Iowa Computer Network Security and Safe Management For Small and Midsize Company Information Systems: Security Consulting and Support
Small business networks in Iowa can depend on fast phone-based access to Progent's accredited security experts to resolve urgent security problems. Rates are reasonable, charges are by the minute, engagement is quick, and service is world class. Progent also offers assistance for complex engagements that demand the services of seasoned security engineers with high-level industry certifications.
If your Iowa office is situated outside of more populated urban neighborhoods including Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, or Sioux City, help from qualified network security engineers may be problematic during an urgent situation. This can cause a drop in income for your business, angry clients, unproductive employees, and defocused executives. By calling Progent's online services, you can get in touch with a qualified security engineer ready to deliver help when you need it to get your system operating and recover your information.
Progent can assist you at any level in your endeavors to guard your information system with services that ranges from network security assessments to creating a company-wide security plan. Progent provides economical support to help small businesses to design and manage protected networks powered by Windows and Cisco Systems products and that may include computers based on UNIX, Linux, Solaris, or Apple Mac OS X platforms.
Progent can also assist you to outsource spam blocking and protection from e-mail-based assaults. Progent works with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that stops spam and e-mail-based viruses and worms before they are able to penetrate your corporate firewall. Find out more concerning E-Mail Guard Spam Blocking and Virus Defense.
Progent's certified experts are accessible remotely or in person to provide a range of urgent or longer-term network security services such as:
Run comprehensive network security audits
Clean up rapidly after attacks
Set up hardware and software firewalls
Implement secure solutions for offsite and mobile connectivity
Install automated solutions for defense against spam and DHAs
Progent's support professionals provide world-class services in vital areas of computer protection that include analysis, firewall and VPN expertise, and advanced security planning.
System Assessment
Progent's expert security consultants can evaluate the strength of your existing network security implementation by performing comprehensive remote automated analysis via advanced software tools and tested techniques. Progent's experience in this
testing saves your company time and money and assures an accurate picture of security holes. The information your IT organization is provided can make up the basis of a network protection plan that can permit your network to operate safely and adapt rapidly to new risks.
Automated Vulnerability Analysis
Progent offers expertise in the use of security auditing products such as MBSA and GFI LANguard NSS for affordably running a variety of automatic system testing checks to uncover possible security weaknesses. Progent has extensive knowledge of other network analysis tools such as NMAP, AMAP, eEye, plus tools such as Metasploit Framework, Netcat, Socat, and Nikto. Progent can show you how to understand testing reports and react appropriately.
Progent can show you how to design protection into your company processes, configure scanning tools, define and implement a protected network architecture, and recommend procedures to maximize the safety of your IT system. Progent's security professionals are available to help you set up a firewall, design safe remote access to email and business applications, and integrate virtual private network. Find out more concerning Progent's automated security analysis.
Stealth Penetration Testing Consulting
Stealth penetration testing is a key part of any successful IT system security strategy. Progent’s security professionals can perform extensive intrusion tests without the knowledge of your company's internal network support resources. Stealth penetration testing shows whether current security defense systems such as intrusion detection warnings and event log monitoring are properly set up and actively monitored. Find out more on Progent's network security penetration analysis consulting.
Firewall And Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solutions
Progent's expertise in network security technology includes in-depth field work with leading firewalls and Virtual Private Network products offered by multiple companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, and Symantec. Progent can provide the support of engineers who have earned key networking accreditations such as CCIE and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
Consulting Services for ISA Server MS Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server is a multi-functional edge gateway that provides a powerful application layer firewall, virtual private network (VPN), proxy, and Web caching solution for securing the Internet-facing applications of any sized business against a wide variety of attacks. Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server 2006 experts can show you how to plan, rationalize, pilot, install, configure, and manage any version of ISA Server 2006 on your network.
Cisco Firewalls Support Expertise
Progent’s experienced Cisco IT security consultants offer high-level PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting services covering infrastructure design, integration, and support of Cisco security solutions. The PIX and ASA Series of Cisco firewalls delivers robust user and software policy enforcement, sophisticated attack protection, and secure connectivity services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop devices for small and home offices to scalable gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls offer advanced security, high throughput, and excellent reliability for IT systems of any size. PIX and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed platform,minimizing common OS-specific security holes. Read more information about Progent's Cisco Firewalls Consulting Services.
Cisco Network Security and Virtual Private Network Consulting Services
Cisco's security and offsite connection products for small companies offer a complete line of easy-to-administer security solutions to help safeguard your wired and wireless information system. Cisco's Virtual Private Network product family features switches, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and Virtual Private Network concentrators. Progent's expert staff of consultants includes experienced specialists with Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and CCNP qualifications who can help your organization to evaluate Cisco VPN, Cisco RADIUS Security, and other Cisco security technologies that fit best with your company goals. Read additional information concerning Progent's Support Expertise for Cisco Security and Virtual Private Network Appliances.
Engineering Expertise for Additional Firewall and VPN Solutions
Progent provides small and medium size businesses expert consulting for Intrusion Protection products and IPSec VPN solutions from major firewall and VPN security vendors including WatchGuard, Juniper, and SonicWALL. Progent can help you create a comprehensive security plan and choose the right technologies from a variety of vendors to achieve your security goals while sticking within your budget restraints.
Expert Network Security Consulting
Any business should have a thoroughly thought out security program that includes both pre-attack procedures and response plans. The pre-attack strategy is a collection of procedures intended to reduce vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan helps your security personnel to assess the damage resulting from an attack, repair the network, document the experience, and get the IT network running as quickly as feasible.
Progent's certified information security engineers are available to assist your company to perform a full vulnerability evaluation and create a company-wide security plan to establish security processes and mechanisms to mitigate ongoing assaults and dangers.
CISM Qualified System Security Engineering Services
The Certified Information Security Manager committee describes the basic capabilities and worldwide standards of performance that IT security professionals are expected to master. It gives business management the assurance that those who have qualified for their CISM credential possess the background and capability to provide efficient security management and support services. Progent offers the services of CISM certified security professionals to help businesses with:
CISSP Accredited Security Engineering Services
CISSP certification denotes expertise with a worldwide standard for information security. The American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of data security under ISO 17024. Progent can provide access to of security professionals who have earned CISSP accreditation. Progent can give you access to a CISSP-certified professional to help your organization in a variety security areas including:
ISSAP Certified Secure IT Architecture Engineering Services
Progent's ISSAP certified system architecture professionals are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP Certification through rigorous testing and significant work with network security design. The Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) credential represents demonstrated skill in the most complex requirements of information system security architecture within the wider scope of IS security expertise needed for CISSP accreditation. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can assist your business with all phases of architecture security such as.
CISA Accredited Information System Security Auditing Engineering Services
The CISA accreditation is an important achievement that represents mastery in network security auditing. Certified by ANSI, the CISA credential requires that consultants pass an extensive test given by the ISACA international professional association. Progent's CISA-qualified security audit consultants are available to help your IT organization with:
Information Systems Audit Services
Information Technology Administration
Network Assets and Infrastructure Planned Useful Life
Information Technology Service Delivery
Protecting Information Resources
Disaster Recovery Preparedness
GIAC Qualified Network Security Engineering Services
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of network security experts. GIAC's mission is to make sure that an accredited security consultant possesses the skills appropriate to deliver support in important categories of system, data, and application security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent's GIAC-certified information security audit engineers are available to help your company with:
Get in Touch with a Security Engineer Now
To learn how you can contact a Progent security engineer for urgent remote consulting support or complex security projects in Iowa, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Expert Remote Network Support.
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Progent's compensation model is based on revenue sharing, so similar to working as an independent contractor, your income is directly driven by your work effort. Certain of our consultants stress quality of life and elect to work at a more relaxed pace, using our self-determined schedule to follow personal enthusiasms like mountain biking, car racing, snow boarding, fishing, vacations, or spending free time with relatives and friends. Other consultants take advantage of the opportunity to make major dollars through lots of work and long days. Progent fully encourages either end of the spectrum and everything in the middle.
