Urgent Security Support and Compliance Assessment

Progent offers remote security support on a by-the-minute basis without minimum call duration and without additional fees for sign-up or off-hour support. By billing per minute and by providing top level expertise, Progent's billing structure keeps costs under control and eliminates situations where simple solutions turn into major charges.

In case your network is currently faced with a network security emergency, refer to Progent's Emergency Remote Technical Support to see how to receive immediate aid.

Introduction to Small Business Security Services
Coordinating data protection plus staying ready for recovering vital information and functions after a security breach requires a continual program involving a variety of technologies and processes. Progent's certified experts can assist your organization at any level in your efforts to guard your information network, ranging from security evaluation to creating a comprehensive security plan. Some technologies supported by Progent's experts include Security Planning and Implementation, Information Restoration and Security Forensics, and Managed Protection from E-mail-Based Spam and Viruses.

Designing and Building Protected Environments
Every business should have a carefully considered security plan that incorporates both preventive and reactive activity. The proactive strategy is a collection of steps that helps to reduce security holes. The reactive plan defines activities to help IT personnel to assess the losses resulting from a breach, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive business activity as quickly as possible. Progent can advise you how to build protection into your company operations. Progent can set up scanning software, create and execute a secure network infrastructure, and recommend procedures and policies to maximize the safety of your computing environment. Progent's security experts are ready to assist you to set up a firewall, deploy safe remote access to e-mail and data, and install an efficient VPN.

If you are interested in an affordable way for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Packages feature automated online network tracking and quick response to emergencies.

System Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in recovering networks and devices that have been hacked, are quarantined, or have ceased to function because of a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to assess the damage resulting from the assault, restore normal business operations, and recover data compromised owing to the breach. Progent's certified engineers can also perform a thorough failure evaluation by examining event logs and using a variety of proven assessment techniques. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your downtime and permits Progent to propose effective measures to prevent or contain future assaults.

Data Backup and Restore Solutions Built on Data Protection Manager
Microsoft DPM is a ground breaking data backup and restore technology utilizing high-speed disk subsystems to optimize fault tolerance, throughput, and manageability. Progent's expert Microsoft Data Protection Manager consultants can help you to develop an effective business continuity plan, design a cost-effective fault-tolerant IT infrastructure, install a Data Protection Manager-based recovery system, thoroughly test your system, train your IT staff or regular consultants how to maintain Microsoft DPM, or provide extensive information technology outsourcing including off-site hosting of DPM servers in Progent's world-class data center. For details, go to Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting and Support Services.

Outsourced Spam and Virus Blocking
Progent has teamed with Postini to provide small businesses E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that blocks spam and e-mail threats before they are able to penetrate your corporate firewall. Learn more details about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam Blocking.

Special Security Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent's certified security engineers offer unique consulting support in vital areas of network security including:

Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent offers expertise with security auditing software such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive network tests to reveal potential security problems. Progent has extensive experience with testing utilities and can assist you to understand audit results and react appropriately. Progent's security consultants also offer web application validation and can perform thorough assessments of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with major global security specifications including HIPAA, NIST, and ISO 17799. Also, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless protection covering fixed wireless equipment plus portable handsets. Get more details about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing.

Configuring Microsoft ISA Server 2006
Microsoft ISA Server 2006 provides policy-based security, improved throughput, and simple management of complex networks by incorporating both a firewall and a Web cache mechanism integrated with Microsoft's Microsoft Windows Server operating system. The firewall provides comprehensive security filtering, control of access policy, and traffic direction. The cache enhances system throughput by remembering frequently accessed Web data.

Progent's MS ISA Server support service gives small companies assistance from security professionals who can design and deploy a configuration that matches your security needs while avoiding restricting network efficiency.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Support
Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to help you to select, configure, and manage Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Find out more details concerning Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise.

Cisco Protection, VPN and Wireless Expertise
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco CCNP experts can provide world-class technical services for Cisco's complete family of security and VPN solutions including PIX Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected broadband and IS routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Read additional information concerning Cisco Security, VPN and Wireless Expertise.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Consulting Services
In addition to supporting a broad range of network security technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small and mid-size companies expert support for security products from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network vendors such as:

Check Point Software

WatchGuard Technologies Inc

Juniper

SonicWALL Inc.

Symantec Corp

Stealth Penetration Checking Services
Stealth intrusion testing is a key technique for helping companies to find out how vulnerable their networks are to serious attacks by testing how thoroughly network protection policies and technologies hold up against planned but unannounced penetration efforts instigated by veteran security engineers utilizing the latest hacking techniques. Read additional details about Progent's Penetration Testing Services.

CISM Security Consulting Services
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.

Learn more information about Progent's CISM Security Consulting Services.

CISSP Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP certification as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and formal testing. CISSP Certification recognizes expertise in an international standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise included within CISSP include security management procedures, security architecture and models, access control systems, applications development security, operations security, hardware security, encryption, communications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.

Learn the details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Consulting Services.

ISSAP Consulting Support for Secure Network Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP certified security consultants are experts who have been awarded ISSAP status as a result of rigorous testing and extensive experience. field experience with information security design. ISSAP consultants possess in-depth knowledge of access control systems and methodologies, telecommunications and network security, cryptography, needs evaluation, BCP and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can help your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.

Read the details concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Protected System Infrastructure Engineering Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is an important qualification that signifies expertise in IS security auditing. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA credential has consultants undergo an extensive examination administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security engineer able to assist businesses in the areas of information systems audit process, IT governance, network assets and architecture planned useful life, IT support, protecting information resources, and business continuity planning.

Find out additional details about Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Expertise.

Contact Progent for Computer Security Help
If your organization is situated in Washington DC and you're trying to find security expertise, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at experts@progent.com.