Online Security Consulting and Vulnerability Assessment for Birmingham Small Office Computer Networks
For urgent assistance with data security issues, small companies in Birmingham, AL, can find world-class expertise online by contacting Progent's security professionals. Progent's remote service staff is ready round the clock to provide efficient and economical assistance with security problems that are impacting the productivity of your information system. Progent's accredited security engineers are qualified to support environments based on Microsoft, Linux, Apple Mac, Sun, and major derivatives of UNIX. Progent's broad selection of consulting services encompasses firewall configuration, email security, secure system design, and information restoration. Progent's support staff has earned the industry's most advanced security certifications including Certified Information Security Manager and ISSAP.
Progent offers remote security assistance on a by-the-minute basis without minimum minutes and without extra charges for setup or after hours support. By billing by the minute and by providing top level expertise, Progent's pricing structure keeps expenses under control and eliminates scenarios where simple solutions turn into major expenses.
Our System Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do Now?
If your network is now experiencing a network security emergency, visit Progent's Emergency Remote Network Support to see how to receive immediate help.
For businesses who have planned carefully for an attack, the formal post-attack handling procedure outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's approved method of responding to a serious security attack.
Introduction to Security Services
Coordinating computer protection plus preparation for recovering vital information and systems after an attack demands an on-going effort that entails a variety of technologies and procedures. Progent's security engineers can support your business at whatever level in your attempt to secure your information network, from security evaluation to designing a comprehensive security program. Important technologies covered by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Prevention, Data Recovery and Security Forensics, and Managed Filtering of E-mail-Borne Attacks.
Planning and Implementing Protected Networks
Any organization ought to develop a thoroughly considered security strategy that incorporates both proactive and reactive activity. The proactive strategy is a collection of precautions that works to reduce security holes. The reactive plan specifies procedures to help security staff to evaluate the losses caused by an attack, remediate the damage, record the experience, and restore network activity as soon as feasible. Progent can show you how to design protection into your company operations. Progent can install auditing software, create and implement a secure IT architecture, and propose procedures and policies to optimize the safety of your information system. Progent's security professionals are ready to help you to configure a firewall, design secure remote connectivity to e-mail and data, and configure an effective VPN.
If your company is looking for an economical way for outsourcing your security administration, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Services include non-stop online system monitoring and fast response to emergencies.
Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent provides expertise in recovering networks and computers that have been compromised, are suspect, or have failed because of a security attack. Progent can help assess the losses resulting from the breach, return your company to normal business operations, and recover data lost owing to the assault. Progent's security engineers can also perform a thorough forensic analysis by going over activity logs and utilizing other advanced forensics techniques. Progent's experience with security problems minimizes your business disruption and permits Progent to recommend efficient ways to avoid or mitigate future attacks.
Data Backup and Recovery Planning Based on System Center Data Protection Manager
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a ground breaking backup and restore technology utilizing fast disk subsystems to increase network uptime, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's expert Microsoft Data Protection Manager engineers can assist you to create an effective business continuity strategy, design a cost-effective fault-tolerant network infrastructure, configure a Data Protection Manager-powered backup and restore system, thoroughly validate your DPM system, educate your administrative staff or local service providers how to manage Microsoft DPM, or handle complete IT outsourcing such as off-site hosting of Microsoft Data Protection Manager machines in Progent's world-class data center facility. For details, see Data Protection Manager (DPM) Expertise.
Outsourced Spam and Virus Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small and midsize businesses E-Mail Guard, a managed service that intercepts spam and e-mail attacks before they are able to breach your network firewall. Learn the details about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam Filtering.
Special Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified engineers offer world-class specialized help in vital areas of computer security including:
Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing
Progent offers expertise with security evaluation utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive system tests to reveal possible security problems. Progent has broad experience with these utilities and can help your company to understand assessment reports and respond appropriately. Progent's certified security consultants also provide web application validation and can conduct expert evaluation of corporate-wide security to determine your company's compliance with key industry security standards including HIPPA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security including fixed wireless equipment as well as mobile devices. Find out more details about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing.
Consulting for MS ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server provides policy-based protection, enhanced performance, and simple administration of complex networks by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web acceleration server coordinated with Microsoft's Windows Server platform. The firewall delivers comprehensive security filtering, control of access policy, and traffic direction. The Web cache improves network performance by storing frequently requested Web data.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco CCIE engineer or Cisco Certified Network Professional to help you to select, deploy, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Find out more information concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Consulting.
Cisco Security, VPN and Aironet Wireless Consulting
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can provide in-depth consulting support for Cisco's entire family of security and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected broadband and integrated services routers, Aironet wireless access points and bridges, and Catalyst Series switches. Get more details about Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Support.
Other Firewall and VPN Consulting Services
As well as supporting a wide array of security solutions from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small and mid-size companies top-level engineering services for solutions from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers such as:
Unannounced Penetration Testing Services
Unannounced intrusion checking is a valuable method for allowing organizations to find out how exposed their IT environments are to real-world attacks by testing how effectively corporate protection procedures and mechanisms stand up to authorized but unpublicized intrusion attempts instigated by veteran security engineers utilizing the latest intrusion methods. Find out additional information concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Support Services
Certified Information Security Manager defines the core competencies and international benchmarks of service that IT security professionals are required to achieve. It provides business management the confidence that those who have been awarded their certification have the experience and knowledge to provide effective security management and engineering services. Progent can provide a CISM consultant to assist your enterprise in key security areas such as information protection governance, risk assessment, data protection program control, and crisis response support.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP consultants are security engineers who have earned CISSP status as a result of demonstrated experience, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in an international standard for IT security. ANSI has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge included under CISSP include security management procedures, security design and models, connection permission systems, software development security, operations security, physical security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Engineering Support for Secure IT Architecture
Progent's ISSAP qualified security consultants are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP certification after rigorous examination and extensive hands-on work with network security design. ISSAP consultants possess in-depth knowledge of access management mechanisms and techniques, telecommunications and network security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security consultants can assist your business with all phases of secure network architecture.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Support Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) accreditation is an important qualification that represents mastery in information system security auditing. Certified by ANSI, the CISA accreditation requires that candidates pass an extensive examination administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the expertise of a CISA-certified security engineer trained to assist companies in the fields of information systems audit process, information technology enforcement, systems and architecture lifecycle, IT support, protecting data assets, and business continuity preparedness.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Services
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was founded in 1999 to validate the knowledge of computer security engineers. GIAC's goal is to verify that an accredited professional possesses the skills needed to provide support in vital areas of network, data, and application security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by businesses and government organizations throughout the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified consultants for all of the network security disciplines addressed within GIAC accreditation topics such as auditing security systems, security incident response, intrusion detection, and web services security.
Depend on Progent for Network Security Consulting Services
If your organization is located in Birmingham or anywhere in Alabama and you want network security consulting, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.
For small businesses interested in Progent's IT outsourcing, consulting, or technical support offerings, call 800-993-9400 or send email to information@progent.com.
Progent’s certified Cisco IT security consulting professionals offer high-level PIX and ASA Firewall consulting services including architecture, configuration, and management of Cisco firewall and Cisco security solutions. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls delivers strong user and software policy enforcement, sophisticated attack protection, and secure connectivity services. Ranging from compact, easy-to-install desktop appliances for small and home businesses to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls provide advanced security, high throughput, and high availability for network environments of all sizes. PIX and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed platform,minimizing possible OS-specific security gaps.
Progent's expert System Center Data Protection Manager consultants can assist you to create an effective business continuity plan, design an affordable non-stop network infrastructure, deploy a Microsoft Data Protection Manager-based backup and restore solution, comprehensively validate your DPM system, educate your administrative personnel or local consultants how to manage DPM, or handle extensive information technology outsourcing such as off-site hosting of DPM machines in Progent's world-class data center.
Nagios and MRTG are useful, license-free monitoring tools that operate with Linux and can be deployed to analyze UNIX/Linux networks, MS Windows networks, or multi-OS systems in which the Linux OS and Windows coexist. The Nagios monitor allows system support engineers to track system services including POP3, HTTP, FTP, and NNTP. Multi Router Traffic Grapher permits you to graph the traffic through SNMP network devices such as servers, routers, and switches. Progent's system integration engineers can help you utilize both these utilities to streamline and repair your network.
NextWeb provides business class fixed wireless connectivity that can be installed in days rather than a month. NextWeb offers a variety of wireless data transports such as NextWeb wireless Super-T, wireless DS3, and special event wireless broadband access. Progent has an agency relationship with NextWeb and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a Cisco Systems Partner with the expertise to show you how to incorporate NextWeb wireless data services to create an enterprise-class, cohesive communications infrastructure on a realistic budget.
Even if your company has a small network services group and a limited IT budget, your information system can still feature the same high reliability and performance that once needed a large internal support organization. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the expertise of world-class Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified IT professionals, the latest system management software for 24x7 monitoring and alerts, and cost-effective support programs such as a help desk service to keep your vital business applications and hardware up and running. Progent's 24x7 Network Management Services include remote system monitoring, server monitoring, and program monitoring to cut service expenses, fix problems quickly, and anticipate problems before they impact system performance. Progent is expert 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 supports MOM 2000 and MOM 2005 to give small business systems enterprise-class reliability, protection and capacity.
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants can provide small and mid-sized companies expert Microsoft SQL Server help. Microsoft SQL Server is a comprehensive, Web-enabled database and data analysis platform that opens the door to the rapid development of advanced business applications that can give your company a competitive advantage. SQL Server provides built-in support for XML and the ability to query across the Internet and outside the firewall. In addition to providing consulting, support and troubleshooting services, Progent’s SQL experts can help you get the most out of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence to increase the business value of your information system. Progent can also help you migrate from earlier editions of SQL Server to Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Progent's business climate will make you a better consulting professional by enhancing your technical skills and boosting the loyalty of your clients. Progent makes good on this promise by attracting the best consulting experts for you to work with, providing an advanced system architecture, using custom application utilities to enable the maximum quality of support, and by optimizing proven operational structures for attracting and keeping customers.
Progent's Cisco-qualified network management engineers can show you how to run Cisco's network management utilities along with a selection of powerful third-party applications to create a comprehensive network management solution to keep your environment running reliably, fully utilize limited resources, guard your data, revive rapidly from hardware failure or deliberate attacks, and allow you to expand or repurpose network resources intelligently and economically as your company grows.
Progent provides nationwide online technical support and consulting services for businesses who operate Sun Solaris networks or whose information systems feature a mix of Solaris and Microsoft Windows products. Online network consulting offers optimum leverage for your IT budget by protecting client productivity and limiting the time charged for computer repair services. Advanced online access technology and experienced service specialists and engineers combine to enable Progent to solve the majority of IT issues without squandering time and money by going to your site. In the vast majority of situations your network problems can be remediated over the phone or via a combination of phone help and remote access. Progent can put you in touch with Cisco CCIE network experts and CISM and CISSP qualified security specialists to assist with the most challenging network issues.
Years of background providing Microsoft support and Cisco network consulting has enabled Progent to build a unique capability for serving branch offices that require network service with the flexibility common to with small firms but which includes effective communications, thorough documentation, and compliance with enterprise IT standards. If your enterprise has a remote office located anywhere in Northern California or any region served by Progent's engineers, Progent can provide a broad array of in-person and off-site IT support services and system design expertise.
Progent's Sun Solaris family consulting experts offer small and mid-size companies and developers support for administering and maintaining Sun Solaris environments that operate with Microsoft-based networks. Progent can give your organization contact with Sun Solaris experts, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISSP certification. This wide range of experience offers you an easy one-stop source to help you build and maintain a protected and robust mixed-platform connectivity and communications environment that supports Solaris and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with major variants of UNIX including Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX UNIX from IBM, HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO, and Silicon Graphics IRIX or leading Linux variations such as RedHat, SUSE, Mandriva Linux, Debian-GNU, and Slackware.
For enterprises with branch offices in Northern California or any region served by Progent's engineers, Progent's Microsoft-qualified IT consulting experts and authorized Cisco system specialists can provide a range of network support services including project planning, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, site moves, corporate security, network design, on-site or phone-based branch office support, and technical support for co-location hosting facilities. A Progent network consultant can show you how to plan a multi-site information system that makes efficient use of colocation facilities and Internet data centers. Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants can help large corporations plan, integrate and support major rollouts of the latest releases of Microsoft products including Enterprise Active Directory, Exchange Server, Systems Management Server, SQL Server, and Enterprise editions of Windows. Progent’s Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Cisco Certified Network Professional consultants can help you configure Cisco products for connection solutions that combine simple, high-performance, integrated, and wireless networking.
