Urgent Security Consulting and Compliance Auditing
for Washington Small Office IT Networks
For urgent assistance with computer security issues, small businesses in Washington, DC, can find world-class troubleshooting remotely by contacting Progent's certified security professionals. Progent's online support staff is ready at any time to offer efficient and economical help with security emergencies that are impacting the viability of your information system. Progent's security consultants are certified to provide help for systems powered by Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh, Sun, and major derivatives of UNIX. Progent's broad range of consulting services addresses firewall technology, messaging systems, secure network design, and information restoration. Progent's support staff has been awarded the world's most advanced security credentials including Certified Information Systems Auditor and ISSAP.
Progent provides remote security support services on a by-the-minute model with no minimum times and without additional fees for sign-up or off-hour support. By billing per minute and by providing top level help, Progent's pricing policy keeps costs low and avoids scenarios where simple solutions result in big expenses.
Introduction to Small Business Security Expertise
Managing data protection and staying ready for recovering vital data and functions after a security breach demands an on-going program that entails a variety of tools and procedures. Progent's certified consultants can help your business at all levels in your efforts to protect your information system, from security assessments to designing a comprehensive security program. Key technologies covered by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of Email-Based Spam and Viruses.
Planning and Building Secure Networks
Every company should have a carefully considered security strategy that incorporates both proactive and responsive elements. The proactive plan is a set of precautions that works to reduce vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan specifies activities to help security personnel to evaluate the losses resulting from an attack, repair the damage, document the experience, and restore business activity as quickly as feasible. Progent can show you how to design security into your business processes. Progent can configure scanning utilities, define and execute a secure network infrastructure, and propose processes and policies that will maximize the protection of your network. Progent's security experts are available to help you to set up a firewall, deploy safe remote connectivity to email and data, and configure an efficient virtual private network.
If your company is interested in an economical option for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Packages feature non-stop remote network tracking and fast resolution of emergencies.
Data Restoration and Security Forensics
Progent offers skill in restoring networks and servers that have been compromised, are suspect, or have ceased to function because of a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to determine the damage caused by the assault, return your company to ordinary functions, and recover data compromised owing to the event. Progent's certified engineers can also manage a comprehensive forensic evaluation by examining event logs and utilizing other advanced assessment tools. Progent's experience with security issues minimizes your business disruption and permits Progent to propose efficient ways to prevent or contain new assaults.
Data Backup and Restore Systems Powered by System Center Data Protection Manager
Data Protection Manager is a powerful backup and recovery technology centered around disk-to-disk systems to optimize reliability, speed, and manageability. Progent's expert Data Protection Manager engineers can assist you to create a practical disaster recovery plan, implement a cost-effective non-stop IT infrastructure, install a Microsoft Data Protection Manager-based backup and recovery system, thoroughly validate your DPM system, educate your IT staff or regular service providers how to manage Microsoft Data Protection Manager, or handle complete information technology outsourcing such as off-site housing of Microsoft Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's secure data center facility. For details, visit Data Protection Manager Consulting.
Managed Spam Filtering
Progent has teamed with Postini to offer small and midsize companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that stops spam and email attacks before they are able to breach your network firewall. Get additional details concerning E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Blocking.
Specialized Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's seasoned consultants can provide unique consulting support in key areas of computer protection such as:
Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Assessment
Progent provides expertise with security auditing utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive system tests to reveal potential security gaps. Progent has broad skills with scanning utilities and can assist you to understand audit reports and respond efficiently. Progent's certified security engineers also can perform web application validation and can conduct expert assessments of corporate-wide security to assess your company's compliance with key global security standards such as FISMA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security including stationary wireless equipment as well as portable devices. Get the details concerning Progent's Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Testing.
Configuring MS ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server provides rules-based security, improved performance, and simple administration of internetworking by providing both a firewall and a Web acceleration server coordinated with Microsoft's Microsoft Windows 2003 Server platform. The firewall provides extensive data filtering, control of connectivity policy, and traffic direction. The Web cache enhances network performance by storing repeatedly requested Web data.
Progent's Microsoft ISA Server consulting service gives small companies the expertise of certified professionals who know how to plan and deploy a configuration that matches your protection needs without limiting network productivity.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Help
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco CCNP expert to help you to choose, configure, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Learn additional details concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise.
Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Consulting
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver world-class consulting services for Cisco's entire range of protection and VPN technologies such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, Catalyst FWSM, protected broadband and integrated services routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Read additional information about Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Help.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Consulting Services
In addition to supporting a wide range of protection technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small and mid-size businesses top-level support for technologies from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers such as:
Stealth Intrusion Checking Services
Unannounced penetration testing is a vital method for allowing organizations to find out how vulnerable their IT systems are to serious attacks by revealing how well corporate protection processes and technologies hold up against planned but unpublicized penetration efforts instigated by seasoned security engineers using advanced hacking techniques. Get the details about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Expertise
CISM defines the core competencies and international standards of performance that information security managers are expected to master. It provides executive management with the assurance that those who have earned their CISM have the experience and knowledge to offer effective security management and consulting services. Progent can provide a CISM-certified consultant to help your enterprise with critical security areas including information security governance, risk management, information security program management, information security management, and crisis response management.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Support Expertise
Progent's CISSP consultants are security specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation as a result of demonstrated experience, extensive study, and formal examination. CISSP qualification indicates mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered under CISSP include security administration procedures, security design and models, access permission systems, software development security, business processes security, hardware security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Engineering Services for Protected Network Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are experts who have been awarded ISSAP accreditation following thorough examination and substantial hands-on work with network security design. ISSAP consultants have in-depth understanding of access control mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security specialists can help your business with all aspects of architecture security.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Support Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor credential is a globally recognized qualification that signifies mastery in information system security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA credential requires that candidates undergo an extensive examination given by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-certified security audit engineer able to assist businesses in the fields of information systems audit services, information technology administration, network assets and architecture planned useful life, information technology service delivery, protecting information assets, and business continuity preparedness.
Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Expertise
If your business is situated in Washington DC and you're looking for computer security consulting help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email experts@progent.com.
The IT demands of the Microsoft .NET components bundled with Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 calls for a network consultant with hands-on background designing and building seamless, end-to-end business network environments. Progent's SBS Server professionals have an average of over a decade of background supporting computer systems based on Microsoft technology. This background assures you success in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting IT solutions that incorporate the Microsoft SBS 2003 line of servers and applications.
Progent's Sun Solaris family support experts offer small companies and software developers support for administering and supporting Sun Solaris systems that run with Microsoft-powered networks. Progent offers your organization contact with Sun Solaris consultants, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security specialists with CISA and CISSP credentials. This wide range of experience offers you a convenient one-stop source to help you create and manage a secure and reliable mixed-platform network and communications environment that supports Solaris and Microsoft interoperability by integrating MS Windows with popular versions of UNIX including Mac OS X, Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO, and SGI/Irix or leading Linux platforms including RedHat, SUSE Linux, Mandrake, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware.
VMware Server is a free virtualization product that runs on Linux and Windows 2000/2003 Servers. VMware Server allows IT departments to segment a physical server into multiple logical machines and to start experiencing the advantages of virtualization with little monetary outlay. VMware Virtual Server is a robust yet simple to use product for companies unfamiliar with server virtualization techniques and is powered by VMware’s time-tested platform. VMware Virtual Server is well suited for developers, departments, and branch offices who wish to facilitate application development, evaluate software in ready-to-run virtual machines, re-host legacy operating systems, and save time in server provisioning. Progent's expert virtual server consultants can assist you with VMware Server, VMware GSX Server, and VMware Infrastructure 3 so your business can benefit from VMware server optimization.
Progent's Sun Solaris platform support experts provide small companies and developers help with administering and maintaining Sun Solaris environments that coexist with Microsoft-powered technology. Progent can give your organization access to Sun Solaris consultants, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISM and CISA certification. This wide range of expertise provides you with a convenient one-stop source to help you create and maintain a secure and reliable cross-platform connectivity and communications environment that supports Solaris and Microsoft interoperability by combining Microsoft Windows with major versions of UNIX such as Apple Mac OS X, Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO, and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX or leading Linux platforms including RedHat, SUSE Linux, Mandriva Linux, Debian-GNU, and Slackware Linux.
Progent's work environment will make you a more capable consultant by enhancing your information technology skills and increasing the satisfaction of your clients. Progent makes good on this promise by attracting the top professional talent for you to operate with, providing an advanced system infrastructure, running proprietary software utilities to deliver the highest level of support, and by optimizing proven business structures for attracting and retaining customers.
Progent provides nationwide remote phone support and troubleshooting services for companies who run Apple Mac environments or whose information systems include a combination of Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows technology. Online technical support offers optimum return for your information technology dollar by preserving user efficiency and shortening the hours billed for network repair services. Advanced online support tools and experienced service specialists and consultants allow Progent to handle most network problems without wasting time and expense by traveling to your site. In most of cases your network issues can be remediated over the phone or via a combination of phone help and online network analysis. Progent can put you in touch with Cisco certified CCIE infrastructure experts and CISSP certified security specialists to help with the most challenging system problems.
Progent provides technical services for mid-size companies with 50 to 250 network clients. The medium size company or work group has typically been an underserved segment of the market for IT consulting expertise. The overhead and service access practices of major third-party support firms make them excessively expensive for the ordinary mid-size company or small medium business (SMB), which commonly relies on a minimal IT budget with which to support an information system whose complexity and capability are often similar to the information systems of much larger companies. Progent's service delivery model, which takes full advantage of remote support, virtual network infrastructure and 24x7 server monitoring, dramatically reduces the IT support costs of an SMB while providing the mid-size company with big-company support from certified, IT consultants with background in a wide array of midsized business technologies. If your mid-sized organization or small business is searching for the quality of network support appropriate by a medium size office without paying big-company prices, you need Progent.
Progent delivers the services of Microsoft and Cisco-qualified network support professionals to show customers affordable ways to help organizations optimize the benefits of Microsoft and Cisco technology. For networks that range from remote offices to large enterprises, Progent's expert consultants can assist you to improve your network's e-mail infrastructure, protection, reliability, performance, and IT management.
Progent's expert consultants can show you how to define and deploy an efficient in-place Microsoft Exchange 2003 upgrade plan that minimizes network disruption, reduces ongoing service requirements, and makes your Exchange 2003 Server easy to administer. For complicated multi-server or multi-site migrations, Progent has the background to finish your project rapidly and affordably. Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 help, repair, and design offerings include assistance with the integration of outside vendor add-ons to Exchange 2003 Server that are in keeping with your business needs.
Progent’s National Support Center offers nationwide remote assistance for Windows and Cisco-based small office information networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-qualified service engineers provide telephone help and online direct network access to isolate and repair network problems rapidly and economically. The scope of technical expertise available from Progent's team of country-wide support professionals makes it possible to escalate even the most difficult problems to appropriate specialists as required.
