Progent offers remote security expertise on a by-the-minute model with no minimum minutes and no additional fees for setup or off-hour support. By charging per minute and by delivering world-class expertise, Progent's pricing policy keeps costs under control and eliminates scenarios where quick solutions entail big charges.

Our Network Has Been Attacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If your business is currently experiencing a network security emergency, refer to Progent's Urgent Remote Network Help to learn how to receive immediate assistance.

For companies that have prepared beforehand for an attack, the formal post-attack handling procedure outlined by GIAC is Progent's recommended method of responding to a serious security attack.

Introduction to Small Business Security Services
Coordinating computer security and preparation for restoring vital data and systems following an attack demands a continual effort involving an array of tools and procedures. Progent's security engineers can assist your organization at whatever level in your efforts to guard your IT network, ranging from security evaluation to creating a comprehensive security strategy. Important areas covered by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Prevention, Data Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of Email-Based Attacks.

Planning and Implementing Secure Environments
Any business ought to develop a thoroughly thought out security strategy that includes both proactive and reactive steps. The pre-attack plan is a collection of steps that works to reduce security holes. The post-attack plan specifies activities to help security staff to inventory the losses caused by a breach, remediate the damage, document the event, and revive network activity as soon as possible. Progent can show you how to design protection into your company operations. Progent can install scanning utilities, create and implement a secure computer architecture, and recommend processes and policies to enhance the protection of your network. Progent's security professionals are available to assist you to configure a firewall, deploy secure remote connectivity to email and information, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).

If your company is looking for an economical way for outsourcing your network security administration, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Options include continual remote system tracking and quick resolution of emergencies.

System Recovery and Security Forensics
Progent offers skill in recovering networks and servers that have been hacked, are in question, or have stopped working as a result of a security attack. Progent can show you how to assess the losses resulting from the breach, return your company to normal business operations, and recover information compromised as a result of the breach. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a comprehensive forensic evaluation by examining activity logs and using a variety of advanced assessment techniques. Progent's experience with security consulting reduces your downtime and allows Progent to recommend efficient strategies to prevent or contain future attacks.

Fault Tolerant Backup and Recovery Planning Centered on Microsoft DPM
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a revolutionary data backup and restore technology utilizing high-speed disk systems to increase availability, throughput, and manageability. Progent's expert System Center Data Protection Manager support professionals can help you to create an effective business continuity strategy, design a cost-effective non-stop IT infrastructure, install a DPM-powered backup and restore solution, comprehensively test your DPM system, educate your IT staff or regular service providers how to maintain DPM, or handle complete IT support outsourcing including off-site housing of Data Protection Manager machines in Progent's world-class data center facility. For details, see Microsoft DPM Expertise.

Outsourced Spam Blocking
Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small and midsize companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that blocks spam and email viruses before they can breach your network firewall. Learn more details about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam and Virus Filtering.

Special Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified engineers can provide unique consulting support in vital areas of IT security including:

Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing
Progent provides expertise with security auditing utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive network scans to reveal potential security gaps. Progent has broad experience with these and similar utilities and can assist your company to analyze audit results and react efficiently. Progent's security engineers also provide web application validation and can perform thorough assessments of enterprise-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with key industry security specifications such as HIPPA, PCI, and ISO 17799. Also, Progent can evaluate the effectiveness of your wireless protection covering stationary wireless equipment plus mobile handsets. Learn the details concerning Progent's Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment.

Setting up MS ISA Server
Microsoft ISA Server 2006 offers policy-based protection, improved performance, and simple administration of complex networks by providing both a firewall and a Web acceleration server integrated with Microsoft's Windows Server platform. The firewall provides comprehensive security filtering, control of connectivity rights, and traffic routing. The Web cache improves system performance by storing frequently accessed Web data.

Progent's Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 consulting service gives small companies assistance from certified engineers who know how to design and deploy a configuration that supports your security requirements while avoiding limiting network productivity.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to show you how to choose, deploy, and support Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Read the details about Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Help.

Cisco Protection, VPN and Wireless Support
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco CCNP experts can provide world-class consulting expertise for Cisco's entire range of protection and Virtual Private Network (VPN) products including PIX Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Series Firewalls, Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected broadband and integrated services routers, Aironet wireless access points and bridges, and Catalyst switches. Get the details about Cisco Protection, VPN and Aironet Wireless Expertise.

Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
As well as supporting a wide array of network security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent can provide small and mid-size companies expert consulting for products from other popular firewall and VPN suppliers including:

Check Point Software Technologies

WatchGuard

Juniper Networks Inc

SonicWALL Inc.

Symantec

Stealth Penetration Checking Consulting
Stealth penetration testing is a valuable method for helping companies to determine how vulnerable their networks are to serious threats by revealing how thoroughly corporate protection processes and mechanisms stand up against authorized but unpublicized intrusion attempts instigated by seasoned security specialists utilizing the latest intrusion techniques. Read more information concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.

Certified Information Security Manager Security Consulting Services
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the basic competencies and worldwide standards of service that computer security professionals are required to achieve. It offers executive management the confidence that those who have earned their accreditation have the background and knowledge to offer effective security administration and engineering support. Progent can provide a CISM support professional to help your organization in key security areas including data security governance, risk management, data protection program management, and crisis response management.

Find out the details about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Consulting Services.

CISSP Security Support Expertise
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security engineers who have earned CISSP accreditation through verified experience, extensive study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. ANSI has given the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise included under CISSP include security management procedures, security architecture and test systems, access permission methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, communications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.

Find out the details about Progent's CISSP Consulting Expertise.

ISSAP Engineering Services for Secure IT Architecture
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are experts who have earned ISSAP accreditation as a result of rigorous examination and extensive hands-on work with network security design. ISSAP consultants have acquired in-depth understanding of access control mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security specialists can assist your business with all aspects of architecture security.

Find out additional information concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Secure IT Architecture Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Services
The CISA accreditation is a prestigious qualification that indicates expertise in information system security auditing. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has consultants undergo an exhaustive test given by the ISACA professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-qualified security audit engineer able to help businesses in the areas of IS audit services, information technology administration, network assets and infrastructure planned useful life, IT support, protecting data resources, and disaster recovery planning.

Learn more details about Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Support Expertise.

GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Services
GIAC was founded in 1999 to certify the knowledge of computer security professionals. GIAC's goal is to make sure that an accredited security consultant has the skills needed to provide support in vital categories of network, information, and application security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and institutions around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of GIAC certified professionals for all of the security services addressed within GIAC certification programs including auditing security systems, incident handling, traffic analysis, and web application security.

Read additional information about Progent's Global Information Assurance Certification Consulting Assistance.

Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Support
If your company is located in Des Moines or anywhere in Iowa and you want security engineering help, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.