Urgent Security Support and Vulnerability Audting for Tampa Small Office Information Networks
For immediate help with data security problems, small companies in Tampa, FL, have access to world-class troubleshooting online from Progent's security engineers. Progent's online support staff is ready on a 24x7 basis to provide effective and affordable help with security emergencies that are impacting the viability of your network. Progent's accredited engineers are certified to provide help for environments powered by Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac, Sun Solaris, and popular derivatives of UNIX. Progent's broad selection of consulting services addresses firewall technology, email security, protected system architecture, and data restoration. Progent's support team has been awarded the industry's top security accreditations including Certified Information Systems Auditor and CISSP.
Progent provides remote security expertise on a by-the-minute basis without minimum call duration and without extra charges for setup or after hours service. By charging by the minute and by delivering top level help, Progent's pricing structure keeps expenses under control and avoids scenarios where simple solutions turn into big charges.
We've Been Hacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If your network is currently faced with a security crisis, go to Progent's Emergency Online Technical Help to learn how to receive immediate assistance.
For businesses who have planned beforehand for an attack, the formal post-attack handling procedure outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's approved method of responding to a serious security penetration.
Introduction to Security Services
Coordinating network security as well as planning for restoring critical information and functions following a security breach demands an on-going program that entails an array of tools and processes. Progent's certified security experts can help your organization at all levels in your efforts to secure your information system, from security evaluation to creating a comprehensive security plan. Important areas covered by Progent's security engineers include Security Planning and Prevention, Data Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of Email-Borne Spam and Viruses.
Planning and Implementing Secure Networks
Any organization should have a carefully considered security strategy that incorporates both proactive and responsive activity. The pre-attack strategy is a set of steps that works to reduce security holes. The post-attack strategy specifies procedures to assist IT staff to inventory the losses resulting from an attack, repair the damage, record the event, and restore business functions as quickly as possible. Progent can advise you how to design protection into your business processes. Progent can configure scanning software, define and implement a safe IT architecture, and propose processes and policies that will optimize the protection of your information system. Progent's security professionals are ready to assist you to configure a firewall, deploy safe offsite access to e-mail and data, and configure an efficient VPN.
If you are looking for an economical option for outsourcing your security administration, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Services feature automated remote network tracking and immediate response to problems.
Data Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent provides skill in restoring networks and servers that have been compromised, are in question, or have failed as a result of a security breach. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses caused by the assault, return your company to normal business operations, and recover data lost owing to the breach. Progent's certified specialists can also perform a comprehensive forensic analysis by examining activity logs and utilizing other advanced assessment tools. Progent's experience with security consulting reduces your business disruption and allows Progent to recommend effective strategies to prevent or contain new attacks.
Fault Tolerant Backup and Recovery Systems Powered by Microsoft DPM
Microsoft Data Protection Manager is a revolutionary data backup and restore solution based on fast disk subsystems to increase network uptime, speed, and manageability. Progent's expert Data Protection Manager consultants can assist your company to create a practical disaster recovery strategy, implement a cost-effective fault-tolerant network infrastructure, install a Microsoft DPM-based backup and restore solution, thoroughly test your DPM system, educate your IT staff or local service providers how to maintain Microsoft Data Protection Manager, or provide extensive information technology outsourcing such as remote housing of Microsoft DPM servers in Progent's data center facility. For more information, go to Microsoft Data Protection Manager Expertise.
Managed Spam Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small businesses E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that stops spam and email-borne threats before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Learn more details about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Blocking.
Special Security Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent's seasoned consultants can provide unique consulting support in key facets of computer security including:
Security Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Assessment
Progent offers experience with security auditing utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for conducting a variety of comprehensive system scans to identify possible security problems. Progent has extensive experience with these and similar tools and can help you to understand audit results and react efficiently. Progent's security consultants also offer web software testing and can conduct thorough assessments of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with key worldwide security specifications including FISMA, PCI, and ISO. In addition, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless protection covering stationary wireless equipment plus mobile devices. Find out additional information about Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment.
Support for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server MS ISA Server 2006 provides policy-based security, enhanced performance, and easy administration of internetworking by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache mechanism coordinated with Microsoft's Microsoft Windows 2003 Server platform. The firewall delivers extensive data filtering, management of access policy, and traffic direction. The cache enhances system performance by remembering repeatedly accessed Web data.
Progent's Microsoft ISA Server 2006 consulting expertise gives small companies access to security professionals who can plan and implement a solution that meets your protection needs without restricting network efficiency.
Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Help
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to show you how to select, deploy, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Read additional details about Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Support.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Consulting
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco CCNP experts can deliver in-depth technical support for Cisco's entire range of protection and VPN products such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), secure broadband and integrated services (IS) routers, Aironet wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Learn additional details concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Support.
Additional Firewall and VPN Consulting Services
In addition to being expert in a broad array of protection solutions from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small organizations top-level engineering services for technologies from other important firewall and VPN suppliers such as:
Stealth Penetration Testing Services
Unannounced penetration checking is a key technique for allowing organizations to understand how exposed their networks are to potential attacks by testing how well network security policies and technologies stand up to authorized but unpublicized penetration efforts launched by veteran security engineers using the latest intrusion methods. Learn the details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Support Services
CISM defines the fundamental skills and international standards of performance that IT security managers are expected to master. It offers business management the assurance that consultants who have been awarded their CISM have the experience and knowledge to provide efficient security management and consulting services. Progent can offer a CISM expert to assist your organization in critical security disciplines such as data protection governance, risk assessment, data security process management, and crisis response support.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security engineers who have earned CISSP status as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and formal testing. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. ANSI has given the CISSP status accreditation in the field of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge covered under CISSP include security administration procedures, security architecture and models, connection permission systems, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, telecommunications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Consulting Services for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP qualified security experts are experts who have been awarded ISSAP accreditation after rigorous testing and extensive hands-on work with information security design. ISSAP security experts possess in-depth understanding of access management mechanisms and methodologies, phone system and network security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can assist your company with all aspects of architecture security.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Support Services
The CISA credential is a recognized qualification that signifies expertise in information system security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA credential has consultants undergo a comprehensive test given by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-qualified security audit consultant trained to help businesses in the areas of information systems audit process, information technology governance, systems and infrastructure lifecycle, information technology support, safeguarding information assets, and business continuity planning.
Global Information Assurance Certification Consulting Services
GIAC was established in 1999 to certify the knowledge of information technology security experts. GIAC's goal is to ensure that a certified security consultant possesses the skills appropriate to provide services in critical categories of system, information, and application program security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States NSA. Progent offers the support of certified professionals for all of the security services addressed under GIAC accreditation programs such as assessing IT infrastructure, security incident handling, intrusion detection, and web services security.
Get in Touch with Progent for Computer Security Help
If your company is located in Tampa or elsewhere in the state of Florida and you're looking for security help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.
Progent's Linux support services provide small and mid-size companies and developers help with administering and maintaining Linux computers that run with Microsoft-based networks. Progent can give your organization contact with Linux consultants, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISM and CISA certification. This wide range of experience provides you with an easy single consulting firm to show you how to create and maintain a protected and reliable mixed-platform connectivity and communications infrastructure that allows Linux and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with leading Linux platforms such as RedHat Linux, SUSE, Mandriva Linux, Debian-GNU, and Slackware.
Progent is a leading innovator in economically providing enterprise-class IT support to small businesses. Progent's achievement in handling the IT service requirements of the historically underserviced small company sector is the combined outcome of major technical and process breakthroughs that have removed much of the conventional costs out of managing IT support, added unprecedented technical expertise into the support system, and significantly streamlined the solution cycle.
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Progent is committed to knowledge transfer from Progent's consultants to clients. By teaching clients to handle problems that are within their scope, Progent is able to concentrate on offering hard-to-find skills where Progent faces little competition. Small businesses who work with familiar freelance service providers or who employ in-house IT staffs benefit when Progent passes on information about new technology and proven methodologies to make their networks more reliable, secure, and productive.
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants can offer small and mid-sized companies expert Microsoft SQL Server help. Microsoft SQL Server is a comprehensive, Web-enabled database and data analysis package that enables the rapid development of enterprise-class business programs that offer your company a competitive advantage. SQL Server provides core support for XML and the ability to query over the Internet and outside the corporate firewall. In addition to providing expertise, maintenance and problem solving services, Progent’s SQL experts can help you use Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence to increase the productivity of your information network. Progent can also help you migrate from earlier editions of Microsoft SQL Server to Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
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Progent's consultants offer Apple Mac clients a range of services including desktop support, interconnectivity with Windows-based computers, email configuration, specialized application development, and one-on-one user education. Progent's Apple-certified experts and Microsoft-certified engineers can show you how to build and support a safe, robust IT system and communications architecture to support environments in which Apple Macintosh computers coexist with Microsoft-based and UNIX/Linux-based systems.
