BANGALORE, INDIA: Managing data, accelerating business and generating return on investment (ROI) are the key concern of any enterprise and they go hand in hand. Installation of an IT department been the primary factor at enterprise level to meet the growing market demands.

Thus, increase in PC penetration has correspondingly given way to increasing numbers of security threats like anti-spam, anti-virus and data disruption.

However, securing and protecting data against such threats is a challenge to tackle, and this can be solved if the enterprise has the right security system in place.

In an interaction with Ambika Prakash of CIOL, Ajit Pathak, Country Manager- sales operations, Secure Synergy throws light on the climate of information security in the SMB market.

CIOL: The Information Value Chain (IVC) is the USP of Secure Synergy. How can you justify this?

Ajit Pathak : With data security being the major concern among users it is vital on the part of any security system to preserve data from anti-threats. A desktop user or person traveling with a Wi-Fi device wants to be connected to LAN 24x7, and this demands security at every level.

Secure Synergy's extensive scalability offerings are summarised by the top-down approach, wherein it replicates national level military-grade security frameworks right to the enterprise level and seamlessly integrate data creation, access, management, analysis and presentation in a secure manner.

Apart from this, Secure Synergy, backed by certified training and broadband consulting, helps in knowing the typical Indian information infrastructures, their architectures and through its unique technology consulting practice it intends to bridge this gap.

For example, the company providing technology consulting through an "Acting Principal" model, wherein it first understands the customers' needs and devises a security model.

CIOL: Since how long have you been into the SMB market and what is the percentage of revenue you are generating?

AP: Secure Synergy has its foothold since three years in the SMB market and we have been deriving 30 to 40 percent of revenue.

CIOL: Elaborate on the climate of information security in SMBs?

AP : The increase in PC penetration across enterprises and at every level is demanding security against anti-threats in order to have an access to 24x7 network and business continuity. Increase in investment on security from 10 percent to 30 percent in 2007 is another evident example for the growing concern for information security.

CIOL: What compels most SMBs to outsource security instead of having a security system in place?

AP: Generally, SMBs have a small set up with limited infrastructure and skilled manpower. Most of the times the entrepreneur plays the role of technician to cut the cost on IT investment.

Secondly, the growing market demands, up gradation of software now and then, in turn compel SMBs to update the security system. Hence, frequent changes at the infrastructure level is seen as an additional burden as they do not want to invest heavily on security as well as on manpower to build the new skill set. With this scenario SMBs opt for outsourcing that ensures better security system.