Online Security Consulting and Vulnerability Testing for Philadelphia Small Company Computer Networks
To get immediate assistance with data security problems, small companies in Philadelphia, PA, can find world-class support online from Progent's security professionals. Progent's online service consultants are ready round the clock to provide effective and low-cost help with security emergencies that are impacting the productivity of your IT network. Progent's accredited security engineers are qualified to provide help for environments based on Microsoft, Linux, Mac, Sun Solaris, and popular derivatives of UNIX. Progent's broad range of services addresses firewall technology, email systems, protected system design, and data restoration. Progent's support team has earned the world's top security credentials including Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and ISSAP.
Progent provides online security support services on a by-the-minute model with no minimum times and without additional fees for sign-up or after hours service. By billing by the minute and by providing top level expertise, Progent's pricing policy keeps costs low and eliminates scenarios where simple fixes turn into major bills.
Our System Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do?
In case your network is currently fighting a security crisis, go to Progent's Urgent Online Technical Help to see how to get immediate aid.
For businesses who have prepared in advance for a security breech, the step-by-step incident response model promoted by Global Information Assurance Certification is Progent's recommended method of responding to a serious security penetration.
Introduction to Progent's Security Services
Coordinating computer protection plus preparedness for recovering vital data and functions after a security breach demands an on-going effort involving an array of technologies and processes. Progent's security professionals can assist your business at any level in your efforts to guard your information system, from security audits to creating a complete security program. Important technologies covered by Progent's security engineers include Security Planning and Implementation, Information Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Protection from E-mail-Based Attacks.
Designing and Building Secure Networks
Any organization ought to develop a thoroughly thought out security strategy that incorporates both proactive and reactive activity. The proactive strategy is a collection of steps that works to reduce security holes. The post-attack strategy defines procedures to help security personnel to assess the damage caused by a breach, repair the damage, record the event, and revive network activity as quickly as possible. Progent can show you how to build protection into your company operations. Progent can configure auditing software, define and implement a secure network architecture, and recommend processes and policies that will enhance the protection of your computing environment. Progent's security professionals are ready to assist you to set up a firewall, deploy secure remote access to email and information, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If you are looking for an economical option for jobbing out your network security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Options include automated remote network tracking and immediate resolution of problems.
Data Restoration and Security Forensics
Progent offers expertise in restoring networks and servers that have been compromised, are quarantined, or have stopped working following a security penetration. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses caused by the attack, restore ordinary functions, and retrieve data lost owing to the breach. Progent's security engineers can also manage a comprehensive failure evaluation by going over activity logs and using a variety of advanced forensics techniques. Progent's background with security consulting reduces your business disruption and permits Progent to suggest efficient measures to prevent or mitigate future attacks.
Data Backup and Restore Planning Powered by Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a ground breaking backup and recovery solution based on fast disk subsystems to improve network uptime, speed, and manageability. Progent's expert Microsoft Data Protection Manager engineers can help you to create a practical business continuity strategy, implement a cost-effective fault-tolerant network infrastructure, install a DPM-powered backup and restore system, thoroughly test your system, train your administrative staff or local consultants how to maintain Microsoft Data Protection Manager, or provide extensive information technology outsourcing such as off-site housing of Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's data center facility. To learn more, see Microsoft DPM Consulting.
Managed Spam and Virus Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that intercepts spam and email-borne attacks before they can breach your network firewall. Learn more information concerning E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Blocking.
Specialized Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified consultants can provide world-class consulting support in vital areas of IT protection including:
Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing
Progent provides expertise with security auditing software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard from GFI for performing a variety of comprehensive system tests to identify potential security gaps. Progent has broad experience with these tools and can assist you to analyze assessment results and respond efficiently. Progent's security engineers also offer web software testing and can conduct expert assessments of enterprise-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with major worldwide security specifications such as FISMA, PCI, and ISO 17799. Also, Progent can evaluate the effectiveness of your wireless security covering fixed wireless equipment as well as mobile handsets. Get additional information about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Assessment.
Managing Microsoft ISA Server 2006 MS ISA Server 2006 offers policy-based security, enhanced throughput, and easy management of complex networks by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache server integrated with Microsoft's Microsoft Windows 2003 Server platform. The firewall provides comprehensive data filtering, control of connectivity policy, and traffic direction. The Web cache enhances network performance by storing frequently requested Web data.
Progent's MS ISA Server consulting service provides small businesses assistance from security engineers who know how to plan and deploy a solution that supports your security requirements without limiting network efficiency.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Help
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to choose, deploy, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get additional information concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Aironet Wireless Help
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver world-class consulting services for Cisco's complete family of security and Virtual Private Network products such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Series Firewalls, Catalyst FWSM, protected broadband and IS routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst Series switches. Find out additional details about Cisco Protection, VPN and Wireless Expertise.
Other Firewall and VPN Technologies
In addition to being expert in a wide array of protection solutions available from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small organizations expert engineering services for products from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors such as:
Unannounced Penetration Checking Services
Stealth intrusion checking is a valuable technique for helping businesses to find out how vulnerable their networks are to real-world threats by showing how thoroughly network security policies and mechanisms stand up against planned but unpublicized intrusion attempts instigated by veteran security engineers utilizing advanced intrusion techniques. Learn additional information about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Support Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the basic competencies and worldwide benchmarks of performance that IT security professionals are required to achieve. CISM offers executive management the confidence that those who have earned their certification possess the experience and knowledge to offer effective security management and consulting services. Progent can offer a CISM-certified support professional to help your organization in critical security areas such as information security governance, risk assessment, data protection process management, and crisis response management.
CISSP Security Support Expertise
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP certification as a result of demonstrated professional work, extensive study, and formal testing. CISSP Certification recognizes expertise in an international standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP credential official recognition in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise included within CISSP include security management procedures, security design and models, connection control systems, software development security, business processes security, hardware security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
ISSAP Engineering Support for Secure Network Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are experts who have earned ISSAP accreditation as a result of thorough testing and significant experience. field experience with information security architecture. ISSAP consultants have in-depth knowledge of access management systems and techniques, phone system and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security specialists can help your company with all phases of architecture security.
CISA Support Services
The CISA accreditation is a recognized qualification that represents expertise in IS security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA credential requires that candidates undergo an extensive test administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security audit engineer able to help companies in the areas of information systems audit process, IT enforcement, network assets and architecture lifecycle, information technology support, safeguarding information resources, and disaster recovery preparedness.
Global Information Assurance Certification Consulting Expertise
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was founded in 1999 to certify the skill of information technology security experts. GIAC's mission is to assure that a certified security consultant possesses the knowledge needed to provide services in vital categories of network, information, and application program security. GIAC certifications are acknowledged by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the support of certified security engineers for all of the network security services addressed under GIAC accreditation programs such as auditing IT infrastructure, incident handling, traffic analysis, and web services security.
Get in Touch with Progent for Computer Security Help
If your company is situated in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania and you're looking for network security help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.
Progent’s Microsoft-certified consultants can provide small and midsize companies IT consulting, support, and troubleshooting services for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server is an advanced portal platform for intelligently connecting people, teams and data. SharePoint Portal Server provides a central spot for your workers or customers to connect to, manage, distribute and interact with useful information, files, and applications and to communicate with one another. It enables quicker and better decisions, more efficient access across groups and more economical business practices. The main goal of SharePoint Server is to gather together, in a productive way, all of the diverse sources of knowledge accessible within and outside an organization. Windows SharePoint Services join employees, clients, teams and major tasks with the information they’ve developed in a manner that makes data convenient to find, download and apply.
Les Kent has a 25-year track record of successful network integration, corporate administration, sales, and operations. He has shown a knack for creating elegant IT solutions while working as a network architect, software developer, project manager, implementation expert, and troubleshooter for small companies, new ventures, and global corporations.
Progent can provide you with programmers who can modify your Microsoft Business Solutions ERP, MRP, and financial system packages to meet your unique company requirements. Progent’s Microsoft support experts offer experience in Microsoft AX ERP Software, Microsoft NAV Business Management Software, Microsoft Solomon, and Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management Software. Progent also offers custom e-Commerce consulting support for secure, corporate-wide resource sharing plus interfacing with CRM packages.
With the Catalyst line of switches for small and medium-sized companies, Cisco allows organizations to realize all the benefits of bringing intelligence to their networks. Cisco's Catalyst switch product line makes it possible to deploy capabilities to make your network infrastructure sufficiently robust to accommodate time-critical needs, expandable to support future growth, secure enough to protect restricted data, and capable of differentiating and managing traffic flows to optimize system performance. Progent's Cisco certified consultants can help you pick out and deploy Cisco switches appropriate for your business. Also, Progent's CISA certified security consultants can show you how to create a comprehensive protection plan and set up Catalyst switches so they powerfully support your security policies. Cisco Catalyst switching products that Progent supports include Cisco's Catalyst 2950 switches, Cisco Catalyst 3750 switches, Catalyst 4948 switches, and Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches.
Progent can assist your business to plan and execute an efficient migration from a UNIX-powered information environment to a network based on Windows and capable of supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity software, business applications, and developer tools. Progent's UNIX, Windows and Cisco engineers and software development specialists can assist you to guard your data and reduce business disruption by developing an efficient transition plan that preserves your current assets in UNIX software and technology. UNIX-to-Windows transition support expertise offered by Progent include evaluation of existing environment, migration planning and testing, Exchange migration expertise, information and application transition, and processor and storage migration and consolidation.
Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server consulting experts have broad backgrounds creating corporate security designs for information systems with many sites, remote workers, and mission-critical eCommerce applications. A Progent ISA Server engineer can help your small or mid-size company design and deploy a configuration of ISA Server 2004 that meets your information security needs without restricting your productivity.
Progent’s National Support Center provides national remote troubleshooting for Windows and Cisco-based small office IT networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-certified support engineers provide telephone help and remote direct computer connection to troubleshoot and resolve network problems quickly and economically. The breadth of IT expertise available from Progent's team of nationwide service engineers allows Progent to escalate even the toughest problems to qualified experts as needed.
Even if your company has a minimal computer support group and a modest IT budget, your information network can still feature the same high availability and responsiveness that once required a substantial in-house service organization. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the experience of world-class Microsoft-qualified and Cisco-certified network consultants, the latest system management software for proactive monitoring and threshold alarms, and cost-effective support programs such as a help desk service to keep your mission-critical network applications and hardware operating. Progent's 24x7 Network Management Services include round-the-clock system monitoring, server monitoring, and program monitoring to reduce service costs, fix trouble spots quickly, and prepare for problems before they degrade network productivity. Progent is experienced at deploying System Center 2005, part of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative built on Microsoft Operations Manager (Microsoft MOM) to perform complete event management. Progent can help with MOM 2000 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to offer small company networks enterprise-class availability, protection and performance.
If your company is developing UNIX-based applications on a network that includes MS Windows-based servers, PCs, and office applications, Progent can provide full-service network support outsourcing that allows you to focus on your field of high-value expertise while avoiding the continual hassle of managing your company information system. By using automated server monitoring and by delivering online and in-person assistance when your business needs it, Progent represents an economical way for supporting an information system that features high reliability, protection, and performance. Progent's developer support services feature full-service information technology outsourcing, virtual infrastructure, online and in-personservice and repair, 24x7 monitoring, and help desk services.
