{"id":10206,"date":"2022-04-18T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.symbiotisk.net\/it-security-in-standard-it-operations-services\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:54:53","slug":"it-security-in-standard-it-operations-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.symbiotisk.net\/en\/it-security-in-standard-it-operations-services\/","title":{"rendered":"IT security in standard operations services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-744a2f7b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:5vh\"><h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\">IT security in standard operations services<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In this article, we review which security activities can generally be expected to be included in the services when entering into an outsourced IT operations agreement. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c81bec4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-grey-50-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"#adgang\" 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class=\"stk-block-carousel__dots\" role=\"list\" data-label=\"Slide %%d\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fifth-element is-style-outlined has-code-teal-dark-color has-code-teal-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-baa32f688388c73c04f2046ad8723de7 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-066d3ec4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ec6f27bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ec6f27bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:174px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide locked is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d16b72dd wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:5vh\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);flex-basis:174px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1252px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increased focus on IT security in private companies and public-sector organisations is currently confronting IT departments with a very wide range of complex sourcing-related strategic decisions tied to IT security. These decisions cover everything from procuring advisory services to developing security and compliance policies to purchasing specific products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bigger-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-df781cf1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--digital-ember-dark);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);line-height:1.2\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a starting point, these activities should always be included in an outsourced IT operations agreement without resulting in additional costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, we take a closer look at the area of IT security at the operational layer &#8211; in other words, the services related to operating the IT environment&#8217;s infrastructure, including servers, networks, storage and workstations. More specifically, the operational layer viewed from an outsourcing perspective, where an external supplier is responsible for operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column meta-data is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1f7935c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--grey-100);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:105px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tiny-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Topics<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category buttons wp-block-post-terms\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qa.symbiotisk.net\/en\/emner\/contracts-and-terms\/\" rel=\"tag\">Contracts and terms<\/a>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qa.symbiotisk.net\/en\/emner\/infrastructure-operations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Infrastructure operations<\/a>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qa.symbiotisk.net\/en\/emner\/it-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">IT security<\/a>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:174px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c81bec4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div 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