Computer viruses and malicious hacking are steadily increasing in frequency and sophistication. Threats include information loss caused by malicious intent; web-based viruses and directory harvest attacks; security compromises by internal sources; and intrusions designed for stealing or damaging important assets.

Progent's certified security engineers can help your company to protect your Apple Macintosh network by providing support services such as running security audits, recovering from serious attacks, setting up firewalls, implementing safe remote and mobile connectivity, deploying proactive software for protection against viruses, spam, and directory harvest attacks, and developing a company-wide security plan that fits your company goals and IT environment.

Managing and coordinating intrusion protection and detection as well as the capability to recover critical IT resources demands an on-going effort that entails an array of technologies, procedures, and policies. Progent's GIAC and CISSP-certified security consultants can help you in your attempts to protect your information network by providing consulting services ranging from security assessments to developing and implementing a comprehensive security plan. Progent provides affordable emergency and project-based help both online and on premise to help small businesses to configure and maintain safe multi-vendor networks powered by Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and Cisco products.

Security Audits
Progent's certified security experts can perform extensive audits on your Mac network by checking for missing security updates, security vulnerabilities, unnecessary open ports, abandoned accounts, and password strength. During a security audit, Progent can in addition make an inventory of your company's network, detect potential Trojans on servers and workstations, and find out whether the OS is disclosing too much information.

Preventive Measures
Progent can advise you concerning how to design security into your business operations. Progent can deploy monitoring and security assessment utilities, define and install a protected network architecture, and recommend procedures and policies to optimize the security of your information system. Progent's security consultants are ready to assist you to set up a firewall, establish secure offsite connectivity to email, data and applications, and implement virtual private networks.

System Recovery and Virus Cleanup
Progent has experience in recovering systems that have been attacked, are under suspicion, or have crashed because a security breakdown. Progent can help you to assess the extent of the intrusion, restore information damaged during the attack, and allow your business to return quickly to regular operations. Progent's expertise with security issues reduces your downtime and enables Progent to suggest proven methods to avoid or contain future assaults.

Security Strategy
Every organization ought to develop a carefully thought out security strategy that incorporates both proactive and response plans. The proactive or pre-attack strategy is a collection of mechanisms that help to reduce exposure. The reactive or post-attack plan enables security staff to evaluate the damage caused by a security breach, repair the damage, document the experience, and get business operations back on line as soon as possible.

Progent's expert Mac OS X security consultants can assist your company to perform a full security assessment and define a network security plan to implement protection policies and controls to defend against future attacks.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support
Progent can provide a Cisco CCIE network engineer or CCNP professional to help you to identify, configure, and maintain Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls. Find out more about Cisco PIX Firewalls consulting.

Professional Support for Cisco Protection and Virtual Private Network Products
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can provide in-depth consulting for Cisco's entire line of security and Virtual Private Network products including integrated services routers, Catalyst switches, PIX and ASA firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPN connection appliances. Read more about Progent's help for Cisco protection and VPN solutions.

Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
As well as being expert in a wide range of security solutions from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small and mid-size businesses top-level consulting for solutions from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Services available from Progent include:

Outsourcing for Spam Blocking and Protection against Email-borne Threats
Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that blocks spam, viruses, and Denial of Service attacks before they arrive at your corporate firewall. Learn more about Progent's E-Mail GuardE-Mail Guard Spam and Virus Blocking.

Stealth Penetration Assessment Services
Unannounced intrusion testing is a valuable mechanism for helping organizations to find out how open their IT systems are to serious attacks by revealing how thoroughly existing corporate security procedures and mechanisms hold up to planned but unannounced intrusion attempts launched by veteran security engineers using advanced intrusion methods. Read additional information concerning Progent's Stealth Penetration Testing Services.

CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) Security Support Expertise
CISM identifies the basic competencies and worldwide standards of performance that information technology security professionals are required to achieve. CISM offers business management the confidence that consultants who have been awarded their accreditation possess the experience and skill to offer efficient security administration and engineering support. Progent can offer a CISM support professional to help your enterprise in critical security areas such as information security governance, risk assessment, data security program control, and incident response management.

Get additional details concerning Progent's Certified Information Security Manager Security Consulting Services.

CISSP Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security engineers who have been awarded CISSP accreditation as a result of verified professional work, extensive study, and formal testing. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. ANSI has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included under CISSP include security administration procedures, security architecture and models, access control methodology, applications development security, business processes security, hardware security, encryption, communications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.

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

ISSAP Consulting Support for Secure Network Architecture
Progent's ISSAP certified security experts are experts who have earned ISSAP accreditation as a result of thorough testing and substantial hands-on work with information security design. ISSAP security experts have comprehensive understanding of access management mechanisms and methodologies, phone system and network security, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security specialists can assist your company with all phases of architecture security.

Find out the details concerning Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected IT Architecture Engineering Services.

CISA Support Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor credential is a recognized qualification that indicates expertise in IS security auditing. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation has candidates undergo a comprehensive test administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-qualified security audit consultant trained to help businesses in the areas of information systems audit process, IT governance, systems and infrastructure lifecycle, IT service delivery, safeguarding data resources, and business continuity planning.

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GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of computer security engineers. GIAC's mission is to assure that a certified security consultant possesses the skills appropriate to deliver support in vital areas of system, data, and application software security. GIAC certifications are acknowledged by businesses and government organizations around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the help of GIAC certified consultants for any of the network security disciplines covered under GIAC accreditation programs such as assessing security systems, security incident response, intrusion detection, and web application security.

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Contact Progent for Network Security Expertise
If you're trying to find Apple Mac OS X network security help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or email Progent at apple-help@progent.com.















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