Louisiana Information Security and Disaster Recovery For Small and Midsize Company IT Networks: Security Consulting and Support Services
Small business networks in the state of Louisiana can now get instant phone-based contact with Progent's qualified security professionals to fix critical security problems. The cost is competitive, billing is per minute, sign-up is fast, and support is unbeatable. Progent also offers help for complex projects that demand the expertise of senior security consultants with top industry credentials.
In case your Louisiana network is situated away from major metropolitan areas like New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Metairie, or Lafayette, support from accredited security consultants is often problematic when you have an urgent situation. This can cause lost productivity for your company, angry clients, unproductive employees, and distracted management. By calling Progent's online services, you have access to a qualified security engineer ready to provide help whenever you need it to get your information system on line and salvage your data.
Progent can help you at any level in your efforts to protect your network with support services that ranges from security assessments to developing a company-wide security strategy. Progent offers affordable support to help small businesses to design and maintain protected networks powered by Windows and Cisco Systems products and that may include computers running UNIX or Linux platforms.
Progent can also assist you to outsource spam filtering and defense against e-mail-based assaults. Progent works with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, an outsourced service that intercepts spam and email-borne viruses and worms before they can break through your network firewall. Learn more about E-Mail Guard Spam Blocking and Virus Protection.
Progent's security engineers are accessible remotely or on site to provide a variety of urgent or project-based computer security services which include:
Perform extensive security evaluations
Clean up rapidly after attacks
Configure firewalls from multiple vendors
Implement secure solutions for remote and mobile access
Install effective solutions for protection against viruses, spam and directory harvest attacks
Progent's security experts provide world-class support in key facets of system security that include security assessment, firewall/VPN support, and advanced security consulting.
System Evaluation
Progent's certified security engineers can evaluate the effectiveness of your existing computer security environment through comprehensive remote automated analysis based on sophisticated software tools and proven procedures. Progent's experience in this service saves you time and money and assures a detailed portrayal of weaknesses. The knowledge your IT organization is provided can make up the foundation of a network protection strategy that will permit your network to operate safely and adapt rapidly to new threats.
Automated Vulnerability Analysis
Progent provides expertise in the application of security analysis utilities such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and LANguard from GFI for affordably running a variety of programmed network testing scans to uncover possible security holes. Progent has broad knowledge of other network auditing utilities including NMAP Port Scanner, AMAP, eEye, as well as utilities such as Metasploit, Hydra, and Nikto. Progent can help you to make sense of audit reports and react effectively.
Progent can help you design protection into your business processes, configure scanning applications, define and deploy a secure network architecture, and suggest procedures to maximize the security of your IT system. Progent's security consultants are ready to assist you to configure a firewall, design secure remote access to email and data, and integrate virtual private network. Learn more concerning Progent's automated security analysis.
Network Penetration Analysis Support Services
Stealth penetration testing is a key part of any serious IT system security strategy. Progent’s security professionals can run thorough penetration checks without the awareness of your company's internal network support resources. Unannounced penetration testing uncovers whether current security monitoring tools such as intrusion incident warnings and event log monitoring are properly set up and consistently observed. Find out more about Progent's network security penetration analysis support services.
Firewalls and VPN Solutions
Progent's background in network security solutions includes in-depth familiarity with major firewalls and Virtual Private Network (VPN) products offered by multiple companies including Cisco, Microsoft, and Juniper. Progent offers the services of consultants with key networking certifications such as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
Consulting Expertise for ISA Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 is a comprehensive gateway that offers a fully integrated application layer firewall, virtual private network, and web caching platform for securing the Internet-facing applications of any organization against a wide variety of attacks. Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server support professionals can show you how to design, cost-justify, test, install, customize, and manage the Standard or Enterprise edition of ISA Server on your network.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support Expertise
Progent’s certified Cisco network security consulting professionals provide expert PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting services including infrastructure design, configuration, and support of Cisco firewall and security technology. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls delivers strong user and application policy enforcement, mutlivector attack protection, and secure access services. Ranging from economical, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home businesses to modular enterprise-class products, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls provide advanced security, high throughput, and high availability for network environments of any size. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a hardened, specially designed platform,minimizing possible OS-specific security holes. Learn more details about Progent's Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Engineering Expertise.
Cisco Network Security and VPN Consulting Expertise
Cisco's security and offsite access technology for small companies represent a comprehensive range of easy-to-administer security products to help safeguard your local and remote network infrastructure. Cisco's VPN product family features switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems and Virtual Private Network concentrators. Progent's professional consulting staff includes experienced specialists with Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and CCNP certifications who are able to assist your organization to select Cisco VPN, Cisco RADIUS Security, and additional Cisco security technologies that align best with your business objectives. Read additional information concerning Progent's Support Expertise for Cisco Security Solutions and Virtual Private Network Appliances.
Support Expertise for Additional Firewall and VPN Solutions
Progent provides small and medium size businesses expert support for Intrusion Protection products and IPSec VPN technology from leading firewall and Virtual Private Network security vendors such as WatchGuard, Juniper, and Symantec. Progent can help you design a comprehensive security strategy and select appropriate products from multiple suppliers to achieve your security objectives while staying within your budget restraints.
Expert Network Security Design
Any company ought to have a carefully considered security program that includes both proactive procedures and response plans. The proactive plan is a set of mechanisms intended to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive strategy assists your IT security personnel to evaluate the impact resulting from a security penetration, repair the network, document the experience, and get the IT network running as rapidly as possible.
Progent's expert IT security consultants are available to help your company to perform a complete vulnerability evaluation and define a company-wide security plan to implement security policies and controls to reduce ongoing assaults and threats.
CISM Qualified Network Security Consulting Assistance
CISM organization defines the basic capabilities and global standards of skill that information security managers are required to learn. It gives business management the assurance that consultants who have qualified for their CISM certification have the background and capability to deliver efficient security administration and consulting services. Progent can provide the expertise of CISM qualified security consultants to assist companies with:
CISSP Qualified Security Consulting Expertise
CISSP certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for network security. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) has awarded the CISSP credential accreditation in the field of data security under ISO/IEC 17024. Progent offers the services of security consultants who have qualified for CISSP certification. Progent can provide a CISSP-certified consultant to help your business in a variety security areas including:
ISSAP Accredited Secure IT Architecture Engineering Services
Progent's ISSAP certified network architecture professionals are experts who have been awarded ISSAP status through thorough testing and extensive experience with information security design. The Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) credential indicates proven skill in the most in-depth requirements of IS security architecture bounded by the broader scope of information security expertise required for CISSP accreditation. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can assist your business with all phases of architecture security including.
Access Control Mechanisms and Methodologies
Telecom and System Infrastructure Security
Data Encryption Solutions
Needs Evaluation and Security Criteria
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
CISA Accredited Security Auditing Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a prestigious qualification that represents mastery in information system security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA credential requires that candidates undergo a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional association. Progent's CISA-qualified information security audit consultants can help your IT organization in the areas of:
Information Systems Audit Process
IT Enforcement
Systems and Architecture Lifecycle Planning
Information Technology Service Delivery
Safeguarding Data Assets
Disaster Recovery Planning
GIAC Certified Security Consulting Expertise
GIAC was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of network security professionals. GIAC's mission is to verify that an accredited professional has the skills necessary to provide support in critical categories of system, data, and application software security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and government organizations all over the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent's GIAC-certified security audit experts are available to help your IT organization with:
Get in Touch with a Certified Security Specialist Now
To find out how to ask a certified Progent security engineer for emergency remote engineering support or complex security projects in Louisiana, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Expert Remote Computer Help.
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Before Progent’s MOM-based solution, network problems were handled reactively, once workers were impacted by them. With the help of proactive, computer generated alerts and trend analyses created by Microsoft Operations Manager, Progent is now able to ward off system problems before they becomes critical enough to disrupt network uptime. Thanks to Microsoft Operations Manager, Progent can resolve incipient problems before clients know that the problems exist. Progent supports Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 to provide small business IT systems enterprise-class reliability, safety and performance.
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Progent's CISSP certified security consultants, or Certified Information Systems Security Professionals, are consultant who have been awarded CISSP status as a result of extensive study and thorough testing. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP status accreditation in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge covered under CISSP include Security Administration Procedures, Security Design and Models, Connection Permission Methodology, Software Development Security, Business Processes Security, Hardware Security, Cryptography, Telecommunications, Internet Security, and Disaster Recovery Planning.
Technical Consultant for ISA 2004 Enterprise Edition Server Consultant Services
Progent's Microsoft-certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server consulting experts have extensive experience configuring ISA Server-based security solutions for information systems with many offices, remote users, and mission-critical web applications. Progent's ISA Firewall experts are available to help your small business in planning and implementing a configuration of ISA Server 2000 or ISA 2004 Server that meets your network protection needs without overly restricting your network productivity. Progent's consulting professionals can help you upgrade from Microsoft Proxy Server from ISA 2000 Server to Microsoft ISA 2006 Enterprise Edition Server or ISA 2006 Standard Edition Server.
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