Online Security Support Services and Compliance Testing for Riverside Small Business IT Networks
To get urgent help with network security issues, small businesses in Riverside, CA, can find expert troubleshooting remotely from Progent's security engineers. Progent's remote service staff is available at any time to provide fast and low-cost help with security emergencies that are impacting the viability of your information system. Progent's accredited consultants are qualified to provide help for systems powered by Microsoft, Linux, Mac, Sun, and major derivatives of UNIX. Progent's broad selection of services covers firewall expertise, e-mail security, secure network design, and data restoration. Progent's technical support staff has earned the world's most advanced security accreditations including CISA and Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
Progent offers online security expertise on a by-the-minute model without minimum call duration and without extra charges for setup or after hours service. By billing per minute and by providing top level help, Progent's pricing policy keeps expenses low and eliminates situations where quick fixes entail big bills.
We've Been Hacked: What Can We Do Now?
If your network is now faced with a security emergency, visit Progent's Emergency Remote Technical Help to find out how to receive fast aid.
For organizations who have planned carefully for being hacked, the formal incident response model outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's approved method of handling a major security penetration.
Introduction to Security Support Services
Managing computer security and preparedness for recovering vital information and functions after a security breach demands a continual process that entails a variety of tools and processes. Progent's certified security consultants can help your business at whatever level in your efforts to protect your IT network, ranging from security evaluation to designing a comprehensive security strategy. Some areas supported by Progent's security engineers include Security Planning and Prevention, Information Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from Email-Borne Spam and Viruses.
Designing and Implementing Protected Networks
Every company should have a thoroughly considered security strategy that incorporates both preventive and reactive steps. The pre-attack strategy is a collection of precautions that works to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive strategy defines procedures to assist IT personnel to evaluate the losses resulting from a breach, repair the damage, record the event, and revive network activity as soon as feasible. Progent can advise you how to incorporate protection into your company operations. Progent can set up auditing software, create and build a safe IT infrastructure, and propose procedures and policies that will enhance the protection of your network. Progent's security experts are available to assist you to configure a firewall, deploy protected online and mobile connectivity to email and information, and configure an effective VPN.
If you are interested in an economical way for outsourcing your security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Options include continual remote network tracking and immediate response to emergencies.
System Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in recovering systems and servers that have been hacked, are quarantined, or have stopped working as a result of a security penetration. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses resulting from the breach, return your company to ordinary functions, and recover data compromised owing to the attack. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a thorough forensic evaluation by examining event logs and utilizing other advanced forensics techniques. Progent's experience with security issues reduces your off-air time and allows Progent to recommend effective strategies to avoid or contain future assaults.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Planning Built on Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a powerful backup and recovery technology based on disk-to-disk systems to maximize reliability, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's expert Microsoft DPM consultants can help your company to develop an effective business continuity strategy, implement an affordable fault-tolerant IT architecture, configure a Data Protection Manager-based backup and recovery system, thoroughly test your DPM system, train your administrative staff or local consultants how to manage Microsoft Data Protection Manager, or handle complete IT support outsourcing such as off-site housing of Microsoft DPM machines in Progent's world-class data center facility. To find out more, visit Data Protection Manager Consulting and Support Services.
Outsourced Spam Filtering
Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that blocks spam and email-borne threats before they are able to breach your network firewall. Find out more information concerning E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Blocking.
Special Security Services Offered by Progent
Progent's veteran engineers can provide world-class expertise in key areas of network protection including:
Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent offers experience with security evaluation utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for conducting a variety of automatic network tests to identify potential security problems. Progent has broad skills with these utilities and can assist your company to understand assessment reports and respond efficiently. Progent's security consultants also can perform web application testing and can perform thorough assessments of corporate-wide security to determine your company's compliance with important industry security specifications including HIPPA, NIST, and ISO. Also, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security covering fixed wireless equipment as well as mobile handsets. Read more details concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing.
Consulting for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server MS ISA Server offers policy-based protection, improved performance, and simple management of internetworking by providing both an advanced firewall and a Web cache server integrated with Microsoft's MS Windows Server platform. The firewall provides extensive security filtering, control of connectivity rights, and traffic direction. The Web cache enhances system performance by remembering repeatedly requested Web content.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Consulting
Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to choose, deploy, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get more details concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Help.
Cisco Protection, VPN and Aironet Wireless Consulting
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can provide in-depth consulting support for Cisco's entire family of protection and Virtual Private Network (VPN) products such as PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, Catalyst FWSM, secure high-speed and IS routers, Aironet wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Learn the details about Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Expertise.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Solutions
As well as being expert in a wide array of protection technologies from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small and mid-size organizations expert engineering services for solutions from other major firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers including:
Unannounced Penetration Testing Consulting
Stealth penetration checking is a key method for helping organizations to find out how exposed their IT environments are to real-world attacks by testing how effectively network security policies and technologies stand up against authorized but unpublicized penetration efforts instigated by veteran security engineers using advanced hacking techniques. Get more information concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Consulting Expertise
CISM defines the basic skills and worldwide standards of service that information security managers are required to achieve. It provides executive management the confidence that those who have earned their accreditation possess the experience and skill to offer efficient security management and engineering support. Progent can offer a CISM support professional to help your enterprise in critical security areas including data security governance, vulnerability management, information protection program management, and incident response support.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Support Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP accreditation through verified professional work, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in an international standard for information security. ANSI has given the CISSP status official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered under CISSP include security administration practices, security design and test systems, connection permission systems, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, cryptography, communications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.
ISSAP Engineering Support for Protected System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security consultants are experts who have been awarded ISSAP status following thorough testing and substantial experience. field experience with network security design. ISSAP security experts have acquired comprehensive understanding of access control mechanisms and methodologies, phone system and network security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security experts can assist your business with all aspects of architecture security.
Certified Information Systems Auditor Professional Expertise
The CISA accreditation is a prestigious qualification that signifies mastery in information system security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation has candidates undergo a comprehensive test given by the ISACA professional association. Progent offers the expertise of a CISA-certified security audit consultant able to assist businesses in the fields of IS audit process, information technology enforcement, systems and architecture lifecycle, information technology support, protecting information assets, and disaster recovery planning.
GIAC Professional Expertise
Global Information Assurance Certification was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of information technology security professionals. GIAC's goal is to ensure that an accredited professional possesses the skills necessary to provide services in critical areas of network, information, and software security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by businesses and institutions throughout the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency. Progent can provide the expertise of certified professionals for any of the network security disciplines addressed under GIAC accreditation topics such as assessing IT infrastructure, incident response, intrusion detection, and web-based application security.
Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Support
If your business is situated in Riverside or anywhere in California and you're trying to find computer security consulting, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.
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