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What’s the difference between MSP and MSSP?

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Aug 3, 2026
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A Managed Service Provider (MSP) ensures your IT systems are operational, but a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) offers true security as a service, ensuring your people and systems are safe, secure and compliant.

The VikingCloud MSP versus MSSP infographic below depicts the differences between the two types of service providers.

MSP vs. MSSP
MSP Managed Services Provider
vs.
MSSP Managed Security Service Provider
Privacy
MSP

Ensures your information systems and data are available and useful to your employees and customers.

MSSP

Ensures your information systems are NOT useful to anyone except your employees and customers.

Focus
MSP

Primarily focused on Administration.

MSSP

Primarily focused on IT Security.

Proactivity
MSP

Engaged for usability and performance issues.

MSSP

Prevents, detects and responds to threats across your infrastructure network and applications.

Alignment
MSP

Responsible for increasing business efficiency and productivity.

MSSP

Expertise in aligning security with compliance frameworks.

Insurance
MSP

Ensures your systems are operational.

MSSP

Ensures your people and systems are safe, secure and compliant.

VikingCloud is an MSSP.

We take a proactive approach to protecting businesses like yours from cyber threats, while helping ensure compliance with security standards like the PCI DSS. As your MSSP, we'll secure your business and protect it from attack.

Contact us

Copyright © 2026 VikingCloud, Inc. or its affiliates.

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A Managed Service Provider (MSP) ensures your IT systems are operational, but a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) offers true security as a service, ensuring your people and systems are safe, secure and compliant.

The VikingCloud MSP versus MSSP infographic below depicts the differences between the two types of service providers.

MSP vs. MSSP
MSP Managed Services Provider
vs.
MSSP Managed Security Service Provider
Privacy
MSP

Ensures your information systems and data are available and useful to your employees and customers.

MSSP

Ensures your information systems are NOT useful to anyone except your employees and customers.

Focus
MSP

Primarily focused on Administration.

MSSP

Primarily focused on IT Security.

Proactivity
MSP

Engaged for usability and performance issues.

MSSP

Prevents, detects and responds to threats across your infrastructure network and applications.

Alignment
MSP

Responsible for increasing business efficiency and productivity.

MSSP

Expertise in aligning security with compliance frameworks.

Insurance
MSP

Ensures your systems are operational.

MSSP

Ensures your people and systems are safe, secure and compliant.

VikingCloud is an MSSP.

We take a proactive approach to protecting businesses like yours from cyber threats, while helping ensure compliance with security standards like the PCI DSS. As your MSSP, we'll secure your business and protect it from attack.

Contact us

Copyright © 2026 VikingCloud, Inc. or its affiliates.

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