For fast help with network security problems, small businesses in Greensboro, NC, can find expert expertise online by contacting Progent's security professionals. Progent's online support staff is ready at any time to provide fast and low-cost help with security issues that are impacting the viability of your network. Progent's accredited security consultants are qualified to provide help for environments based on Microsoft, Linux, Apple Mac, Solaris, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent's wide selection of consulting services encompasses firewall technology, email systems, protected system architecture, and data restoration. Progent's support team has earned the world's top security accreditations including CISM and ISSAP.
Progent provides online security expertise on a by-the-minute model without minimum times and without additional charges for setup or off-hour support. By billing by the minute and by providing top level expertise, Progent's billing policy keeps costs low and avoids scenarios where quick solutions entail big charges.
Our Network Has Been Hacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
In case your network is now faced with a network security emergency, visit Progent's Emergency Online Technical Help to see how to get immediate help.
For businesses who have prepared carefully for a security breech, the formal post-attack handling model promoted by GIAC is Progent's recommended method of responding to a serious security attack.
Introduction to Progent's Security Services
Coordinating data security plus preparedness for restoring vital information and functions following a security breach demands a continual program involving a variety of technologies and procedures. Progent's security professionals can help your business at whatever level in your attempt to protect your IT network, ranging from security audits to designing a complete security program. Some areas supported by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Prevention, Information Restoration and Security Forensics, and Outsourced Protection from E-mail-Based Spam and Viruses.
Planning and Building Secure Environments
Any company ought to have a carefully thought out security plan that includes both proactive and responsive elements. The proactive plan is a set of precautions that helps to reduce vulnerabilities. The reactive strategy specifies activities to assist IT staff to assess the losses caused by a breach, repair the damage, document the event, and restore network functions as soon as feasible. Progent can show you how to incorporate security into your company operations. Progent can configure auditing utilities, define and execute a secure network architecture, and recommend procedures and policies that will enhance the protection of your information system. Progent's security experts are available to assist you to set up a firewall, design secure remote connectivity to email and information, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If your company is interested in an economical way for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Network Support Packages feature continual remote server monitoring and immediate resolution of emergencies.
System Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent has skill in restoring networks and servers that have been hacked, are quarantined, or have failed as a result of a security attack. Progent can help assess the losses caused by the attack, restore normal functions, and recover information lost owing to the event. Progent's security specialists can also perform a comprehensive forensic evaluation by going over event logs and utilizing other advanced assessment tools. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your off-air time and allows Progent to propose effective ways to avoid or contain new attacks.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Strategies Centered on Data Protection Manager (DPM)
System Center Data Protection Manager is a powerful backup and recovery technology based on high-speed disk systems to improve network uptime, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's expert Microsoft DPM consultants can assist you to create a practical disaster recovery strategy, implement a cost-effective high-availability IT architecture, configure a Data Protection Manager-based recovery solution, thoroughly test your system, train your IT staff or local consultants how to maintain Data Protection Manager, or provide complete IT outsourcing services including remote housing of Microsoft DPM machines in Progent's data center facility. For more information, go to Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting and Support Services.
Outsourced Spam Blocking
Progent has partnered with Postini to offer small and midsize companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that stops spam and e-mail viruses before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Learn the details about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam and Virus Blocking.
Special Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's veteran engineers can provide world-class support in key areas of IT protection including:
Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing
Progent provides experience with security evaluation utilities like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard from GFI for performing a variety of automatic network scans to identify potential security gaps. Progent has extensive skills with these and similar tools and can assist you to analyze audit reports and respond efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also can perform web application validation and can conduct thorough assessments of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with important worldwide security specifications including HIPPA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security including stationary wireless equipment plus portable handsets. Read additional details about Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Assessment.
Support for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 offers rules-based protection, enhanced throughput, and easy management of complex networks by incorporating both a firewall and a Web acceleration server integrated with Microsoft's Windows Server operating system. The ISA Server firewall provides comprehensive data filtering, management of access policy, and traffic direction. The cache enhances system performance by storing repeatedly accessed Web data.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Support
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to help you to select, configure, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get additional information about Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Aironet Wireless Consulting
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver in-depth technical support for Cisco's entire range of protection and Virtual Private Network products such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, protected broadband and integrated services (IS) routers, Aironet wireless access points, and Catalyst switches. Read the details concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Expertise.
Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
In addition to being expert in a wide array of security solutions from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small businesses top-level engineering services for products from other major firewall and VPN vendors such as:
Stealth Intrusion Testing Services
Unannounced penetration checking is a vital technique for allowing organizations to determine how vulnerable their IT environments are to real-world threats by testing how well corporate protection procedures and mechanisms hold up to authorized but unpublicized penetration efforts instigated by veteran security specialists using advanced hacking techniques. Read the details about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Consulting Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) defines the basic competencies and international benchmarks of service that information technology security professionals are required to master. CISM provides executive management the assurance that consultants who have earned their certification have the experience and skill to provide efficient security management and consulting support. Progent can provide a CISM-certified consultant to help your organization in key security areas including information protection governance, risk assessment, data security program control, and incident handling support.
CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation through demonstrated professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in an international standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise covered within CISSP include security administration procedures, security architecture and models, access permission methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
ISSAP Consulting Services for Protected Network Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP status after thorough testing and substantial experience. field experience with network security architecture. ISSAP security experts have acquired in-depth knowledge of access management systems and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, needs evaluation, BCP and disaster recovery, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security experts can help your business with all phases of architecture security.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Professional Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential is a globally recognized achievement that signifies mastery in information system security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA accreditation has candidates undergo a comprehensive test administered by the ISACA professional association. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security audit professional able to help businesses in the fields of IS audit services, IT governance, systems and architecture lifecycle, information technology support, protecting information assets, and disaster recovery preparedness.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Expertise
Global Information Assurance Certification was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of IT security professionals. GIAC's mission is to ensure that an accredited security consultant possesses the knowledge appropriate to deliver support in vital areas of system, information, and application software security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by businesses and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency. Progent can provide the expertise of certified consultants for all of the network security capabilities covered under GIAC accreditation topics including assessing networks, incident response, intrusion detection, and web-based services security.
Contact Progent for Network Security Support
If your organization is situated in Greensboro or anywhere in the state of North Carolina and you're looking for network security consulting expertise, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email security-help@progent.com.
Progent is among the most experienced IT consulting firms in the San Francisco Bay Area for integrating email solutions powered by Microsoft Exchange 2000. Progent is skilled in helping small businesses get the full benefits of Exchange 2000 for typical scenarios such as upgrading from Exchange 5.5, moving from an ISP-managed or POP3 e-mail system, and outsourcing your Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server support.
Progent’s colocation center support services are designed for businesses with hardware housed at Internet Data Centers or data center co-location hosting facilities and in need of timely on-site service at the collocation site plus remote help from Microsoft and Cisco certified professionals. Progent provides a full array of data center and data center and collocation consulting services including network architecture evaluation, Windows and Linux server integration and support, troubleshooting for server and telecommunications networking, design and deployment of fault tolerant systems, defining and deploying layered security structures, firewall configuration and troubleshooting, designing load balancing solutions, and planning fault tolerant server cluster systems.
Progent's expert support team can show you how to design and implement an efficient in-place Exchange Server 2003 upgrade strategy that minimizes productivity downtime, reduces ongoing support requirements, and makes your Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server easy to manage. For complicated multiple server or multi-site upgrades, Progent offers the background to finish your project quickly and economically. Progent's Exchange Server 2003 support, repair, and design services include assistance with the configuration of third-party enhancements of Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server that are best aligned to your business goals.
Before Progent’s Microsoft Operations Manager solution, network issues were approached reactively, after workers were impacted by them. With the help of proactive, computer generated warnings and trend reports created by MOM, Progent is now able to anticipate system problems before they becomes critical enough to impact network uptime. Thanks to Microsoft Operations Manager, Progent can deal with looming problems before clients are aware that the problems exist. Progent has background with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and MOM 2000 to deliver small company networks enterprise-class availability, security and performance.
If your office network combines UNIX, Linux or Sun Solaris platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can help you to integrate your servers into a cohesive network that permits all your OS platforms to run side by side for simple management, seamless information exchange, high availability, enhanced performance, and tight security. Progent's UNIX and MS Windows coexistence assistance services feature IT infrastructure integration and support, consulting for Microsoft Windows services for UNIX (SFU), remote server monitoring and management, online technical help and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and help desk call center support.
Progent’s Wireless Consulting Services provide a convenient, affordable option for small company computer systems to integrate the latest wireless connectivity technology. Few small organizations have in-house IT staffs with the time to keep current on the dynamic world of wireless products and services, and even fewer have the hands-on experience to see through the hyperbole and select and configure the best products for Wi-Fi wireless LAN (WLAN), mobile access, and small business wireless security. For 802.11 WiFi networks, Progent can help you design and deploy 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g compatible wireless connectivity hardware such as the Cisco Aironet wireless access point. Progent can also help configure an appropriate level of 802.11x security. For wireless messaging and wireless Internet applications for mobile users, Progent can help with handheld computers such as the Research In Motion Blackberry (RIM Blackberry) for wireless email, as well as wireless PDAs, smartphones, and Pocket PCs based on Microsoft Mobile operating systems with Activesync. Progent’s expertise with the Proxim Tsunami wireless bridge allows you to evaluate and install building-to-building wireless connectivity.
Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server Hosting Services offer a world-class data center with redundant power and environmental control systems, round-the-clock site security and IT support center, plus failover connections to Internet backbone service companies. Hosted Microsoft Exchange servers are configured as virtual machines for fault-tolerance, smooth expandability, and fast recovery. Progent's services feature integration with your business network, connectivity with mobile computing products, automated tracking of performance and network security, spam and virus filtering, patch and revision management, Help Desk Call Center services, daily backup, and comprehensive email management support.
Progent offers easy, quick, and cost-effective access to CCIE Certified consultants. CCIEs are elite network gurus who earn this prestigious certification only after intense testing by Cisco Systems. CCIEs can handle even the most complicated issues surrounding network architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Progent’s CCIE professionals work intimately with Cisco in-house staff in identifying issues with Cisco's IOS software and devising workarounds or obtaining software updates to resolves anomalies. Progent offers fast access to a CCIE by telephone so you can get immediate assistance for tough network problems that are impacting business efficiency but are outside the scope of your local IT support resources. Progent's CCIE support engineers can link to your network via advanced off-site support technology in order to deliver fast and affordable analysis and remediation of urgent network difficulties.
Progent’s experienced Cisco network security consultants offer high-level PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting support covering infrastructure design, configuration, and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security technology. The PIX and ASA Series of Cisco firewall products delivers strong user and application policy enforcement, sophisticated attack defense, and secure connectivity services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop devices for small and home businesses to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls offer a high level of protection, performance, and excellent availability for network environments of any size. PIX and ASA Firewalls are based on a hardened, specially designed operating system,minimizing possible OS-specific security holes.
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have over a decade of background providing email, electronic messaging, and e-mail-telephony integration solutions for small companies and large corporations. Progent provides affordable Exchange 2003 Server consulting to strengthen email and virus security, design fault tolerant email systems, and facilitate off-site and wireless email access. Progent’s Exchange consulting services can help you in designing and executing a migration from a legacy SMPT server or older Microsoft Email package such as Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003. In addition offers XP and Vista client-side Microsoft Email consulting for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook and can help you integrate Microsoft Outlook 2003 and Outlook Web Access (OWA). For email virus defense and spam filtering, Progent offers expertise with Postini's security services and Trend Micro Scanmail. Progent is a certified Postini Managed Service Provider. As a Postini reseller, Progent can help small companies take advantage of Postini’s corporate-class anti-spam technology.
Cisco's security and offsite connection technology for small organizations provide a comprehensive line of easy-to-administer security solutions to help protect your local and remote network infrastructure. Cisco's VPN line features routers, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and Virtual Private Network concentrators. Progent's expert staff of consultants includes field-proven engineers with Cisco CCIE and CCNP certifications who are able to help your company to evaluate Cisco Virtual Private Network, Cisco RADIUS Security, Cisco Aironet wireless appliances, and other Cisco security solutions that fit best with your company goals.
