Web hosting provider Verizon Business, has unveiled a new managed security service, to assist organizations to better protect total IT infrastructure.

The offering was developed to defend against increasing threats to business applications. From the network to the end- user, Verizon Business will offer enterprise customers a better way to protect their software and web applications that underlie critical business processes. The new Application Log Monitoring and Management Service will augment Verizon Business' Managed Security Services (MSS) portfolio, which helps deliver end-to-end protection of an organization's entire IT 'stack' - the computing structure that includes the network, data, application and user layers.

The new service enables customers to efficiently log, track and analyze user and system activity of software and Web applications, operating systems, and Web and database servers while avoiding the cost and complexity of building, maintaining and monitoring an in-house log management infrastructure. The Application Log Monitoring and Management Service will be available in the U.S. and many countries around the world, beginning next month. The new offering enables users to better mitigate risk, control IT costs, reduce complexity, and automate security compliance initiatives. As a result, customers can react more quickly to security threats, gain speedy access to critical information, and facilitate security compliance audits.

"Verizon Business continues to deliver on managed security solutions for its clients with a nuanced log monitoring and management service extended to applications that will help clients better deal with compliance and regulatory requirements while gaining 24 x 7 expertise. Verizon Business' new service moves security further up the IT stack to the application level, helping to drive the industry forward," said Counse Broders, Senior Research Director, Current analysis.

With one of the world's most expansive IP networks, Verizon Business has a unique view into the global security threat landscape. Customers can rely on Verizon Business' expert security capabilities and advanced analysis to provide visibility into - and the ability to mitigate - new and emerging threats that may affect a business.