Remote Security Support and Vulnerability Audting for Baltimore Small Office Networks
To get fast help with network security issues, small companies in Baltimore, MD, have access to expert support remotely by contacting Progent's certified security engineers. Progent's online service staff is ready at any time to provide fast and low-cost assistance with security emergencies that are impacting the productivity of your network. Progent's accredited security engineers are qualified to support environments powered by Microsoft, Linux, Apple, Solaris, and popular derivatives of UNIX. Progent's wide range of consulting services addresses firewall expertise, messaging systems, secure network architecture, and information recovery. Progent's support team has been awarded the industry's most advanced security certifications including Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP).
Progent provides remote security support services on a by-the-minute model without minimum call duration and without additional fees for sign-up or off-hour support. By charging per minute and by delivering top level help, Progent's pricing model keeps costs under control and avoids scenarios where simple fixes entail big charges.
Our Network Has Been Hacked: What Can We Do Now?
In case your network is now experiencing a security crisis, refer to Progent's Emergency Online Network Help to find out how to receive fast help.
For organizations who have planned beforehand for being hacked, the step-by-step post-attack response model outlined by Global Information Assurance Certification is Progent's preferred method of handling a serious security attack.
Overview of Progent's Security Expertise
Managing network protection as well as staying ready for recovering vital data and systems following an attack demands an on-going program that entails a variety of tools and processes. Progent's certified security professionals can support your organization at any level in your efforts to protect your information network, ranging from security assessments to creating a complete security program. Important technologies covered by Progent's security consultants include Security Planning and Implementation, Data Restoration and Security Forensics, and Outsourced Protection from E-mail-Borne Attacks.
Designing and Implementing Protected Networks
Every business ought to develop a carefully thought out security plan that incorporates both proactive and responsive elements. The pre-attack plan is a collection of precautions that works to minimize vulnerabilities. The post-attack strategy specifies activities to help security staff to assess the losses resulting from a breach, remediate the damage, document the event, and revive business functions as soon as feasible. Progent can show you how to build security into your company processes. Progent can set up scanning software, create and execute a secure IT infrastructure, and propose processes and policies to maximize the safety of your network. Progent's security experts are available to assist you to configure a firewall, design secure offsite connectivity to e-mail and information, and install an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If your company is interested in an economical way for jobbing out your network security administration, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Services feature non-stop online system monitoring and quick response to problems.
Data Recovery and Security Forensics
Progent has skill in restoring networks and computers that have been compromised, are quarantined, or have failed following a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses resulting from the attack, restore ordinary functions, and retrieve data compromised owing to the breach. Progent's certified engineers can also perform a comprehensive failure evaluation by examining event logs and utilizing a variety of advanced forensics tools. Progent's experience with security problems minimizes your downtime and permits Progent to propose effective strategies to prevent or contain new attacks.
Backup and Recovery Planning Powered by Microsoft DPM
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a revolutionary fault tolerant backup and restore technology based on disk-to-disk systems to improve reliability, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's certified Data Protection Manager (DPM) support professionals can help you to develop a practical disaster recovery plan, design an affordable high-availability network infrastructure, deploy a Data Protection Manager-powered backup and restore system, thoroughly test your DPM system, train your administrative staff or local consultants how to maintain DPM, or handle complete IT outsourcing such as remote hosting of virtual or physical DPM machines in Progent's secure data center facility. For details, go to Data Protection Manager Consulting.
Managed Spam Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that blocks spam and email-borne attacks before they can penetrate your network firewall. Read additional details concerning E-Mail Guard Managed Spam Filtering.
Special Security Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent's veteran consultants can provide unique expertise in vital areas of computer protection such as:
Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Testing
Progent offers experience with security evaluation software such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard from GFI for conducting a set of automatic network scans to uncover potential security holes. Progent has extensive skills with scanning utilities and can assist you to analyze audit reports and respond efficiently. Progent's security engineers also offer web application testing and can conduct expert assessments of enterprise-wide security to assess your company's compliance with key industry security specifications such as HIPPA, NIST, and ISO 17799. In addition, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless security including stationary wireless equipment as well as portable devices. Find out additional information concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Testing.
Configuring Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Microsoft ISA Server 2006 provides rules-based security, improved throughput, and easy management of complex networks by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache mechanism coordinated with Microsoft's Windows Server operating system. The firewall delivers extensive security filtering, control of access rights, and traffic routing. The cache improves network throughput by storing repeatedly requested Web data.
Progent's Microsoft ISA Server 2006 support service provides small and midsize businesses the expertise of certified engineers who can design and deploy a solution that supports your security requirements while avoiding restricting network productivity.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Support
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco CCNP expert to show you how to select, deploy, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get additional details about Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Consulting.
Cisco Security, VPN and Aironet Wireless Expertise
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco CCNP experts can deliver in-depth consulting expertise for Cisco's entire range of protection and Virtual Private Network solutions including PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), secure broadband and IS routers, Aironet wireless access points, and Catalyst Series switches. Get more information concerning Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Consulting.
Additional Firewall and VPN Technologies
As well as being expert in a broad range of network security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent can provide small organizations expert engineering services for products from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers including:
Unannounced Penetration Checking Services
Unannounced penetration testing is a key method for helping organizations to understand how exposed their IT environments are to potential attacks by testing how thoroughly network protection processes and technologies stand up to authorized but unpublicized intrusion attempts launched by veteran security engineers utilizing advanced intrusion techniques. Learn additional information about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Support Services
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) defines the fundamental skills and worldwide benchmarks of service that computer security managers are expected to master. CISM provides business management the confidence that those who have earned their CISM possess the experience and knowledge to provide effective security management and consulting services. Progent can provide a CISM support professional to assist your organization in key security disciplines such as information security governance, vulnerability management, data protection program management, and incident response support.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Support Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation through demonstrated professional work, rigorous study, and formal examination. CISSP qualification indicates expertise in a worldwide standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered within CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and test systems, connection permission systems, software development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, communications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Consulting Services for Protected IT Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP status after thorough testing and extensive hands-on work with information security architecture. ISSAP security experts have in-depth understanding of access control mechanisms and methodologies, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security experts can assist your business with all aspects of architecture security.
CISA Professional Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a recognized achievement that indicates expertise in IS security audit and control. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has candidates pass an exhaustive test administered by the ISACA professional group. Progent offers the services of a CISA-certified security audit consultant able to assist businesses in the areas of information systems audit process, IT administration, systems and infrastructure planned useful life, information technology support, protecting information resources, and business continuity planning.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Expertise
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of IT security experts. GIAC's goal is to ensure that an accredited professional possesses the skills necessary to deliver support in critical areas of network, information, and application security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by businesses and institutions around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of certified consultants for any of the security capabilities covered under GIAC accreditation topics such as assessing networks, incident response, traffic analysis, and web-based services security.
Contact Progent for Network Security Support
If your company is situated in Baltimore or elsewhere in the state of Maryland and you want network security engineering help, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at security-help@progent.com.
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco qualified computer consultants offer expert help with a wide range of technologies and can provide that assistance remotely anywhere in the U.S. or onsite in major cities throughout the country and anywhere in California. Progent offers 24x7 online support for networks based on Windows, UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, or Apple Mac, or for environments that include a mix of Windows and UNIX-based technology. Progent also offers the expertise of Cisco CCIE network engineers for complex connectivity problems, plus the support of CISA and CISSP-qualified security engineers to assist with high-level security design and problem solving. Progent has provided remote troubleshooting to companies in all 50 states in the United States.
Progent’s high availability interoffice connectivity and 24x7 network connection engineers can help small organizations create fault tolerant Interoffice connectivity via fully redundant system architectures with automatic failover. Progent’s Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts can design and deploy high-availability Inter-office networks based on fault tolerant EIGRP network routers or non-stop OSPF configurations of Cisco routers. Progent can show you how redundant connectivity and transparent fail-over offers affordable 24x7 interoffice connectivity.
Progent's productive atmosphere will allow you to become a more capable professional by improving your technical knowledge and increasing the satisfaction of your clients. Progent makes good on this promise by recruiting the best professional talent for you to work with, providing an advanced system infrastructure, using specialized software tools to enable the highest quality of support, and by optimizing our business structures for attracting and maintaining clients.
Progent can help you plan and execute a smooth move to Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains so that you retain your data, strengthen your security, enhance your management reporting, take full advantage of Microsoft Office integration, and minimize productivity disruption by creating and following a sensible migration strategy. Progent can also help educate new Great Plains users so you don't lose productivity. Progent can improve your company reports and management analytics by offering Crystal Reports consulting, FRx programming, and Microsoft Excel expertise. Progent's background with Microsoft .NET development, Microsoft SQL Server solutions, and programming with VBasic, XML and other platforms make it possible to create specialized business software and eCommerce programs that work transparently with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains.
Progent is a Microsoft Gold Partner and has earned special competencies such as Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Information Worker Solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft Business Partners who receive the top customer satisfaction and enjoy the closest working relationship with Microsoft. The knowledge, capabilities, and dedication required to earn the status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner benefits Progent's clients by allowing Progent to provide your business better technical solutions for your information network.
Microsoft Server Virtualization Small Business IT Outsourcing Company Consultancy Firm
Microsoft Virtual Server, run on the Windows Server platform and based on software originally produced by Connectix, provides the performance necessary to carry out server consolidation, application upgrade, and server quarantine projects through virtualization technology in an enterprise-ready IT environment with high expandability, manageability, and reliability. Microsoft has targeted Virtual Server 2005 at companies who want to improve ROI in application programming and piloting, migration from legacy mission-critical software, and server consolidation. Progent's certified Virtual Server experts can assist your company to evaluate and deploy MS Virtual Server 2005.
Cisco has developed a full array of routers that includes appliances designed to deliver the protection, performance, and availability features demanded by small and mid-size companies. Cisco routers include support for redundancy, automatic failover, and redundant power for improved fault tolerance and network uptime. Progent can show you how to select and configure Cisco routers to establish a solid foundation for your network and to make it easy to grow as you support new users, start new offices, install new services, open your network to customers and partners, and manage a more mobile workforce. Progent can provide help with a variety of routers powered by Cisco's IOS platform, such as the Cisco SB 100, the Cisco 800 Series Routers, Cisco 2800 and 7200 Routers, as well as older 1700 and 2600 Series Routers.
For medium-size companies who need IT consulting services, Progent can deliver an array of alternatives including local help, on-line support, phone-based Call Center, 24x7 support with remote system monitoring, temporary staff augmentation, site relocation services, software programming, and expert consultation. For midsize businesses in California or other areas covered by Progent's field engineers, Progent provides expert in-person help for solving network problems quickly and economically.
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of computer security professionals. GIAC's mission is to ensure that a certified security consultant has the skills appropriate to deliver services in critical categories of network, data, and software security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and institutions all over the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency. Progent can provide the help of GIAC certified security engineers for any of the security disciplines addressed under GIAC certification programs such as auditing IT infrastructure, security incident handling, traffic analysis, and web-based services security.
Progent offers three basic types of Help Desk services including Microsoft and Cisco Help Desk Outsourcing Support Services, Virtual Help Desk Support, and Helpdesk Consulting and Staffing Services. Progent is a Microsoft Gold Authorized Partner and Progent's Help Desk team of authorized Microsoft professionals gives your clients easy access to a dependable support resource with years of experience delivering phone support and online troubleshooting for networks based on Microsoft technology. Progent's focus is on earning the support Help Desk a positive image as a key contributor to company productivity. Progent's goal is to resolve and not simply record problems.
