MSSP for Small Business: Managed Security Services from NetSys
A managed security service provider watches, hardens and responds; a managed service provider keeps the business running. Most small businesses cannot afford two vendors arguing over whose fault the outage was. NetSys does both jobs with one team, so the engineer who patched the server is the one who sees the alert on it. MSSP for small business, without a three-year contract.
The short answer
An MSSP (managed security service provider) delivers security as an ongoing service: monitoring around the clock, detection and response on endpoints and identities, email defense, MFA and access control, vulnerability and patch management, security awareness training, incident response and the reporting that compliance frameworks and insurers require. A traditional MSP handles the help desk, devices, servers and cloud. NetSys combines the two roles in one month-to-month agreement for small and mid-sized businesses, so the people who run your systems are the people who secure them. Standalone MSSP coverage is available for businesses that keep their own IT staff. Delivered remotely anywhere in the United States, with on-site engineers in our coverage areas.
The MSP and MSSP split made sense when security was a separate budget line at large companies. For a business with forty staff it produces a gap: the MSP says the firewall is the security vendor's job, the security vendor says the alert was on a machine the MSP never enrolled, and the ransom note does not care. Our post on MSP versus MSSP for small business goes through the tradeoffs.
NetSys has delivered managed IT since 1998, and security is part of the same operation rather than a separate division. The help desk engineer who resets a password sees the same identity console as the analyst reviewing the risky sign-in, and the disaster recovery plan is written by the people who will run the restore.
One Stack, One Team, One Number to Call
Onboarding begins with the free external penetration test and a security assessment, which set the baseline. The stack then goes in over the first weeks: Defender for Endpoint on every device, MFA and Conditional Access in Entra ID, email defense, backups with immutable copies, firewall management, dark web monitoring, and privileged access and identity management for admin rights. Monitoring starts as each piece lands. From then on, the rhythm is weekly vulnerability review, monthly training simulations and reporting, quarterly security review with leadership, and annual tabletop and disaster recovery tests. Your account manager holds all of it and answers a real cell number.
What NetSys Delivers as an MSSP
Detect and Respond
Someone is watching, and can act.
- 24/7 SOC monitoring across identity, email, endpoint, network and cloud logs
- Managed detection and response on Defender for Endpoint with pre-authorized containment
- Dark web monitoring for exposed staff credentials, with forced resets
- Incident response plan, retainer and annual tabletop exercise
Harden and Control
Close the paths attackers use first.
- MFA everywhere, phishing-resistant for admins, enforced by Conditional Access
- Privileged access management and privileged identity management for admin rights
- Managed firewall, segmentation and identity-based remote access
- Microsoft 365 hardening: Secure Score, Defender for Office 365, OAuth consent controls
Maintain
Security is a routine, not a project.
- Weekly vulnerability scanning and patching across endpoints, servers and network devices
- Monthly phishing simulations and short security awareness lessons
- Immutable backups tested on a schedule, with a documented disaster recovery plan
- Data loss prevention and email encryption for the data regulators care about
Prove
Evidence for insurers, auditors and clients.
- Monthly security report and quarterly review with leadership
- Control mapping and evidence for HIPAA, NY DFS, FTC Safeguards, CMMC, PCI DSS and SOC 2 readiness
- Cyber-insurance application and renewal support with exports from the live controls
- All of it inside the NetSys month-to-month agreement, with the help desk and disaster recovery planning
Why Businesses Choose NetSys as Their MSSP
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- MSP and MSSP in one team, so nothing falls in the gap between the IT vendor and the security vendor
- Security controls and help desk share one identity, device and monitoring console
- Free external penetration test sets an honest baseline before any agreement is signed
- Since 1998, from one office in Brooklyn, with engineers on-site across the New York metro area and beyond
- Dedicated account manager with a real cell number; no ticket-queue runaround
- Month to month, no long-term contract
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MSSP Services for Small Business FAQs
What is an MSSP?
A managed security service provider delivers security operations as a subscription: monitoring, detection and response, hardening of identities, devices and networks, vulnerability management, training, incident response and compliance reporting. It differs from a managed service provider, which runs the help desk, devices, servers and cloud. Some firms, including NetSys, do both under one agreement for small and mid-sized businesses.
What is the difference between an MSP and an MSSP?
An MSP keeps the business running: support, devices, servers, email, cloud. An MSSP keeps it from being breached: monitoring, detection, response, hardening and compliance evidence. Split across two vendors, each can point at the other when something goes wrong. Combined, the engineer who manages a system also watches it. Our comparison post covers when a small business should separate the roles and when it should not.
What does NetSys include as an MSSP for small business?
24/7 SOC monitoring, managed detection and response on Defender for Endpoint, email defense and encryption, MFA and Conditional Access, single sign-on, privileged access and identity management, managed firewall and network security, vulnerability management, security awareness training, dark web monitoring, data loss prevention, immutable backups with disaster recovery planning, incident response, and compliance and cyber-insurance evidence. All inside the month-to-month managed agreement alongside the help desk.
Can we use NetSys as an MSSP if we have our own IT staff?
Yes. Co-managed arrangements are common: your team keeps the help desk and day-to-day administration, and NetSys provides the security layer, monitoring, response and reporting, with clear boundaries on who does what. The security tools are shared, so your staff see the same consoles and learn from the cases. The agreement is still month to month.
How much does an MSSP cost for a small business?
NetSys prices security as part of one all-inclusive month-to-month managed agreement rather than as a separate line item, with the help desk, PAM, PIM and disaster recovery planning included. Standalone MSSP coverage for businesses with internal IT is quoted after the free external penetration test and an assessment, based on user count, devices and compliance obligations. We do not publish rates because the scope varies too much for a single number to be honest.
How do we get started with NetSys as our MSSP?
Book the free external penetration test. An engineer tests your website and public-facing systems and tells you what an attacker would find and how likely phishing is to work, and you keep the report either way. Pair it with a free cybersecurity assessment for the inside view. Call 845-203-3914 or use the contact page.
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