Remote Security Help and Vulnerability Assessment for Lexington-Fayette Small Company Networks
For fast assistance with network security problems, small companies in Lexington-Fayette, KY, have access to expert support remotely from Progent's certified security engineers. Progent's remote support staff is ready at any time to offer efficient and economical assistance with security problems that are impacting the viability of your network. Progent's accredited security engineers are certified to provide help for environments based on Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac, Sun, and major versions of UNIX. Progent's broad range of services encompasses firewall technology, e-mail security, secure network design, and data recovery. Progent's technical support team has been awarded the world's most advanced security certifications including GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) and Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP).
Progent provides remote security expertise on a by-the-minute model with no minimum minutes and without extra charges for sign-up or off-hour service. By charging by the minute and by delivering world-class help, Progent's pricing structure keeps costs low and eliminates scenarios where quick fixes turn into major bills.
We've Been Attacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
In case your network is now fighting a security crisis, refer to Progent's Urgent Online Computer Help to see how to receive immediate help.
For companies who have prepared beforehand for an attack, the step-by-step post-attack response model promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's approved method of reacting to a serious security attack.
Overview of Security Services
Managing network protection and preparation for recovering vital information and systems after an attack requires a continual process involving a variety of technologies and procedures. Progent's certified consultants can support your business at whatever level in your efforts to protect your information system, from security audits to designing a complete security strategy. Some areas covered by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Prevention, Data Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of Email-Borne Attacks.
Designing and Implementing Secure Networks
Every business ought to have a carefully thought out security strategy that includes both preventive and responsive activity. The proactive plan is a collection of steps that works to reduce security holes. The post-attack plan defines activities to assist IT staff to inventory the losses resulting from an attack, repair the damage, record the experience, and restore network activity as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to incorporate security into your company operations. Progent can install auditing software, create and implement a secure network architecture, and propose processes and policies to optimize the protection of your information system. Progent's security experts are ready to help you to set up a firewall, deploy protected offsite access to e-mail and data, and configure an effective VPN.
If you are interested in an affordable option for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Services include non-stop online server monitoring and quick resolution of problems.
Data Recovery and Security Forensics
Progent has skill in recovering networks and servers that have been compromised, are in question, or have failed following a security penetration. Progent can show you how to determine the losses caused by the assault, return your company to normal business operations, and retrieve data lost owing to the breach. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a thorough forensic evaluation by examining event logs and using other advanced assessment techniques. Progent's experience with security issues minimizes your business disruption and permits Progent to recommend effective measures to prevent or contain new assaults.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Systems Centered on Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a revolutionary data backup and recovery solution centered around fast disk systems to improve network uptime, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's expert System Center Data Protection Manager engineers can assist your company to develop a practical business continuity plan, design an affordable high-availability network infrastructure, configure a Data Protection Manager-powered backup and recovery system, comprehensively validate your DPM system, train your IT personnel or local service providers how to maintain DPM, or provide extensive IT outsourcing such as remote housing of Microsoft Data Protection Manager machines in Progent's data center. To learn more, go to Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting.
Outsourced Spam and Virus Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that intercepts spam and e-mail threats before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Get additional information about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam and Virus Filtering.
Special Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's veteran engineers offer world-class expertise in vital areas of IT protection such as:
Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent offers experience with security auditing tools such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for conducting a variety of automatic system tests to uncover potential security holes. Progent has extensive experience with testing tools and can help you to understand audit reports and respond efficiently. Progent's security engineers also offer web software validation and can conduct thorough assessments of corporate-wide security to assess your company's compliance with key industry security standards such as HIPPA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless security covering stationary wireless appliances as well as mobile handsets. Get the details concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Assessment.
Consulting for Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Microsoft ISA Server 2006 provides policy-based protection, improved throughput, and easy management of internetworking by incorporating both a firewall and a Web acceleration server coordinated with Microsoft's MS Windows Server operating system. The firewall delivers comprehensive data filtering, control of connectivity rights, and traffic direction. The Web cache enhances system performance by storing repeatedly accessed Web data.
Progent's MS ISA Server 2006 support service gives small businesses the expertise of network security engineers who know how to plan and implement a solution that meets your protection needs without restricting network efficiency.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Support
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco CCNP expert to assist you to select, configure, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Read more information concerning Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Expertise
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver in-depth technical services for Cisco's entire family of protection and Virtual Private Network technologies such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, secure high-speed and IS routers, wireless access points and bridges, and Catalyst family switches. Get the details about Cisco Protection, VPN and Aironet Wireless Help.
Other Firewall and VPN Solutions
As well as supporting a broad array of security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small companies expert support for technologies from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network vendors such as:
Stealth Penetration Testing Consulting
Stealth penetration checking is a key method for allowing businesses to determine how exposed their information systems are to real-world attacks by testing how well network security processes and mechanisms hold up to authorized but unannounced intrusion attempts launched by seasoned security engineers using the latest hacking methods. Find out more information concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
Certified Information Security Manager Security Consulting Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) identifies the basic skills and worldwide standards of performance that IT security managers are required to achieve. CISM provides executive management the confidence that consultants who have earned their CISM possess the background and skill to provide efficient security administration and consulting support. Progent can offer a CISM-certified consultant to assist your enterprise in critical security areas including information security governance, risk management, information security program control, and crisis response management.
CISSP Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP consultants are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP accreditation as a result of verified experience, extensive study, and formal testing. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in an international standard for information security. ANSI has given the CISSP credential accreditation in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise covered under CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and models, connection permission systems, software development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
ISSAP Engineering Services for Secure System Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are experts who have earned ISSAP status after rigorous examination and extensive hands-on work with network security design. ISSAP security experts possess comprehensive understanding of access control mechanisms and methodologies, phone system and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security specialists can assist your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Support Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential is an important achievement that represents mastery in IS security audit and control. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has consultants undergo a comprehensive test administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the expertise of a CISA-certified security engineer trained to assist companies in the areas of information systems audit process, IT administration, systems and architecture planned useful life, information technology service delivery, safeguarding information assets, and business continuity preparedness.
GIAC Consulting Expertise
GIAC was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of network security engineers. GIAC's mission is to verify that a certified security consultant possesses the skills appropriate to deliver support in important areas of network, data, and application software security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and institutions around the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of GIAC certified professionals for all of the security capabilities addressed under GIAC accreditation topics including auditing security systems, incident handling, traffic analysis, and web services security.
Contact Progent for Network Security Consulting Services
If your company is situated in Lexington-Fayette or anywhere in the state of Kentucky and you're looking for network security help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email security-help@progent.com.
Progent’s experienced Cisco network security consulting professionals offer high-level PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting services including infrastructure design, integration, and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security technology. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewall products delivers strong user and software policy enforcement, sophisticated attack protection, and secure connectivity services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home offices to scalable gigabit products, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls provide advanced protection, performance, and excellent reliability for IT systems of all sizes. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed platform,eliminating possible OS-specific security holes.
The experience of Progent's certified Microsoft Windows Server 2003 consulting team, with an average of over 10 years of work in Microsoft technology, assures you success in identifying the edition and set up of Windows 2003 Server that matches best with your company's goals. Progent can also assist you with designing, installing, managing and troubleshooting sophisticated information technology applications powered by Windows Server, and can streamline your migration from Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT.
Progent can supply companies in Northern California and major locations nationwide with an expert familiar with the new features of Microsoft Word 2007 and 2003. A consultant from Progent's Experts Team can help you incorporate Microsoft Word's powerful features into the workflow of your business, assist with designing templates and writing time-saving macros, or provide 1-on-1 training to keep your business current on MS Office Word 2007 and 2003. Progent's staff consultants can help your organization integrate and manage a protected, reliable network and communications foundation to run your Microsoft Word applications.
The sophistication and connectivity demands of Microsoft Windows Servers requires a network consulting firm with hands-on expertise and broad familiarity with planning and building seamless, end-to-end network technology solutions. The background of Progent's Microsoft-certified experts, which averages more than 10 years supporting Microsoft integration, assures you success deploying Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2000 to align optimally with your business goals. Progent’s IT services can assist you with designing, deploying, managing, and supporting Windows Server systems that increase the productivity of your computer system. Progent’s consultants can help you with Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server so they efficiently support Windows XP and other clients.
Progent's CISSP qualified security experts, or Certified Information Systems Security Professionals, are consultant who have been awarded CISSP status as a result of rigorous study and formal examination. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP credential accreditation in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered under CISSP include Security Management Procedures, Security Architecture and Models, Connection Permission Methodology, Applications Development Security, Operations Security, Physical Security, Encryption, Communications, Network Security, and Disaster Recovery Planning.
Progent’s Microsoft certified experts offer a range of support services for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Great Plains is a Microsoft financial package and business management solution based, like all Microsoft accounting tools, on the expandable and popular platform of Microsoft Windows technology. Great Plains 10.0, the latest edition of Microsoft financial products in the Microsoft Great Plains Accounting line, offers an affordable tool for controlling and combining accounting, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, on-site support, CRM, and HR. Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains is easy to install and integrate, and with its segmented approach you are able to license only the capability you currently require, with the ability to add clients and enlarge capabilities when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Software consulting engineers can show you how to deploy, configure and manage Great Plains 10.0 as well as older editions of Great Plains such as Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 9.0 and Microsoft Great Plains 8.0.
Cisco Unified Communications system for VoIP provides the foundation and tools for creating a single seamless network that can manage voice, video, and data traffic simultaneously. Cisco's Unified Communications solution provides this capability while maintaining a high level of network availability, Quality of Service, and protection. Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or CCNP Engineer to show you how to benefit from Cisco VoIP technology. Progent’s Voice over IP engineers can analyze your current network and Internet connectivity channels to see whether your environment is adequate to support Voive over IP technology effectively, assist you to choose and deploy Cisco products that make sense for your current requirements as well as future expansion plans, and integrate your Cisco Voice over IP system with technology from third-party vendors. Progent is able to provide expertise in the entire family of Cisco IP Telephony products such as Cisco Unified Messaging and Cisco Communications Manager Express.
Remote management cards offer IT managers complete control over a server without the need for an on-site presence. Through these management cards, all console screen information plus keyboard and mouse functionality are transferred to an off-site session to a support expert who can be located anywhere with Internet access. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco certified engineers can help you to design, implement, and manage a high-availability business network that incorporates remote server management cards and Progent can utilize these remote server management cards to provide low-cost remote technical help. Progent is familiar with a variety of remote management cards including Aten remote management cards, American Megatrends MegaRAC remote server management cards, Dell remote server management cards, HP Lights-Out remote management cards, and Peppercon remote management cards.
Progent's Sun Solaris platform consulting services provide small companies and software developers help with managing and supporting Solaris environments that operate with Microsoft-powered technology. Progent offers your organization contact with Sun Solaris consultants, consulting professionals qualified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISSP credentials. This broad array of experience provides you with an easy one-stop consulting firm to help you create and maintain a protected and robust mixed-platform network and communications environment that allows Sun Solaris and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with major versions of UNIX including Mac OS X, Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO UNIX, and Silicon Graphics IRIX or major Linux derivatives such as RedHat, SUSE Linux, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware.
Progent's Microsoft certified consultants can help you design and implement an efficient in-place Exchange Server 2007 migration plan that avoids network disruption, simplifies ongoing support requirements, and makes your Exchange 2007 Server easy to manage. For complicated multi-server or multi-site upgrades, Progent has the background to complete your project rapidly and affordably. Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2007 support, repair, and consulting offerings include expertise with the configuration of outside vendor enhancements of Exchange Server 2007 and the design of unified messaging implementations powered by Exchange 2007 Server.
Progent’s certified Cisco IT security consulting professionals provide expert PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting support including architecture, configuration, and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security solutions. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls delivers strong user and application policy enforcement, sophisticated attack defense, and secure access services. Ranging from compact, easy-to-install desktop appliances for small and home businesses to scalable gigabit products, Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewalls offer a high level of protection, high throughput, and high reliability for network environments of all sizes. PIX and ASA Firewalls are based on a hardened, specially designed platform,minimizing possible OS-specific security gaps. PIX firewalls provide multiple integrated protection and connectivity services, including cutting edge application-aware firewall services, VoIP and multimedia security, interoffice and remote access IPSec VPN connectivity, intelligent networking services, and comprehensive administrative solutions. Cisco's ASA 5500 Firewalls leverage technology developed for firewalls from the Cisco PIX 500 family. Progent’s IT security consultants can help you choose and configure any PIX or ASA security appliances such as the the Cisco PIX 506E, the PIX 525, and the ASA 5510 Adaptive Security Appliance.
