Online Security Consulting and Compliance Assessment for Akron Small Business Computer Networks
For urgent assistance with data security issues, small companies in Akron, OH, can find world-class troubleshooting online by contacting Progent's certified security engineers. Progent's remote service staff is available round the clock to offer fast and affordable assistance with security crises that are impacting the productivity of your information system. Progent's security consultants are qualified to support environments based on Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent's wide array of consulting services encompasses firewall technology, e-mail security, secure network architecture, and information restoration. Progent's technical support team has been awarded the industry's top security certifications including GIAC and Information System Security Architecture Professional.
Progent offers remote security help on a per-minute model without minimum times and without extra charges for setup or after hours support. By billing by the minute and by delivering top level help, Progent's pricing model keeps costs low and eliminates situations where quick fixes entail major charges.
Our System Has Been Hacked: What Should We Do Now?
If you are currently faced with a network security emergency, go to Progent's Emergency Remote Network Help to see how to get immediate help.
For companies that have prepared beforehand for an attack, the formal incident handling procedure promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of reacting to a major security attack.
Overview of Small Business Security Services
Coordinating computer protection as well as staying ready for restoring critical data and systems after an attack demands an on-going program involving a variety of technologies and processes. Progent's certified professionals can help your business at any level in your attempt to guard your IT system, from security evaluation to creating a complete security program. Important areas covered by Progent's experts include Planning and Prevention, Data Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from Email-Based Threats.
Planning and Implementing Secure Environments
Every organization should have a thoroughly thought out security plan that includes both proactive and responsive elements. The pre-attack plan is a set of precautions that helps to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive strategy specifies activities to help IT staff to inventory the losses caused by a breach, repair the damage, document the event, and revive business activity as quickly as feasible. Progent can advise you how to build security into your business processes. Progent can set up auditing software, define and build a safe IT infrastructure, and recommend processes and policies to maximize the safety of your computing environment. Progent's security professionals are available to help you to set up a firewall, deploy protected offsite connectivity to email and data, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If your company is interested in an economical way for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's 24x7 Network Support Options include non-stop remote system tracking and immediate resolution of problems.
Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent offers skill in recovering systems and devices that have been hacked, are in question, or have failed as a result of a security breach. Progent can show you how to determine the losses caused by the assault, restore ordinary functions, and recover data lost as a result of the event. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a comprehensive forensic evaluation by examining activity logs and using a variety of advanced forensics techniques. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your off-air time and allows Progent to recommend efficient ways to avoid or contain future assaults.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Systems Centered on Data Protection Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager is a revolutionary fault tolerant backup and recovery technology centered around fast disk subsystems to maximize network uptime, performance, and manageability. Progent's expert Microsoft Data Protection Manager support professionals can help you to create a practical business continuity strategy, design an affordable high-availability IT infrastructure, configure a Microsoft Data Protection Manager-based recovery solution, comprehensively validate your system, educate your administrative staff or regular service providers how to manage Microsoft DPM, or handle extensive information technology support outsourcing such as remote hosting of DPM machines in Progent's world-class data center facility. For more information, visit Data Protection Manager (DPM) Expertise.
Managed Spam Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to provide small businesses E-Mail Guard, a managed service that blocks spam and email attacks before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Find out additional details concerning E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam and Virus Blocking.
Special Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's security consultants offer unique expertise in key areas of computer security including:
Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Testing
Progent provides expertise with security evaluation tools such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for conducting a variety of automatic system scans to identify potential security problems. Progent has broad skills with these tools and can assist you to analyze assessment reports and react appropriately. Progent's certified security consultants also can perform web software testing and can conduct thorough evaluation of enterprise-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with key global security specifications including HIPPA, PCI, and ISO. Also, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless protection including stationary wireless equipment as well as portable devices. Find out additional information about Progent's Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing.
Support for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server MS ISA Server 2006 provides rules-based security, enhanced throughput, and easy administration of internetworking by providing both a firewall and a Web cache server coordinated with Microsoft's Windows Server platform. The firewall delivers comprehensive data filtering, control of connectivity rights, and traffic direction. The cache improves network throughput by remembering repeatedly requested Web content.
Progent's MS ISA Server 2006 support service provides small companies the expertise of security professionals who can plan and deploy a solution that matches your security needs without restricting network productivity.
Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Help
Progent can provide a Cisco CCIE engineer or Cisco CCNP expert to show you how to select, deploy, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Read more details about Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Support.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Help
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can provide in-depth consulting support for Cisco's entire family of security and Virtual Private Network technologies such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), protected high-speed and integrated services routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst switches. Learn more details about Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Support.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Consulting Services
As well as being expert in a broad range of protection technologies from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent can provide small businesses top-level engineering services for solutions from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers such as:
Stealth Penetration Checking Consulting
Unannounced penetration checking is a key method for allowing businesses to understand how vulnerable their IT systems are to real-world attacks by showing how effectively network security policies and mechanisms hold up to planned but unpublicized intrusion attempts launched by seasoned security engineers utilizing the latest hacking methods. Learn more details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
Certified Information Security Manager Security Consulting Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the basic competencies and international benchmarks of service that IT security managers are required to master. It provides executive management the confidence that those who have been awarded their CISM have the background and knowledge to offer effective security management and consulting support. Progent can provide a CISM support professional to assist your enterprise in key security areas such as data security governance, vulnerability management, data protection process management, and crisis response management.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security engineers who have been awarded CISSP certification as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification indicates mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. ANSI has given the CISSP status official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered within CISSP include security management procedures, security design and test systems, connection permission methodology, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, cryptography, communications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Engineering Services for Secure IT Architecture
Progent's ISSAP qualified security consultants are consultants who have earned ISSAP accreditation after thorough testing and extensive experience. field experience with information security architecture. ISSAP security experts have in-depth understanding of access control systems and methodologies, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security specialists can help your company with all phases of architecture security.
Certified Information Systems Auditor Support Expertise
The CISA credential is a prestigious achievement that indicates expertise in network security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation requires that candidates pass a comprehensive examination administered by the ISACA professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-qualified security consultant trained to assist businesses in the areas of IS audit process, information technology administration, systems and architecture lifecycle, information technology service delivery, protecting data resources, and disaster recovery preparedness.
GIAC Support Expertise
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to certify the skill of information technology security experts. GIAC's goal is to verify that a certified professional possesses the skills appropriate to provide support in key areas of system, data, and software security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and institutions all over the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of certified consultants for any of the network security services addressed under GIAC certification programs such as auditing security systems, incident handling, traffic analysis, and web application security.
Depend on Progent for Network Security Help
If your business is situated in Akron or elsewhere in Ohio and you're looking for security expertise, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at security-help@progent.com.
Progent's Apple Mac experts can support the creative aspect of Macintosh environments by offering help services and education in imaging, audio, and video. Progent's support professionals offer expertise in a range of Mac programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, Apple Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, Digidesign Pro Tools, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Adobe After Effects. Progent can also assist you with specific projects such as capturing or digitizing audio or video or setting up an audio/video post production studio.
Consultant Services for SQL Server 2005 IT Services
SQL Server 2000 is a rich, Web-enabled database and data analysis package that opens the door to the fast development of cutting-edge high-end applications that can give your company a critical competitive advantage. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 features built-in support for XML and the ability to communicate across the Internet and outside the firewall. The experience of Progent's certified SQL Server 2000 consultants, averaging more than over 10 years of work helping with Microsoft integration, ensures you success in designing, deploying and managing Microsoft SQL Server applications that are seamlessly integrated with other applications powered Microsoft's .NET platform.
Progent offers easy, quick, and affordable access to CCIE engineers. Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts are highly-qualified network experts who are awarded this prestigious certification only as a result of strenuous examination by Cisco. CCIEs are able to handle the most complicated problems associated with network design, implementation, troubleshooting, and service. Progent’s CCIE experts cooperate intimately with Cisco in-house staff in identifying problems with Cisco's IOS platform and developing workarounds or obtaining software updates to resolves problems. Progent offers quick contact with a CCIE by phone so that you are able to get immediate assistance for tough network troubles that are impacting worker productivity but are beyond the scope of your local network support providers. Progent's CCIE support experts can link to your environment via advanced off-site support technology to deliver fast and affordable analysis and repair of urgent network problems.
Small Business IT Consulting for Enterprise Services Project Methodology IT Outsourcing Firm
When conducting IT tasks for enterprise customers, Progent uses a phased methodology based on specified milestones in order to meet budgetary, timing and technical goals while minimizing business disruption. Progent's Enterprise Services Project Methodology follows accepted project management standards based on the best practices described by the Microsoft Solutions Framework Project methodology which includes requirements definition, architecture proposals, test models, design tuning, and professional implementation. All facets are recorded to provide a comprehensive description of technical services performed and to help in ongoing system maintenance.
Progent offers small and mid-size organizations professional consulting for Intrusion Protection products and IPSec VPN technology from major firewall and Virtual Private Network security vendors including Check Point Software, Juniper, and Symantec. Progent can show you how to design a comprehensive security strategy and select appropriate products from multiple suppliers to support your security goals while staying within your spending restraints.
For small businesses interested in Progent's network support outsourcing, design expertise, or troubleshooting offerings, phone 800-993-9400 or send email to information@progent.com.
Cisco's security and remote connectivity technology for small to medium sized businesses offer a complete range of easy-to-administer protection hardware and software to help you safeguard your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's VPN product family includes routers and switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPN solutions. Progent's expert staff of consultants includes field-proven engineers with Cisco's Certified Internetwork Expert and Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications who can help your organization to evaluate Cisco VPN, Cisco RADIUS Security, and additional Cisco protection technologies that fit best with your business objectives.
Progent offers a variety of IT support bundles for small organizations. These IT outsourcing and network monitoring services are built around the anticipatory problem solving capabilities of MOM 2005, a state-of-the-art network and IT support product that tracks the reliability, throughput, and security of your information system and isolates potential troubles before they can disrupt your network. With Progent's affordably priced network support programs, small businesses can select a basic MOM-based co-sourcing package with server monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and remote troubleshooting or a comprehensive 24x7 outsourcing solution.
Stealth penetration testing is a key component of any comprehensive IT system security strategy. Progent’s security experts can run thorough penetration checks without the awareness of your organization's in-house IT resources. Stealth penetration testing shows whether existing security monitoring systems such as intrusion incident warnings and event log analysis are properly configured and consistently monitored.
Even if your company has a minimal network services staff and a limited IT budget, your information network can still feature the same high availability and responsiveness that once required a substantial in-house support organization. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the experience of world-class Microsoft-qualified and Cisco-qualified IT consultants, the most recent system management software for 24x7 monitoring and threshold alarms, and cost-effective support programs such as a help desk service to keep your vital business applications and hardware operating. Progent's 24x7 Network Management Services include round-the-clock system monitoring, server monitoring, and program monitoring to reduce support expenses, fix trouble spots quickly, and anticipate issues before they impact system productivity. Progent is experienced at installing System Center 2005, part of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative powered by Microsoft Operations Manager (Microsoft MOM) to deliver complete process management. Progent can help with Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to give small business networks enterprise-class availability, security and performance.
Progent offers support services for WatchGuard Firewall security products such as the Firefox X Core family of Firewalls and the Firebox SSL Core VPN Gateway. Progent's WatchGuard consultants can show you how to select, deploy, and maintain a WatchGuard VPN security product that aligns with your network protection strategy and fits your computer budget. Progent can also assist you to combine WatchGuard Firewall/VPN and WatchGuard SSL VPN products with protection technology from other suppliers and offer a convenient source for network help, training, and security expertise.
