Urgent Security Help and Compliance Auditing

Progent provides online security expertise on a per-minute model with no minimum times and without additional fees for sign-up or after hours support. By billing by the minute and by delivering top level expertise, Progent's billing model keeps expenses low and avoids scenarios where quick fixes entail major charges.

Our Network Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do Now?
If you are now faced with a network security crisis, visit Progent's Emergency Online Network Support to learn how to get immediate assistance.

For companies who have prepared carefully for an attack, the step-by-step incident handling procedure outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of reacting to a major security attack.

Overview of Progent's Security Services
Coordinating data security as well as preparedness for recovering critical data and functions after a security breach demands an on-going process involving an array of tools and processes. Progent's certified security experts can help your organization at whatever level in your efforts to protect your information system, from security assessments to designing a complete security program. Important technologies supported by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Prevention, Information Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from Email-Borne Threats.

Planning and Implementing Protected Networks
Any company should have a carefully considered security strategy that incorporates both preventive and reactive steps. The pre-attack plan is a set of steps that helps to reduce vulnerabilities. The reactive plan defines procedures to help security personnel to inventory the damage resulting from a breach, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive business activity as quickly as feasible. Progent can show you how to incorporate protection into your business operations. Progent can configure auditing software, define and execute a secure computer infrastructure, and recommend processes and policies to enhance the safety of your computing environment. Progent's security experts are ready to help you to set up a firewall, deploy secure offsite access to e-mail and data, and install an effective virtual private network (VPN).

If you are interested in an economical option for jobbing out your security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Network Support Services feature continual online system tracking and quick response to emergencies.

System Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent has expertise in recovering systems and computers that have been compromised, are in question, or have ceased to function because of a security attack. Progent can help evaluate the losses caused by the assault, restore ordinary functions, and retrieve information lost owing to the event. Progent's certified engineers can also manage a thorough failure analysis by examining activity logs and utilizing a variety of proven assessment tools. Progent's background with security problems minimizes your business disruption and allows Progent to recommend effective measures to prevent or mitigate new assaults.

Fault Tolerant Backup and Recovery Strategies Powered by Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Microsoft DPM is a powerful backup and recovery technology based on high-speed disk subsystems to optimize reliability, performance, and manageability. Progent's certified Data Protection Manager (DPM) engineers can help you to develop an effective business continuity plan, implement an affordable high-availability network infrastructure, install a DPM-based backup and restore solution, thoroughly test your DPM system, train your IT staff or regular consultants how to manage Microsoft DPM, or provide complete information technology outsourcing services including off-site housing of Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's data center facility. To read more, visit Microsoft DPM Expertise.

Managed Spam Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small and midsize companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that blocks spam and e-mail viruses before they are able to breach your network firewall. Read the details about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Filtering.

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

Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Assessment
Progent offers experience with security auditing software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for performing a set of automatic network scans to uncover possible security holes. Progent has extensive experience with these and similar tools and can assist you to analyze audit results and respond efficiently. Progent's security consultants also can perform web software validation and can conduct expert evaluation of corporate-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with important worldwide security specifications such as FISMA, PCI, and ISO. Also, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless security including stationary wireless appliances as well as mobile devices. Get additional details concerning Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing.

Consulting for Microsoft ISA Server 2006
Microsoft ISA Server offers rules-based security, improved throughput, and easy management of internetworking by incorporating both a firewall and a Web cache mechanism integrated with Microsoft's MS Windows 2003 Server operating system. The firewall delivers extensive data filtering, management of connectivity rights, and traffic direction. The Web cache improves system throughput by storing frequently accessed Web content.

Progent's MS ISA Server engineering expertise provides small and midsize companies assistance from certified professionals who can plan and implement a solution that meets your security needs without limiting network efficiency.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to help you to choose, configure, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Get more information concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise.

Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Aironet Wireless Support
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can provide in-depth technical services for Cisco's entire family of security and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies including PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, Catalyst FWSM, protected high-speed and IS routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Read additional details concerning Cisco Protection, VPN and Aironet Wireless Help.

Additional Firewall and VPN Technologies
As well as supporting a broad array of security technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small companies top-level consulting for products from other popular firewall and VPN suppliers such as:

Check Point Software

WatchGuard Technologies Inc

Juniper Networks

SonicWALL

Symantec Corp

Stealth Penetration Checking Consulting
Unannounced penetration checking is a valuable technique for allowing businesses to determine how vulnerable their IT environments are to potential attacks by showing how well corporate protection policies and mechanisms stand up to authorized but unpublicized intrusion attempts launched by seasoned security specialists utilizing the latest hacking techniques. Get additional information about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.

Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Services
CISM identifies the fundamental competencies and worldwide standards of performance that computer security professionals are required to master. It provides executive management the assurance that those who have earned their accreditation have the background and knowledge to offer effective security administration and engineering services. Progent can offer a CISM consultant to help your organization in critical security areas including data protection governance, vulnerability management, information security process control, and incident handling management.

Find out more information about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Assistance.

CISSP Security Consulting Services
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP accreditation through verified experience, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification indicates mastery of an international standard for IT security. ANSI has given the CISSP credential official recognition in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered under CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and test systems, connection permission systems, applications development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, communications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.

Read more information concerning Progent's CISSP Support Services.

ISSAP Consulting Services for Secure Network Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security consultants are experts who have been awarded ISSAP accreditation after rigorous testing and substantial experience. field experience with information security architecture. ISSAP security experts possess in-depth knowledge of access control systems and techniques, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security specialists can assist your company with all phases of secure network architecture.

Find out additional details about Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected Network Architecture Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a prestigious qualification that indicates mastery in IS security auditing. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA credential requires that consultants undergo an exhaustive examination administered by the ISACA professional group. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security audit professional able to help companies in the fields of IS audit services, IT governance, network assets and architecture planned useful life, information technology service delivery, safeguarding information resources, and disaster recovery preparedness.

Read the details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Professional Expertise.

Global Information Assurance Certification Professional Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to certify the skill of information technology security professionals. GIAC's goal is to make sure that an accredited security consultant possesses the knowledge needed to provide services in critical areas of system, information, and application software security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency. Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified consultants for any of the network security disciplines covered under GIAC certification topics such as auditing perimeters, incident response, intrusion detection, and web application security.

Get additional details about Progent's GIAC Professional Assistance.

Contact Progent for Computer Security Expertise
If your company is located in Seattle or elsewhere in Washington and you're trying to find computer security help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email security-help@progent.com.