In situations where no security monitoring happens, any assistance is welcome — whether internal or external. For large organizations like mine I favor a small team of experts, each of whom brings a unique skill set to the group. I don’t see an external provider being service-effective given the nature of our business, given the quotes we were cited earlier in our planning processes, as well as cost-effective. Richard Bejtlich is teaching new classes in DC and Europe in 2009 in 2009.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2009/01/reader-questions-internal-or-external.html