Urgent Security Support and Vulnerability Assessment

Progent provides online security assistance on a by-the-minute model with no minimum call duration and without extra fees for setup or after hours service. By billing by the minute and by delivering world-class support, Progent's pricing structure keeps expenses low and avoids situations where quick solutions turn into big bills.

Our System Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do Now?
In case you are now faced with a security emergency, visit Progent's Emergency Remote Technical Help to learn how to get immediate help.

For businesses who have prepared beforehand for being hacked, the step-by-step post-attack response procedure promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of handling a serious security incident.

Overview of Small Business Security Support Services
Coordinating data security and planning for recovering vital data and systems after a security breach demands an on-going effort involving a variety of tools and procedures. Progent's certified consultants can support your business at any level in your attempt to secure your IT network, ranging from security evaluation to creating a complete security strategy. Some technologies supported by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of Email-Borne Spam and Viruses.

Planning and Implementing Secure Networks
Any organization ought to develop a carefully thought out security strategy that includes both proactive and responsive activity. The proactive plan is a collection of steps that works to minimize security holes. The reactive plan defines activities to help IT personnel to evaluate the damage resulting from a breach, repair the damage, document the event, and revive network functions as soon as possible. Progent can show you how to build security into your company operations. Progent can configure scanning utilities, define and implement a secure computer architecture, and propose procedures and policies that will maximize the safety of your network. Progent's security professionals are ready to assist you to set up a firewall, design protected offsite access to e-mail and information, and configure an effective virtual private network.

If your company is looking for an affordable option for jobbing out your network security administration, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Services feature non-stop online system monitoring and immediate response to emergencies.

System Recovery and Security Forensics
Progent offers expertise in recovering networks and devices that have been compromised, are suspect, or have stopped working because of a security penetration. Progent can help determine the losses resulting from the assault, restore normal functions, and recover data compromised as a result of the event. Progent's certified specialists can also manage a comprehensive failure evaluation by examining event logs and using a variety of proven forensics tools. Progent's background with security problems reduces your downtime and allows Progent to recommend efficient strategies to prevent or contain new attacks.

Backup and Recovery Strategies Powered by Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Microsoft DPM is a ground breaking fault tolerant backup and recovery technology centered around high-speed disk subsystems to maximize network uptime, throughput, and manageability. Progent's expert Microsoft DPM engineers can help your company to develop a practical disaster recovery strategy, implement an affordable fault-tolerant IT architecture, configure a Microsoft Data Protection Manager-based backup and restore system, thoroughly test your DPM system, educate your administrative staff or local service providers how to manage Data Protection Manager, or handle complete IT outsourcing services including off-site housing of Microsoft Data Protection Manager servers in Progent's secure data center. To learn more, go to Data Protection Manager Consulting Services.

Outsourced Spam Filtering
Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small and midsize companies E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that intercepts spam and e-mail threats before they are able to breach your corporate firewall. Read more information about E-Mail Guard Managed Spam Blocking.

Specialized Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's certified consultants can provide unique consulting support in vital areas of network protection such as:

Vulnerability Audits and Compliance Assessment
Progent offers expertise with security auditing tools like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard for performing a set of comprehensive network tests to reveal possible security gaps. Progent has broad experience with these utilities and can help your company to understand audit results and react efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also offer web software testing and can conduct thorough evaluation of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with major industry security specifications such as HIPPA, NIST, and ISO 17799. In addition, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless security including stationary wireless appliances plus portable handsets. Read more information concerning Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment.

Managing Microsoft ISA Server 2006
Microsoft ISA Server 2006 offers policy-based protection, improved throughput, and easy administration of internetworking by incorporating both an advanced firewall and a Web cache server integrated with Microsoft's Microsoft Windows 2003 Server platform. The ISA Server firewall provides extensive security filtering, management of connectivity rights, and traffic direction. The Web cache improves system throughput by storing repeatedly requested Web content.

Progent's Microsoft ISA Server 2006 consulting service provides small and midsize businesses access to network security professionals who can plan and deploy a configuration that meets your protection requirements without limiting network efficiency.

Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall Support
Progent can offer the services of a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to select, configure, and support Cisco PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls. Read the details about Cisco PIX and ASA Firewall Expertise.

Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Expertise
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco CCNP experts can provide in-depth technical expertise for Cisco's entire family of protection and Virtual Private Network (VPN) products such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), protected high-speed and integrated services routers, Aironet wireless access points, and Catalyst Series switches. Find out additional details about Cisco Security, VPN and Wireless Expertise.

Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
In addition to supporting a wide range of protection technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small businesses expert engineering services for technologies from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network vendors such as:

Check Point Software

WatchGuard Technologies Inc

Juniper

SonicWALL

Symantec Corp

Unannounced Penetration Checking Services
Stealth intrusion checking is a key method for helping companies to determine how exposed their networks are to potential attacks by testing how effectively corporate protection processes and technologies stand up to authorized but unannounced intrusion attempts launched by seasoned security engineers using the latest intrusion methods. Learn the details concerning Progent's Penetration Testing Services.

CISM Security Support Services
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) defines the basic competencies and international standards of performance that computer security professionals are expected to achieve. It offers business management the assurance that those who have been awarded their certification possess the experience and skill to provide efficient security administration and engineering services. Progent can offer a CISM consultant to help your enterprise in key security disciplines such as information protection governance, vulnerability assessment, data protection process management, and incident response management.

Read more information concerning Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Consulting Assistance.

CISSP Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security engineers who have been awarded CISSP certification through verified professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in an international standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included within CISSP include security administration procedures, security architecture and test systems, connection control systems, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, communications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.

Get additional details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Support Expertise.

Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals (ISSAP) Engineering Support for Secure IT Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP certification as a result of rigorous testing and substantial experience. field experience with information security design. ISSAP security experts have acquired in-depth understanding of access management systems and methodologies, telecommunications and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can help your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.

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CISA Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a globally recognized qualification that signifies expertise in IS security auditing. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has consultants undergo an exhaustive examination administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the expertise of a CISA-certified security audit professional trained to help businesses in the areas of IS audit services, IT enforcement, network assets and architecture planned useful life, information technology support, protecting information assets, and disaster recovery preparedness.

Get additional details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Expertise.

GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Expertise
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was founded in 1999 to validate the knowledge of network security professionals. GIAC's goal is to verify that a certified security consultant possesses the skills needed to provide support in vital categories of network, information, and application security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by businesses and institutions around the world including and the United States NSA. Progent offers the expertise of certified security engineers for all of the network security capabilities covered under GIAC accreditation programs such as assessing perimeters, incident response, traffic analysis, and web application security.

Find out more details concerning Progent's Global Information Assurance Certification Professional Assistance.

Depend on Progent for Network Security Help
If your organization is located in Winston-Salem or anywhere in the state of North Carolina and you need security engineering help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or email security-help@progent.com.