succeed through a focus on having the right people, right solutions, and right partners in place to change your <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">businesses<\/g> trajectory toward becoming the workplace of the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springfield, MO (Sept. 18, 2019) \u2014 Pearson-Kelly Technology announced the nationwide launch of its managed security services provider (MSSP) division. Coupled with the new division is the product launch of the PKT Secure program, which is designed to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. Michael George, CEO of Continuum\u2019s Boston-based Master MSSP, stated, \u201cCybercrime is now larger than any other forms of crime, combined.\u201d SMBs today are struggling with scalability and operational overhead of their legacy SIEM platforms and are looking to solutions that are cost-effective, easy to manage and provide industry-leading threat detection. PKT Secure addresses these needs by providing a solution with flat identity-based pricing, available as a fully managed cloud service, and delivers advanced threat detection\/response. Chelsey Bode, president of Pearson-Kelly Technology, says, \u201cDon\u2019t overthink or complicate your security strategy. Think of it as you\u2019d think of protecting your home.\u201d \u201cIn previous years, business owners could ignore their exposure to cybercrimes. If they continue without protection, they may not be in business much longer,\u201d said Tyson Petty, vCIO of Pearson-Kelly Technology. This is why PKT Secure is going to be an integral piece of their MSP puzzle moving forward. Some of the critical benefits of this new product include: Ransomware prevention Customized DNS filtering Annual Awareness training presentations Security awareness training tools for staff Vulnerability scanning Managed SIEM\/security log management 24&#215;7 SOC monitoring and security \u201cMany SMB\u2019s have strategic plans for overall business growth but miss the boat when it comes to being strategic with their technology initiatives,&#8221; Bode said. \u201cTech decisions should be strategic and point to a company\u2019s overall business objectives as best practice.\u201d ### About Pearson-Kelly TechnologyPearson-Kelly Technology is a locally owned, holistic office technology company empowering businesses to succeed through a focus on having the right people, right solutions, and right partners in place to change your businesses trajectory toward becoming the workplace of the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[3654],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36103"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36104,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36103\/revisions\/36104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}