Online Security Help and Compliance Assessment for Detroit Small Company IT Networks
To get immediate assistance with network security problems, small businesses in Detroit, MI, have access to expert support online from Progent's certified security professionals. Progent's remote support consultants are ready round the clock to offer fast and economical help with security problems that threaten the viability of your information system. Progent's security consultants are certified to support environments based on Microsoft, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and popular derivatives of UNIX. Progent's wide range of consulting services addresses firewall technology, email security, protected system architecture, and information recovery. Progent's support staff has been awarded the world's most advanced security certifications including Certified Information Security Manager and ISSAP.
Progent offers online security support services on a per-minute model without minimum minutes and no extra charges for setup or after hours service. By billing by the minute and by providing top level help, Progent's pricing model keeps costs under control and eliminates situations where quick fixes turn into major charges.
Our Network Has Been Attacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If your network is currently fighting a security crisis, visit Progent's Emergency Remote Computer Support to learn how to receive immediate help.
For organizations who have prepared carefully for being hacked, the formal incident handling procedure promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's recommended method of responding to a serious security attack.
Introduction to Small Business Security Support Services
Managing network protection as well as preparation for restoring critical data and functions after a security breach demands a continual process that entails an array of technologies and processes. Progent's security engineers can assist your business at all levels in your efforts to guard your IT network, ranging from security assessments to designing a complete security strategy. Important technologies covered by Progent's security engineers include Security Planning and Implementation, Data Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Protection from Email-Borne Threats.
Planning and Building Protected Environments
Any company should have a thoroughly thought out security strategy that incorporates both preventive and responsive elements. The proactive strategy is a set of steps that helps to reduce vulnerabilities. The reactive plan defines procedures to assist security personnel to assess the losses resulting from an attack, remediate the damage, record the event, and revive network functions as quickly as possible. Progent can advise you how to design protection into your company operations. Progent can configure scanning utilities, define and build a secure computer architecture, and recommend procedures and policies to optimize the safety of your information system. Progent's security experts are ready to help you to configure a firewall, deploy safe offsite access to email and information, and install an effective virtual private network (VPN).
If your company is looking for an economical way for outsourcing your security administration, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Packages feature automated remote system tracking and immediate response to problems.
Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent has skill in restoring networks and servers that have been hacked, are suspect, or have failed as a result of a security attack. Progent can help evaluate the losses caused by the assault, restore ordinary business operations, and recover data compromised owing to the assault. Progent's certified engineers can also oversee a thorough forensic evaluation by going over activity logs and using a variety of advanced forensics techniques. Progent's background with security problems reduces your off-air time and permits Progent to recommend efficient measures to avoid or mitigate future attacks.
Data Backup and Restore Solutions Built on System Center Data Protection Manager
Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a powerful fault tolerant backup and restore product centered around fast disk subsystems to optimize availability, performance, and ease of administration. Progent's certified System Center Data Protection Manager engineers can assist your company to create an effective business continuity strategy, design a cost-effective non-stop network infrastructure, deploy a Data Protection Manager-based recovery solution, thoroughly test your system, educate your IT staff or local service providers how to maintain DPM, or handle complete IT support outsourcing including remote housing of Microsoft Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's world-class data center facility. To learn more, go to Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting.
Outsourced Spam Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small businesses E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that stops spam and email-borne threats before they can penetrate your network firewall. Read more information about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Filtering.
Specialized Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified engineers can provide unique specialized help in vital facets of IT protection including:
Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing
Progent offers expertise with security evaluation tools such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for conducting a variety of automatic system tests to reveal possible security holes. Progent has broad experience with these tools and can assist your company to analyze audit reports and respond appropriately. Progent's security engineers also provide web software testing and can perform expert assessments of enterprise-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with key global security specifications including HIPPA, NIST, and ISO. Also, Progent can evaluate the effectiveness of your wireless security covering stationary wireless equipment as well as portable devices. Get more details about Progent's Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Assessment.
Consulting for Microsoft ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server provides rules-based protection, enhanced performance, and simple administration of internetworking by providing both an advanced firewall and a Web acceleration server coordinated with Microsoft's MS Windows 2003 Server platform. The firewall provides extensive security filtering, management of access policy, and traffic direction. The cache enhances network throughput by remembering repeatedly requested Web data.
Progent's MS ISA Server consulting service gives small and midsize companies assistance from certified professionals who can plan and deploy a solution that meets your protection needs without restricting system efficiency.
Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Consulting
Progent can give you access to a Cisco CCIE engineer or Cisco CCNP expert to assist you to choose, deploy, and support Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Learn the details concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Support.
Cisco Protection, VPN and Aironet Wireless Support
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver world-class consulting expertise for Cisco's complete range of protection and VPN technologies such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Series Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, secure broadband and integrated services routers, wireless access points and bridges, and Catalyst family switches. Learn the details concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Consulting.
Other Firewall and VPN Technologies
In addition to supporting a broad range of protection solutions from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small companies top-level support for solutions from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors such as:
Stealth Intrusion Checking Services
Stealth penetration testing is a vital technique for allowing companies to find out how vulnerable their networks are to serious threats by showing how thoroughly network protection processes and technologies stand up against authorized but unpublicized penetration efforts launched by seasoned security specialists using the latest hacking techniques. Read the details about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Support Services
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the basic competencies and international benchmarks of performance that information security professionals are required to master. It offers executive management the assurance that consultants who have been awarded their certification have the experience and knowledge to offer efficient security administration and consulting support. Progent can provide a CISM-certified consultant to help your enterprise in key security disciplines including information security governance, vulnerability management, data protection program control, and crisis handling management.
CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP accreditation as a result of verified professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in a worldwide standard for information security. ANSI has granted the CISSP status accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise included within CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and test systems, connection permission systems, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, communications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals (ISSAP) Consulting Services for Secure System Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are consultants who have earned ISSAP status after thorough examination and significant experience. field experience with information security design. ISSAP consultants have in-depth knowledge of access management mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can help your business with all phases of secure network architecture.
CISA Support Expertise
The CISA credential is a prestigious qualification that represents expertise in network security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA accreditation has candidates undergo a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional group. Progent offers the services of a CISA-qualified security audit professional able to assist companies in the fields of IS audit process, IT administration, systems and architecture lifecycle, information technology support, protecting data resources, and disaster recovery planning.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Services
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was established in 1999 to validate the skill of IT security engineers. GIAC's mission is to assure that a certified professional possesses the knowledge needed to deliver services in critical areas of system, data, and program security. GIAC certifications are acknowledged by businesses and institutions throughout the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of GIAC certified security engineers for any of the network security services addressed under GIAC accreditation programs including auditing security systems, security incident response, traffic analysis, and web-based services security.
Depend on Progent for Computer Security Expertise
If your company is situated in Detroit or elsewhere in Michigan and you want security support services, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at security-help@progent.com.
Progent can provide you with programmers who can modify your Microsoft Business Solutions ERP, MRP, and financial system programs to match your specific business requirements. Progent’s Microsoft consultants offer expertise in Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Business Management Software, Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5 Accounting Software, and Microsoft Retail Management System. Progent also offers custom e-Commerce consulting support for safe, corporate-wide information sharing plus integration with Customer Relationship Management products.
Progent provide San Francisco Bay Area small businesses world-class IT consulting plus online or onsite technical support for information systems powered by Microsoft Windows Server technology and Microsoft's .NET servers including Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco certified IT consultants also can provide security consulting for businesses varying in size from the small office to the worldwide enterprise.
Progent's expert support team can show you how to design and deploy an efficient in-place Exchange Server 2003 upgrade plan that minimizes productivity downtime, reduces long-term support demands, and makes your Exchange Server 2003 easy to administer. For complicated multi-server or multi-location migrations, Progent has the background to complete your move rapidly and economically. Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2003 support, repair, and design offerings include assistance with the configuration of third-party add-ons to Exchange 2003 Server that are in keeping with your business needs.
The integration demands of the Microsoft .NET functions bundled with Small Business Server 2003 requires a network consultant with real-world background and extensive knowledge in designing and implementing effective end-to-end business technology solutions. Progent's Microsoft-certified experts have extensive experience with the technologies built into SBS 2003 and Microsoft SBS 2000. This expertise ensures you success in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting IT solutions powered by the Microsoft SBS line of servers and applications.
Progent's expert support team can show you how to design and implement an efficient in-place Microsoft Exchange 2007 upgrade plan that minimizes productivity downtime, simplifies ongoing support demands, and makes your Exchange Server 2007 easy to manage. For complex multi-server or multi-site migrations, Progent offers the experience to complete your move quickly and economically. Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2007 help, repair, and design offerings include assistance with the configuration of outside vendor add-ons to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and the creation of unified messaging implementations powered by Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server.
Progent's fault tolerant consulting services for small business networks provides Microsoft and Cisco-qualified consulting professionals who can show you how to deploy clustered servers to create a fault-tolerant network that incorporates essential technologies and activities for line-of-business environments. Progent’s high-availability network consultants can show you how to create non-stop IT systems by planning and integrating the expanding suite of Microsoft Windows Cluster servers. Clustered Windows servers for high-availability networks include Microsoft Windows 2003 Cluster Server, SQL Server Cluster, and Microsoft Exchange Cluster. By showing you how to build your fault-tolerant network around Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster, Progent’s consulting professionals can help implement a system infrastructure with features that include high-availability Internet access, network load balancing, non-stop data center design, fault tolerant interoffice connectivity, high-reliability multi-location systems, and fail-safe disaster recovery.
Career Opportunities for Microsoft Certified Professional Contractor Job
Progent wants to hire staff-level, results-driven Microsoft accredited engineers with Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification; Cisco certified system consultants with Cisco CCNP or CCIE credentials; security professionals who have CISSP or CISM or equivalent security certification; and advanced system architecture consultants with experience in mobile solutions, wireless connectivity, high availability, business continuity, information preservation, and virtual servers. Progent also is looking for professionals who can work on our staff of desktop service technicians and off-site support professionals. Also, Progent is seeking experienced managers able to operate effectively in Progent's fast-paced, virtual office culture.
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Support Outsourcing IT Consulting
Progent is among the most qualified network support companies in Northern California for integrating email systems based on Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. Progent is skilled in helping small companies get all the benefits of Exchange 2000 under common scenarios including updating from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, moving from an ISP-based or POP3 e-mail environment, and jobbing out your Microsoft Exchange 2000 support.
SQL Server 2005 offers powerful, familiar tools to IT professionals and information workers, reducing the difficulty of creating, deploying, managing, and accessing company information and analytical applications on platforms ranging from mobile devices to enterprise data systems. The complexity and interconnectivity demands of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 require an IT consultant with real-world expertise and broad knowledge in planning and building information-based, end-to-end business IT solutions. The experience of Progent's Microsoft-certified technical team, with an average of more than 10 years of background involving Microsoft integration, ensures you success in designing, configuring and managing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 solutions that are seamlessly integrated with the Microsoft .NET environment.
MS Live Communications Server delivers IM and presence in an extensible, enterprise-grade package offering advanced protection, transparent compatibility with other Microsoft software, an expandable, industry-standard development platform, and support for regulatory mandates such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley. Your enterprise can benefit from cost savings and improved business efficiencies, enhanced worker productivity, and stronger IP protection with this easy-to-manage, fault-tolerant IM platform. Effective deployments of Live Communications Server require extensive planning and thought before roll out. Progent's Microsoft-certified professionals can provide the skill necessary to deliver all the advantages of Live Communications Server across your whole organization.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 represents an important step forward in making information networks more secure and fault tolerant, simpler to virtualize and administer, higher performing, and able to offer an improved platform for web hosting and development. Progent can assist your company benefit fully from the enhancements built into Windows Server 2008 by delivering certified consulting, technical support, training, temporary staffing, monitoring, and security expertise.
