Idaho Computer Network Security and Business Continuity For Small and Midsize Business Information Systems: Security Consulting and Support Services
Small business computer networks in the state of Idaho can have quick phone-based help from Progent's accredited security professionals to resolve emergency security problems. The cost is competitive, billing is per minute, sign-up is fast, and support is world class. Progent also provides assistance for complex engagements that requires the services of senior security engineers with high-level industry credentials.
In case your Idaho organization is located far from more populated urban neighborhoods including Boise City, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, or Lewiston, the availability of qualified security professionals may be problematic during a crisis. This can result in a loss of income for your company, upset customers, idle employees, and distracted management. By calling Progent's online services, you can get in touch with a certified security professional ready to offer help when you have to have it to keep your information system on line and recover your data.
Progent can assist you in all your efforts to guard your IT environment with services that can range from network security audits to creating a comprehensive security strategy. Progent offers economical service to help small companies to design and manage safe networks based on Microsoft Windows and Cisco Systems technology and that may include servers and desktops based on UNIX, Linux, Solaris, or Apple Mac OS X operating systems.
Progent can also help you outsource spam blocking and protection from e-mail-based security threats. Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small businesses E-Mail Guard, a managed service that intercepts spam and e-mail-based security threats before they can penetrate your corporate firewall. Find out additional information about E-Mail Guard Spam Filtering and Virus Defense.
Progent's certified engineers are available remotely or in person to offer a variety of emergency or project-based computer security services such as:
Run automated security audits
Recuperate promptly after serious security breaches
Configure firewalls from multiple vendors
Implement secure solutions for remote and mobile connectivity
Install effective software for protection against spam and directory harvest attacks
Develop a comprehensive security strategy with 24x7 monitoring
Progent's consultants offer world-class support in key areas of system protection that include security evaluation, firewall/VPN support, and advanced security planning.
System Assessment
Progent's certified security consultants can evaluate the vulnerability of your existing computer security environment through comprehensive remote automated testing based on advanced utilities and proven techniques. Progent's experience in administering this service saves you consulting fees and offers a detailed portrayal of weaknesses. The knowledge your company gains can be used as the basis of a network protection plan that will allow your information system to run dependably and adapt quickly to future risks.
Automated Security Audits
Progent provides consulting in the use of security testing products including Microsoft's MBSA and GFI LANguard NSS for economically performing a set of programmed network auditing checks to uncover possible security problems. Progent has broad knowledge of additional network analysis products such as NMAP Port Scanner, AMAP Application Scanner, eEye Vulnerability Scanner, plus utilities such as Metasploit, Netcat, Socat, and Nikto. Progent can show you how to understand audit reports and respond appropriately.
Progent can help you build protection into your business operations, install scanning software, define and implement a protected system environment, and recommend policies to optimize the safety of your IT system. Progent's security consultants are available to help you configure a firewall, implement secure remote connectivity to email and business applications, and integrate virtual private network. Find out additional information about Progent's network security assessment.
Network Penetration Testing Support Services
Stealth penetration testing is a key component of any successful network security strategy. Progent’s security professionals can run thorough intrusion tests without the knowledge of your company's in-house IT resources. Stealth penetration testing uncovers whether current security monitoring tools such as intrusion detection warnings and event log monitoring are properly set up and actively observed. Find out additional information about Progent's stealth penetration testing support services.
Firewall and Virtual Private Network Support
Progent's background in network security solutions encompasses in-depth familiarity with leading firewalls and Virtual Private Network technology from a variety of companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, and CkeckPoint. Progent offers the services of engineers who have earned important networking certifications such as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
Consulting Services for MS ISA Server 2006 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is a multi-functional gateway that provides a powerful application layer firewall, virtual private network, and web caching platform for securing the Internet-facing networks of any organization against a wide variety of attacks. Progent's certified ISA Server 2006 consultants can show you how to plan, rationalize, test, implement, customize, and support any edition of ISA Server 2006 on your information system.
Cisco Firewalls Support Services
Progent’s certified Cisco IT security consultants offer expert PIX and ASA Firewall consulting services including infrastructure design, configuration, and management of Cisco firewall and security solutions. The PIX and ASA Series of Cisco firewalls delivers robust user and software policy enforcement, sophisticated attack protection, and safe connectivity services. Ranging from economical, easy-to-install desktop appliances for small and home offices to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewalls provide advanced security, performance, and high availability for network environments of all sizes. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed platform,eliminating common OS-specific security holes. Read additional information about Progent's Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support Services.
Cisco Network Security and VPN Support Services
Cisco's security and offsite access products for small companies represent a full range of easy-to-administer security solutions to help safeguard your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's Virtual Private Network product family features switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems and Virtual Private Network appliances. Progent's professional consulting staff includes experienced specialists with Cisco's Certified Internetwork Expert and Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications who can assist your organization to evaluate Cisco Virtual Private Network, Cisco RADIUS Security, and additional Cisco security solutions that align best with your business goals. Find out more information concerning Progent's Consulting Services for Cisco Security Solutions and VPN Appliances.
Support Services for Additional Firewall and VPN Solutions
Progent provides small and mid-size companies expert consulting for Intrusion Protection products and IPSec VPN solutions from major firewall and VPN security vendors such as WatchGuard, Juniper, and SonicWALL. Progent can show you how to create a comprehensive security plan and select appropriate technologies from multiple suppliers to achieve your security goals while staying within your budget restraints.
Certified Security Planning
Every company ought to develop a thoroughly considered security strategy that includes both pre-attack procedures and response plans. The proactive strategy is a set of procedures designed to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive plan assists your company's security engineers to assess the impact caused by an attack, repair the damage, record the experience, and get the IT network operational as soon as feasible.
Progent's certified IS security engineers can to help your company to perform a complete risk assessment and define a computer security plan to establish security policies and controls to mitigate ongoing attacks and dangers.
CISM Qualified Security Support Expertise
CISM committee defines the core capabilities and international standards of skill that information security professionals are expected to master. CISM provides business management the assurance that those who have qualified for their CISM certification have the experience and capability to provide efficient security management and consulting services. Progent can provide the expertise of CISM qualified security professionals to help businesses with:
CISSP Certified Security Consulting Assistance
CISSP certification recognizes mastery of a global standard for information security. The American National Standards Institute has awarded certification accreditation in the area of information protection under ISO 17024. Progent offers access to of security consultants who have qualified for CISSP certification. Progent can give you access to a CISSP-certified professional to help your enterprise in a broad range of security fields including:
ISSAP Accredited Secure System Architecture Consulting Support
Progent's ISSAP qualified information system architecture engineers are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP Certification as a result of thorough examination and significant work with information security architecture. The Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) credential indicates demonstrated competence in the most challenging demands of information security architecture bounded by the wider scope of IS security expertise needed for CISSP accreditation. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security specialists can help your business with all phases of secure network architecture such as.
Access Control Mechanisms and Methodologies
Telecommunications and Network Infrastructure Security
CISA Certified Security Auditing Consulting Assistance
The CISA credential is a globally recognized achievement that signifies expertise in IS security audit and control. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation requires that candidates undergo a comprehensive test administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent's CISA-qualified information security audit experts are available to assist your IT organization in the areas of:
IS Audit Process
IT Governance
Network Assets and Architecture Lifecycle
Information Technology Service Delivery
Safeguarding Information Resources
Disaster Recovery Planning
GIAC Qualified Network Security Engineering Expertise
GIAC was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of information technology security professionals. GIAC's goal is to verify that a certified professional possesses the knowledge necessary to deliver services in critical categories of network, information, and application software security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency. Progent's GIAC IS security audit engineers can help your business in the areas of:
Talk to a Security Specialist Immediately
To find out how to get in touch with a Progent security engineer for emergency phone-based consulting help or long-term security projects in Idaho, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Urgent Online Network Support.
Network monitoring commonly involves observing a network’s resource usage in order to uncover throughput backups or troubleshoot hardware or software issues. Nagios and Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) are powerful, free monitoring utilities that work under Linux and can be used to monitor mixed-platform networks where Linux and Windows coexist. Progent's network support consultants can help you take advantage of both these tools to tune and troubleshoot your network. Progent's UNIX consulting services offer small businesses and programmers help with managing and servicing UNIX and Linux systems that coexist with Windows-based products.
Progent is the leading source of convenient, quick, and economical access to CCIE Certified engineers. Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts are highly-qualified networking gurus who are awarded this top-level classification only through strenuous testing by Cisco Systems. CCIEs are able to resolve even the most complicated issues surrounding network architecture, configuration, troubleshooting, and support. Progent’s CCIE consultants work intimately with Cisco engineers in analyzing problems with Cisco's IOS software and developing fixes or acquiring patches to resolves problems. Progent can provide fast access to a CCIE by telephone so you can get immediate assistance for tough network troubles that are affecting business efficiency but are beyond the expertise of your local network support resources. Progent's CCIE support professionals can access your network via advanced off-site support tools in order to provide fast and affordable analysis and remediation of critical network problems.
Progent has developed a sophisticated service reporting system that records and organizes detailed documentation for all delivered services. Unlike many freelance consultants or small service firms who offer minimal documentation or details of services done, every service provided by Progent is accompanied by comprehensive documentation. Every Progent staff member has use of the support reports sent by each staff member to each customer. The discipline of documenting and organizing service records results in more effective support and eliminates a variety of typical problems such as when a support client is virtually held captive to a consultant who won’t release vital service information.
Progent's pricing model is to charge for online support and on-site visits by the minute. Consequently, you pay just for delivered services. Progent does not demand a higher rate for off-hours or priority service, and inside California or in areas where Progent provides on-site service, Progent does not bill for travel time except for urgent calls where on-site work is less than 4 hours. In addition, Progent applies no minimum fee and asks no retainer. Many service firms demand large minimum payments or charge for every fifteen minutes or longer. Progent's one-minute granularity does away with large invoices for fast repairs so you will not be tempted to allow less critical problems to stay unaddressed.
Progent's fault tolerant support services for small business IT systems provides Microsoft and Cisco-certified consulting professionals who can help you deploy clustered servers to create a robust computing environment that incorporates key technologies and activities for line-of-business environments. Progent’s fault-tolerant system experts can show you how to create non-stop IT systems by designing and deploying the expanding line of Microsoft Windows Cluster servers. Clustered Windows servers for fault-tolerant networks include Microsoft Windows 2003 Cluster Server, SQL Server Cluster, and Microsoft Exchange Cluster. By showing you how to create your non-stop environment around Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster, Progent’s consulting experts can help implement a system infrastructure with features that include high-availability Internet access, system load balancing, non-stop data center design, high-availability interoffice connections, high-reliability multi-location networks, and fail-safe disaster recovery.
Progent's Network Help Desk Outsourcing Services are designed especially for small businesses who require fast availability of a Help Desk Service Center with expert telephone support and full escalation options but who must work within a restricted network support budget. Important features of Progent's Help Desk Outsourcing Services include: Help Desk Call Center Support,
Optional Remote Access Provisioning, Initial System Evaluation, Problem Prioritization, Virtual Help Desk Support, Per Minute Billing, and Helpdesk Applications Recommendation and Deployment.
Progent is one of the most qualified network consulting companies in Northern California for designing email systems powered by Exchange 2000 Server. Progent is skilled in helping small companies receive all the benefits of Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 under common situations such as updating from Exchange 5.5, moving from an ISP-managed or POP3 e-mail environment, and jobbing out your Microsoft Exchange 2000 management.
Progent's certified ISA Server consulting experts have extensive backgrounds configuring ISA Server-based security solutions for IT networks with multiple sites, mobile users, and mission-critical eCommerce applications. Progent's ISA Firewall consultants can assist your company in planning and deploying a configuration of ISA 2000 Server or ISA 2004 Server that supports your network protection requirements without adversely limiting your network accessibility. Progent's consulting professionals can help you upgrade from Microsoft Proxy Server from Microsoft ISA 2000 to ISA 2006 Enterprise Edition Server or ISA 2006 Standard Edition Server.
Progent can give you access to application developers who can modify your Microsoft Business Solutions ERP, MRP, and accounting system applications to meet your particular business requirements. Progent’s Microsoft-certified support experts offer experience in Microsoft Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5 Accounting Software, and Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management Software. Progent also provides expert e-Commerce integration services for secure, company-wide resource sharing as well as interfacing with Customer Relationship Management programs.
For companies with Apple Macintosh users in the San Francisco Bay Area, Progent offers one-on-one education customized for people who want to expand their knowledge of the OS X operating system, Macintosh computers, or Macintosh office productivity software including Word, Excel, and Entourage.
Our compensation structure is built on revenue sharing, so just like working as a freelance consultant, your earnings are entirely driven by your generated revenue. Some Progent support staff focus on lifestyle issues and choose to work at an easy pace, utilizing our self-determined schedule to pursue individual enthusiasms such as mountain biking, car racing, skiing, surfing, travel, or spending free time with family and acquaintances. Other consultants use the opportunity to earn big bucks via hard effort and long days. Progent completely encourages either side of the spectrum plus everything in between.
Progent can provide a selection of data transport services from leading service providers such as AT&T, Speakeasy, and New Edge Networks. Data transport technologies available through Progent include Dial-up, DSL, Frame Relay over DSL, T1, Burstable T1, Private Line, plus fixed and mobile wireless. Progent can help you with all facets of creating and implementing a cohesive data transport system that maximizes the productivity of your computer network. Progent can also offer support services ranging from computer repair to full IT outsourcing to ensure that your data communications strategy can succeed.
The complexity and integration requirements of Microsoft Windows Servers requires a network consulting firm with hands-on expertise and in-depth familiarity with designing and integrating cohesive, end-to-end network technology solutions. The background of Progent's Microsoft-certified experts, which averages more than 10 years supporting Microsoft integration, assures you success configuring Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2000 to match optimally with your strategic goals. Progent’s consulting support can help you with planning, installing, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server systems that maximize the productivity of your computer network. Progent’s consultants can help you with Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server so they effectively support Windows XP and Vista and other clients.
