Remote Security Support Services and Vulnerability Auditing
for Bakersfield Small Business IT Networks
To get fast assistance with network security problems, small businesses in Bakersfield, CA, have access to expert support online by contacting Progent's security professionals. Progent's online support consultants are available at any time to offer fast and low-cost assistance with security problems that are impacting the productivity of your network. Progent's accredited security engineers are certified to provide help for systems powered by Microsoft, Linux, Macintosh, Sun Solaris, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent's broad selection of services addresses firewall technology, email security, protected system architecture, and information recovery. Progent's support team has earned the world's top security accreditations including GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) and Information System Security Architecture Professional.
Progent provides online security assistance on a by-the-minute basis without minimum call duration and without additional fees for setup or after hours support. By billing per minute and by providing world-class support, Progent's pricing model keeps costs low and avoids situations where quick fixes entail major bills.
Our System Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do?
If your business is now faced with a network security crisis, go to Progent's Urgent Online Technical Help to learn how to get immediate aid.
For companies that have prepared in advance for being hacked, the formal post-attack handling procedure outlined by Global Information Assurance Certification is Progent's approved method of handling a serious security attack.
Overview of Security Expertise
Managing computer protection plus planning for recovering critical data and functions after an attack requires a continual effort involving a variety of technologies and processes. Progent's certified consultants can assist your business at any level in your attempt to secure your information network, ranging from security evaluation to designing a comprehensive security plan. Some areas supported by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Prevention, Data Restoration and Security Forensics, and Managed Protection from E-mail-Based Attacks.
Designing and Building Secure Environments
Any business should have a carefully thought out security strategy that incorporates both proactive and reactive steps. The pre-attack plan is a collection of steps that helps to reduce vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan defines procedures to assist security staff to assess the damage caused by a breach, repair the damage, document the experience, and revive business activity as soon as possible. Progent can show you how to design protection into your business processes. Progent can set up scanning utilities, define and execute a secure computer architecture, and recommend processes and policies to maximize the safety of your computing environment. Progent's security experts are available to help you to configure a firewall, deploy secure online and mobile connectivity to email and information, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If you are looking for an economical way for outsourcing your security management, Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services feature automated online system monitoring and immediate resolution of emergencies.
Data Recovery and Security Forensics
Progent has skill in restoring networks and computers that have been hacked, are suspect, or have stopped working because of a security breakdown. Progent can help determine the losses resulting from the breach, return your company to ordinary business operations, and recover information lost owing to the assault. Progent's certified engineers can also perform a comprehensive failure analysis by examining activity logs and using a variety of proven assessment tools. Progent's background with security issues minimizes your business disruption and permits Progent to recommend efficient ways to prevent or mitigate future attacks.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Planning Centered on Data Protection Manager
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a ground breaking backup and recovery technology utilizing fast disk subsystems to improve reliability, throughput, and ease of administration. Progent's expert Data Protection Manager (DPM) engineers can help you to create a practical disaster recovery plan, design an affordable non-stop network infrastructure, install a DPM-based backup and restore solution, thoroughly validate your DPM system, train your IT personnel or local consultants how to manage Microsoft DPM, or handle extensive information technology outsourcing services including remote hosting of Microsoft Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's world-class data center facility. For more information, visit Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting and Support Services.
Managed Spam Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small and midsize businesses E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that blocks spam and e-mail attacks before they are able to breach your network firewall. Find out more details about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam Blocking.
Special Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified engineers can provide unique specialized help in vital facets of IT security including:
Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent provides experience with security evaluation software such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard for performing a set of comprehensive network scans to identify possible security holes. Progent has broad experience with scanning tools and can help your company to analyze assessment reports and respond efficiently. Progent's security engineers also provide web software validation and can conduct thorough assessments of corporate-wide security to determine your organization's compliance with major worldwide security standards including HIPPA, PCI, and ISO. Also, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless security including fixed wireless appliances as well as mobile handsets. Learn the details concerning Progent's Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing.
Managing Microsoft ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 offers policy-based protection, improved throughput, and easy management of complex networks by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache server coordinated with Microsoft's MS Windows 2003 Server platform. The ISA Server firewall delivers comprehensive security filtering, management of access rights, and traffic direction. The Web cache improves system throughput by remembering frequently accessed Web data.
Progent's Microsoft ISA Server support service provides small and midsize businesses assistance from network security professionals who know how to plan and implement a configuration that meets your protection needs without limiting network productivity.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to select, deploy, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get more information concerning Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Consulting.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Support
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco CCNP experts can deliver in-depth consulting services for Cisco's entire family of protection and VPN technologies such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, protected high-speed and integrated services (IS) routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst Series switches. Read more information concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Support.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Technologies
In addition to supporting a broad range of security solutions available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small and mid-size businesses top-level engineering services for security products from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors such as:
Stealth Intrusion Testing Services
Stealth penetration testing is a key method for allowing organizations to determine how exposed their IT systems are to potential attacks by showing how well corporate security procedures and technologies hold up to planned but unpublicized penetration efforts launched by veteran security engineers using advanced intrusion techniques. Read more details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Services
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) identifies the basic competencies and worldwide standards of performance that computer security professionals are required to achieve. CISM provides business management the assurance that those who have been awarded their CISM possess the background and skill to provide efficient security management and consulting support. Progent can provide a CISM consultant to help your organization in vital security areas such as information protection governance, risk management, information protection process control, and crisis handling management.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security engineers who have earned CISSP accreditation as a result of demonstrated professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification indicates expertise in an international standard for IT security. ANSI has given the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise included within CISSP include security administration procedures, security design and test systems, access control methodology, software development security, business processes security, hardware security, encryption, communications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals (ISSAP) Engineering Support for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are experts who have been awarded ISSAP status after thorough examination and significant hands-on work with network security architecture. ISSAP consultants have comprehensive understanding of access management mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, BCP and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can help your business with all phases of secure network architecture.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor credential is a globally recognized achievement that indicates mastery in network security auditing. Certified by ANSI, the CISA accreditation requires that consultants pass an exhaustive examination administered by the ISACA professional association. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security engineer able to help companies in the areas of information systems audit process, IT enforcement, systems and infrastructure planned useful life, IT support, protecting information resources, and business continuity preparedness.
Global Information Assurance Certification Professional Expertise
GIAC was founded in 1999 to certify the skill of network security experts. GIAC's goal is to make sure that a certified professional possesses the knowledge necessary to provide support in key areas of system, information, and application program security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified professionals for all of the network security capabilities addressed within GIAC certification programs including auditing security systems, security incident handling, traffic analysis, and web-based services security.
Contact Progent for Network Security Expertise
If your business is located in Bakersfield or anywhere in California and you're looking for computer security engineering help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at security-help@progent.com.
Small to mid-sized companies can now enjoy all the benefits of MOM and also have quick access to Progent’s Microsoft and Cisco qualified IT consulting experts. With Progent's economically priced network support packages, mid-size businesses can choose a simple MOM-based co-sourcing service program with network monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and online service or a complete round-the-clock outsourcing package. Progent supports MOM 2005 and MOM 2000 to offer small business networks world-class reliability, protection and performance.
Progent is among the most qualified IT support companies in Northern California for integrating email and messaging systems based on Exchange 2000. Progent is skilled in helping small companies get all the advantages of Microsoft Exchange 2000 under common scenarios including upgrading from Exchange 5.5 Server, migration from an ISP-based or POP3 e-mail environment, and jobbing out your Exchange 2000 management.
Progent's Experts Team provides consulting in important technologies that include Macintosh integration and programs; Expertise for Linux-powered, UNIX-based, and Sun systems; Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management expertise; Line-of-business and vertical program support; Chief Information Officer, management information analyst, and project management services; Custom program development and deployment; Web site, eCommerce, EDI, and client portal design and integration; SQL support and performance help; Management information consulting; and Telecommunications systems support.
Cisco's latest network products and technologies enable a new model of data center architecture that allows ongoing improvements in processor, disk, LAN/WAN framework, and application solutions in a manageable and cost-effective way. Progent can help you to select and implement Cisco's connectivity and security technology to create a firm architecture for your data center and improve your data center operations in vital areas such as Server and disk efficiency, comprehensive security enforcement, server proliferation, regulatory issues, and disaster recovery.
Progent's consultants offer Macintosh users a range of services including desktop support, Apple OS X consulting, Apple Mac co-existence with Windows networks, Microsoft Entourage and email expertise, security services, and one-on-one education. For computer networks built solely on Mac OS X or for systems with a mix of Mac, Linux and Windows based servers and workstations, Progent's Apple, Cisco, and Microsoft certified professionals have the background and depth to deal with the complexity of designing, configuring and maintaining a network environment that is available, safe, fast and aligned with your company's objectives.
Progent’s staff of Microsoft and Cisco qualified experts average longer than a decade of real-world professional background, in the trenches of network support, executing a wide variety of IT projects for an extensive mix of customers. Each Progent consultant shares a refined collection of individual best practices which are combined into shared best practices standards that Progent teaches its support staff. This means that you get not just world-class IT skills, but also a support engineer with field-tested approaches for applying computer knowledge to solve actual IT problems quickly.
Progent's Virtual Server Hosting service offers proven virtualization technology, a world-class data center, and the technical support services of Progent's Microsoft Gold Certified engineering team to provide small businesses with a complete information technology outsourcing solution that improves network dependability and security, reduces management hassle, and saves money. With Progent's Virtual Server Hosting, a small company can have each of its software platforms and critical business application servers supported within a secure and reliable data center on a fast, high-availability virtual machine set up and supported by Progent's computer support experts.
Progent’s experienced Cisco network security consulting professionals offer high-level PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting support covering infrastructure design, configuration, and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security solutions. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewall products delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, sophisticated attack protection, and safe access services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home offices to scalable enterprise-class products, Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewalls offer advanced security, high throughput, and high availability for network environments of any size. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed operating system,eliminating possible OS-specific security gaps.
If your business computer system mixes Sun Solaris platforms with Windows, Progent can show you how to integrate your computers into a cohesive environment that allows all your OS platforms to coexist for easy administration, seamless dataflow, high dependability, superior throughput, and tight protection. Progent's Solaris and Microsoft Windows integration support offerings feature network infrastructure integration and service, support for Windows services for UNIX, remote network monitoring and administration, remote network support and repair, on-site technical support, and help desk support.
Progent's Check Point experts can help you choose and deploy Check Point Firewall software and hardware based on Check Point's technology to offer an affordable and efficient security defense for your business network. Progent can also help you integrate other Check Point products such as ZoneAlarm and Check Point NGX VPN with protection solutions from other vendors and provide a central stop for on-going technical support, maintenance, training, and design expertise.
