Online Security Support and Vulnerability Auditing
for Winston-Salem Small Company Information Networks
For urgent help with network security issues, small businesses in Winston-Salem, NC, can find expert support online by contacting Progent's certified security engineers. Progent's online support consultants are available at any time to offer effective and economical assistance with security crises that are impacting the productivity of your IT network. Progent's accredited security consultants are certified to provide help for environments powered by Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, and major derivatives of UNIX. Progent's wide array of consulting services encompasses firewall configuration, e-mail systems, protected network design, and data restoration. Progent's technical support staff has been awarded the world's most advanced security credentials including GIAC and CISSP.
Progent provides remote security expertise on a by-the-minute model without minimum times and without additional fees for setup or off-hour support. By billing by the minute and by delivering top level expertise, Progent's billing structure keeps expenses under control and avoids scenarios where simple solutions turn into big charges.
We've Been Attacked: What Should We Do Now?
If you are currently experiencing a security emergency, go to Progent's Urgent Remote Technical Help to learn how to receive fast aid.
For businesses that have planned in advance for being hacked, the step-by-step post-attack response model outlined by GIAC is Progent's approved method of handling a serious security incident.
Introduction to Small Business Security Expertise
Managing computer security and preparation for restoring vital data and systems following an attack requires a continual program that entails a variety of tools and procedures. Progent's security engineers can assist your organization at whatever level in your attempt to secure your information system, ranging from security evaluation to designing a complete security program. Important technologies covered by Progent's experts include Security Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Protection from E-mail-Based Threats.
Designing and Building Protected Networks
Any organization should have a carefully considered security strategy that includes both preventive and reactive activity. The proactive strategy is a collection of precautions that helps to minimize security holes. The post-attack strategy defines procedures to help IT staff to inventory the losses resulting from a breach, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive network functions as soon as possible. Progent can show you how to design protection into your company operations. Progent can set up auditing software, define and implement a secure computer architecture, and propose processes and policies to maximize the protection of your network. Progent's security experts are available to help you to configure a firewall, design safe offsite access to email and information, and install an efficient virtual private network (VPN).
If your company is looking for an economical way for jobbing out your security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Network Support Options feature non-stop remote server monitoring and immediate response to emergencies.
Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in restoring systems and computers that have been compromised, are quarantined, or have failed because of a security attack. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses caused by the attack, restore ordinary business operations, and recover information compromised owing to the event. Progent's security engineers can also perform a thorough forensic evaluation by examining activity logs and using a variety of advanced assessment techniques. Progent's experience with security issues reduces your business disruption and allows Progent to propose effective ways to prevent or contain future attacks.
Data Backup and Recovery Solutions Based on System Center Data Protection Manager
Data Protection Manager is a powerful fault tolerant backup and restore solution utilizing high-speed disk systems to increase fault tolerance, speed, and ease of administration. Progent's expert System Center Data Protection Manager support professionals can help your company to develop a practical business continuity plan, implement a cost-effective high-availability IT architecture, configure a Microsoft DPM-based recovery system, thoroughly test your system, train your administrative personnel or local consultants how to maintain Microsoft DPM, or provide extensive IT outsourcing such as off-site hosting of Microsoft Data Protection Manager machines in Progent's data center. To learn more, visit System Center Data Protection Manager Consulting and Support Services.
Managed Spam Blocking
Progent has partnered with Postini to offer small companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that stops spam and email threats before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Get additional information about E-Mail Guard Outsourced Spam and Virus Blocking.
Specialized Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified security engineers can provide world-class specialized help in key areas of IT security such as:
Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing
Progent offers expertise with security auditing software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for performing a variety of automatic system tests to reveal possible security problems. Progent has broad skills with scanning tools and can help you to understand assessment results and respond efficiently. Progent's certified security engineers also provide web software testing and can perform expert evaluation of enterprise-wide security to determine your organization's compliance with key worldwide security specifications such as FISMA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security including fixed wireless appliances as well as mobile devices. Find out more details concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing.
Support for MS ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server offers policy-based security, enhanced performance, and simple management of internetworking by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache mechanism integrated with Microsoft's MS Windows Server platform. The ISA Server firewall delivers extensive security filtering, management of access rights, and traffic routing. The cache enhances system performance by remembering repeatedly requested Web content.
Progent's Microsoft ISA Server consulting expertise provides small companies the expertise of security professionals who can design and implement a solution that matches your security requirements while avoiding limiting system efficiency.
Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Expertise
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco CCNP expert to help you to choose, configure, and manage Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Learn more information about Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Help.
Cisco Security, VPN and Wireless Help
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver in-depth technical support for Cisco's complete range of security and VPN technologies including PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), protected high-speed and integrated services (IS) routers, wireless access points, and Catalyst family switches. Read additional information concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Expertise.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Solutions
As well as supporting a wide range of security solutions from Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Progent offers small organizations top-level consulting for technologies from other popular firewall and VPN vendors such as:
Unannounced Penetration Testing Services
Stealth intrusion checking is a vital technique for helping organizations to find out how vulnerable their information systems are to serious attacks by showing how thoroughly corporate protection processes and technologies hold up to authorized but unpublicized intrusion attempts launched by veteran security engineers using advanced intrusion techniques. Get additional details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.
CISM Security Consulting Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager defines the fundamental competencies and worldwide standards of performance that IT security managers are expected to achieve. CISM offers business management the assurance that consultants who have been awarded their certification have the background and skill to provide efficient security management and consulting support. Progent can offer a CISM-certified expert to assist your enterprise in critical security areas such as data security governance, vulnerability management, data protection process control, and incident handling support.
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have earned CISSP status through demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and formal examination. CISSP Certification recognizes expertise in an international standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP credential official recognition in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included within CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and test systems, access control methodology, software development security, operations security, hardware security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals Consulting Support for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP status as a result of thorough testing and extensive hands-on work with network security design. ISSAP security experts have acquired in-depth understanding of access control systems and techniques, telecommunications and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security consultants can assist your company with all phases of secure network architecture.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Professional Expertise
The CISA accreditation is a recognized achievement that signifies mastery in network security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation has consultants pass a comprehensive examination administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the expertise of a CISA-qualified security consultant trained to help companies in the areas of IS audit process, information technology administration, network assets and infrastructure planned useful life, information technology support, protecting data resources, and business continuity preparedness.
GIAC Support Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to certify the skill of IT security experts. GIAC's mission is to verify that a certified security consultant possesses the skills appropriate to provide services in critical categories of network, information, and application program security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent can provide the help of GIAC certified security engineers for all of the network security capabilities covered under GIAC certification topics including assessing IT infrastructure, incident response, intrusion detection, and web-based services security.
Depend on Progent for Network Security Support
If your organization is located in Winston-Salem or elsewhere in North Carolina and you're trying to find computer security engineering help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to security-help@progent.com.
Progent's Microsoft-certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server consultants have broad experience developing Microsoft-based security designs for IT networks with multiple sites, mobile users, and mission-critical eCommerce applications. A Progent ISA 2004 Firewall consultant can help your small or mid-size business design and implement an installation of ISA Server 2004 that meets your information protection needs without restricting your productivity.
Progent's UNIX family support services offer small companies and developers assistance with managing and supporting UNIX, Linux or Solaris systems that coexist with Microsoft-based technology. Progent can give your business access to UNIX experts, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISSP certification. This broad array of expertise offers you a convenient one-stop consulting firm to show you how to build and manage a protected and robust cross-platform network and communications environment that supports UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with popular versions of UNIX such as Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, BSD, SCO UNIX and Silicon Graphics IRIX or major Linux platforms such as RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, Debian-GNU and Mandrake.
Progent’s Microsoft certified professionals can offer small and medium size businesses expert Microsoft SQL Server help. Microsoft SQL Server is a comprehensive, Web-enabled database and data analysis package that opens the door to the speedy creation of enterprise-class business applications that can give your business a competitive edge. SQL Server provides built-in support for XML and the ability to query over the Internet and beyond the corporate firewall. In addition to providing expertise, support and troubleshooting services, Progent’s SQL experts can help you use Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence to increase the business value of your IT network. Progent can also help you migrate from older editions of SQL Server to Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Progent's certified engineers offer computer help and network consulting services for Exchange Server 2003, Windows Server 2003, and for the entire line of Microsoft Servers. Progent's upgrade, integration, administration, and support services for Microsoft Exchange Server include planning, deployment, documentation, local and off-site technical support, Help Desk Call Center support, expert security consulting, and comprehensive network management outsourcing.
Progent offers a variety of data transport services from top service providers including AT&T, Broadwing, and New Edge Networks. Data communications services offered through Progent include Dial-up, DSL, Frame Relay over DSL, T1, ATM, Private Line, plus fixed and moving wireless. Progent can help you with all facets of creating and implementing a cohesive data communications solution that optimizes the business value of your computer network. Progent can also provide consulting services ranging from network repair to comprehensive IT outsourcing so that your data communications strategy can meet your goals.
Progent's Microsoft-authorized experts can help you evaluate the business case for implementing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, advise you on the most sensible version of Microsoft SharePoint Server for your circumstances, provide configuration and integration expertise, help you to set up Microsoft SQL Server as a back-end database, improve your network infrastructure, integrate your off-the-shelf and custom application programs to work with SharePoint 2007, develop a comprehensive security strategy that incorporates portal technology, and provide maintenance and Help Desk support.
Progent's Linux support services provide small businesses and developers help with administering and supporting Linux computers that coexist with Microsoft-based technology. Progent can give your organization access to Linux experts, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security specialists with CISA and CISSP credentials. This wide array of experience provides you with an easy single source to show you how to create and manage a secure and reliable mixed-platform network and communications infrastructure that allows Linux and Microsoft coexistence by integrating Windows with major Linux derivatives including RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware.
When performing IT projects for corporate customers, Progent uses a structured approach based on defined milestones in order to achieve budgetary, scheduling and technical targets while reducing business disruption. Progent's Enterprise Services Methodology follows accepted project management procedures derived from the best practices described by the Microsoft Solutions Framework Project methodology which specifies requirements definition, design proposals, test models, design adjustments, and expert implementation. All phases are documented to make available a detailed description of technical services delivered and to help in downstream system maintenance.
Progent offers a selection of network support packages for small companies. These information technology outsourcing and server monitoring solutions are built around the proactive problem handling abilities of Microsoft Operations Manager, a next-generation server and IT support software platform that tracks the availability, performance, and security of your network and identifies incipient troubles before they can bring down your system. With Progent's economically priced network support programs, small companies can choose a basic MOM-based co-sourcing service program with network monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and remote service or a comprehensive 24x7 outsourcing package.
Progent’s Microsoft qualified consultants offer small and midsize businesses expert support services for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM 2005) and MOM 2000. MOM 2005 delivers open and expandable high-end operational management by providing comprehensive event management, 24x7 monitoring and alerts, recording and tendency analysis, and network and application-specific intelligence and tasks to improve the control of Windows Server System environments. Through built-in application intelligence, Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 allows you to isolate your IT reliability issues before they become crises, improve the efficiency of your IT operations via actionable best practices, and support your network operations and senior administrative staff through sharing critical service level and performance data. Progent’s MOM consulting engineers have extensive hands-on familiarity with MOM 2000 and MOM 2005 and can help your business deploy and configure MOM in order to maximize the reliability and productivity of your IT system.
