RCN Business Teams Up With Versa To Create Cloud Based CyberSecurity

Telecommunications and data provider, RCN Business, is teaming up with Versa Networks  to launch RCN Managed Security. The new service will provide cloud-based managed cybersecurity service enabling businesses to manage information security and monitor network activity. The service is available to RCN Business fiber-optic customers.

“Not only does our fully managed solution give businesses comprehensive protection, the cloud-based platform eliminates capital equipment and management costs, ensuring the service is always up-to-date,” Mike Carrosquilla, SVP of Commercial Services for RCN said in a statement. “With RCN Business’s new security solution, IT managers can rest easy knowing we are taking care of their communications, network and security needs.”

RCN Business Managed Security promises to deliver services from cloud, eliminating management and capital costs associated with traditional cybersecurity solutions.  Based on software-defined security from Versa Networks, RCN Business Managed Security offers protection capabilities of enterprise security solutions including next-generation firewalls and unified threat management.

“To mitigate the ever-growing quantity of attacks and data protection risks, RCN Business has developed a highly innovative cloud- and software-based service to provide robust and layered network security,” Kumar Mehta, CEO and co-founder of Versa Networks said in a statement. “We are proud to partner with RCN Business and enable their customers to benefit from a truly cloud-based security offering.”

RCN Business has been expanding its business along the East Coast in a variety of states including the New York City area. Among its business deals are partnerships with Cross River Fiber and electricity supplier Talen Energy