Urgent Security Help and Compliance Auditing

Progent offers online security support services on a by-the-minute basis without minimum times and without additional fees for sign-up or off-hour service. By charging per minute and by delivering top level expertise, Progent's pricing policy keeps costs under control and avoids scenarios where simple solutions entail major bills.

Our System Has Been Hacked: What Can We Do?
In case your network is now faced with a network security emergency, refer to Progent's Emergency Online Network Support to learn how to get fast assistance.

For organizations that have planned in advance for a security breech, the formal incident response procedure promoted by GIAC is Progent's approved method of handling a major security attack.

Overview of Security Support Services
Managing computer security plus planning for recovering critical information and systems after a security breach requires a continual program involving an array of technologies and procedures. Progent's security consultants can help your organization at all levels in your efforts to guard your IT system, ranging from security evaluation to creating a complete security strategy. Important technologies covered by Progent's experts include Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Forensics, and Outsourced Protection from Email-Borne Spam and Viruses.

Designing and Implementing Secure Networks
Any organization should develop a carefully thought out security plan that includes both proactive and responsive elements. The proactive plan is a set of precautions that helps to minimize vulnerabilities. The post-attack strategy specifies activities to help IT personnel to evaluate the losses resulting from a breach, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive network activity as soon as feasible. Progent can show you how to design security into your business operations. Progent can set up scanning software, create and build a secure IT architecture, and recommend procedures and policies to maximize the protection of your network. Progent's security professionals are ready to help you to configure a firewall, design secure offsite access to e-mail and data, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).

If you are looking for an affordable way for jobbing out your security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Services include automated remote server monitoring and fast response to emergencies.

Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in recovering systems and servers that have been compromised, are in question, or have stopped working because of a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to evaluate the damage resulting from the breach, return your company to normal business operations, and retrieve data lost as a result of the attack. Progent's certified engineers can also perform a thorough forensic analysis by going over activity logs and using a variety of proven forensics tools. Progent's experience with security consulting minimizes your downtime and permits Progent to propose efficient measures to prevent or mitigate future assaults.

Fault Tolerant Backup and Restore Systems Powered by System Center Data Protection Manager
Microsoft DPM is a powerful data backup and recovery technology centered around disk-to-disk systems to improve fault tolerance, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's certified Microsoft DPM consultants can assist your company to develop a practical disaster recovery plan, design a cost-effective non-stop IT infrastructure, deploy a Microsoft Data Protection Manager-powered backup and restore system, thoroughly test your DPM system, train your administrative personnel or local service providers how to manage Microsoft DPM, or provide extensive information technology outsourcing services such as off-site hosting of DPM servers in Progent's secure data center. To learn more, see Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting and Support Services.

Outsourced Spam Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small businesses E-Mail Guard, a managed service that intercepts spam and email attacks before they are able to breach your network firewall. Find out additional information about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam Blocking.

Specialized Security Services Offered by Progent
Progent's certified security consultants offer unique specialized help in key areas of network protection including:

Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing
Progent provides expertise with security evaluation utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for conducting a variety of comprehensive system tests to uncover possible security problems. Progent has broad skills with these and similar tools and can help your company to understand assessment results and react efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also provide web software validation and can perform expert assessments of corporate-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with key industry security specifications such as HIPPA, PCI, and ISO. In addition, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless security including stationary wireless equipment plus mobile devices. Read additional information about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing.

Managing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server offers policy-based security, enhanced performance, and easy management of internetworking by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web acceleration server integrated with Microsoft's Windows Server platform. The ISA Server firewall provides comprehensive security filtering, management of connectivity rights, and traffic routing. The Web cache improves network throughput by remembering repeatedly requested Web data.

Progent's Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server support expertise gives small and midsize businesses access to certified engineers who can plan and implement a configuration that supports your protection requirements without limiting system efficiency.

Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco CCIE engineer or Cisco Certified Network Professional to assist you to select, deploy, and support Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Get additional details concerning Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise.

Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Help
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver in-depth technical support for Cisco's complete family of protection and Virtual Private Network technologies including PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected high-speed and integrated services routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Learn additional details about Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Expertise.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Solutions
As well as supporting a wide array of security technologies from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small and mid-size businesses expert consulting for technologies from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers such as:

Check Point

WatchGuard Technologies Inc

Juniper Networks

SonicWALL Inc.

Symantec Corp

Stealth Penetration Checking Services
Stealth penetration checking is a valuable method for helping organizations to find out how exposed their networks are to serious threats by testing how thoroughly network protection policies and mechanisms hold up against authorized but unannounced intrusion attempts instigated by veteran security specialists utilizing advanced hacking techniques. Learn additional details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.

CISM Security Support Services
CISM identifies the core skills and worldwide standards of performance that information security managers are required to achieve. It provides business management the confidence that consultants who have been awarded their certification have the background and skill to offer efficient security management and engineering support. Progent can offer a CISM expert to help your enterprise in critical security areas such as information security governance, risk assessment, data protection program management, and crisis handling support.

Get more information concerning Progent's CISM Security Support Assistance.

CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP consultants are security specialists who have earned CISSP status through demonstrated professional work, rigorous study, and formal examination. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP credential official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included within CISSP include security management procedures, security design and models, access permission methodology, applications development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications, network security, and business continuity planning.

Learn additional information about Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Support Expertise.

Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals (ISSAP) Consulting Support for Secure IT Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP status as a result of thorough examination and substantial experience. field experience with information security architecture. ISSAP consultants have in-depth knowledge of access management mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security consultants can help your business with all phases of architecture security.

Learn more information about Progent's ISSAP Certified Secure Network Infrastructure Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a globally recognized achievement that indicates mastery in IS security audit and control. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA credential has candidates undergo an extensive examination given by the ISACA international professional group. Progent offers the services of a CISA-certified security audit engineer able to help companies in the areas of IS audit services, IT enforcement, network assets and infrastructure lifecycle, IT support, protecting data assets, and business continuity planning.

Find out the details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Support Expertise.

GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Expertise
GIAC was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of network security experts. GIAC's goal is to ensure that a certified professional has the knowledge needed to deliver services in key areas of network, information, and software security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and government organizations throughout the world including and the United States National Security Agency. Progent offers the support of certified consultants for any of the network security disciplines addressed under GIAC accreditation programs such as assessing security systems, incident response, intrusion detection, and web-based services security.

Learn additional information concerning Progent's GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Consulting Expertise.

Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Help
If your organization is situated in Santa Ana or elsewhere in the state of California and you're trying to find network security consulting expertise, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at security-help@progent.com.