Small business IT networks in Nebraska can have instant online access to Progent's accredited security consultants to help with critical security issues. Rates are competitive, billing is by the minute, sign-up is quick, and service is world class. Progent also offers assistance for long-term projects that requires the expertise of senior security engineers with top security credentials.

In case your Nebraska company is outside of more populated metropolitan areas like Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, or Grand Island, help from accredited security consultants is often problematic when you have an urgent situation. This could mean a drop in income for your company, angry clients, idle workers, and distracted executives. By calling Progent's online services, you can get in touch with a qualified security professional who can offer help when you need it to get your information system operating and restore your data.

Progent can help you in all your efforts to protect your network with support services that ranges from network security audits to developing a comprehensive security strategy. Progent offers affordable service to help small businesses to set up and maintain protected IT environments powered by Windows and Cisco technology and that may include servers and desktops running UNIX or Linux operating systems.

Progent can also show you how to outsource spam filtering and protection from email-borne assaults. Progent has partnered with Postini to offer small businesses 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 Protection.

Progent's security consultants are accessible remotely or on site to provide a range of emergency or project-based network security services including:

  • Perform automated network security evaluations
  • Clean up rapidly after virus and worm attacks
  • Install effective firewalls
  • Configure safe solutions for remote and mobile connectivity
  • Deploy automated software for defense against viruses, spam and directory harvest attacks
  • Develop a comprehensive security strategy with proactive monitoring
  • Provide comprehensive Help Desk Services
  • Create an effective backup and restore strategy centered on Data Protection Manager high-availability technology.
If your network has an urgent need for IT security support, refer to Progent's Urgent Online Network Support.

Progent's support professionals can deliver world-class services in vital fields of network security including auditing, firewalls and VPN, and advanced security planning.

Security Audits
Progent's expert security consultants can evaluate the vulnerability of your existing network security systems by performing comprehensive remote automated analysis based on sophisticated utilities and tested procedures. Progent's experience in administering this testing saves your company time and money and assures an accurate picture of weaknesses. The knowledge your IT organization is provided can be used as the basis of a network protection plan that will permit your network to run safely and evolve quickly to new risks.

Automated Network Security Analysis
Progent offers expertise in the application of security auditing products including Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and GFI LANguard for affordably running a set of programmed system auditing scans to uncover potential security weaknesses. Progent has broad experience with other network analysis products including NMAP, AMAP, eEye Vulnerability Scanner, as well as tools such as Metasploit Framework, Netcat, Hydra, and Nikto. Progent can help you to understand audit reports and respond effectively.

Progent can show you how to design protection into your business operations, install auditing applications, plan and implement a protected network architecture, and suggest policies to maximize the safety of your IT system. Progent's security professionals are ready to help you set up a firewall, design secure remote connectivity to email and business applications, and install virtual private network. Learn more on Progent's automated security audits.

Security Inventory Scanning Packages for Small Businesses
Progent offers two low-cost security inventory and evaluation packages designed to allow small companies to get an objective network security assessment from a qualified security expert. With Progent's External Security Inventory Checkup, a security engineer administers an extensive examination of your network from outside your firewall to uncover potential weaknesses in the security posture you present to the outside world. With Progent's Internal Network Security Inventory Checkup, a security expert executes a network scan from a secure machine within your firewall to uncover your exposure to internal attacks. Both security inventory packages are configured and executed from a secured remote site. The process is implemented by a consultant with top security credentials who produces a report that summarizes and interprets the data collected by the security scan and proposes cost-effective remediation if call for.

Stealth Security Penetration Testing Consulting
Stealth intrusion testing is a key component of any successful network security plan. Progent’s security experts can run extensive penetration tests without the awareness of your organization's in-house IT resources. Unannounced penetration checking shows whether existing security monitoring tools such as intrusion incident alerts and event history monitoring are properly set up and consistently observed. Find out more concerning Progent's network penetration analysis support services.

Firewalls and VPN Expertise
Progent's expertise in security technology encompasses in-depth familiarity with major firewalls and Virtual Private Network technology offered by a variety of vendors including Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Symantec. Progent offers the services of consultants who have earned important networking accreditations including CCIE and Microsoft MCSE.

Consulting Expertise for Microsoft ISA Server 2006
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is a multi-functional gateway that provides a powerful application layer firewall, VPN, proxy, and Web caching platform for securing the Internet-facing networks of any sized business against a wide range of attacks. Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server engineers can show you how to design, rationalize, test, implement, customize, and support any version of ISA Server 2006 on your information system.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support Expertise
Progent’s certified Cisco network security consulting professionals offer high-level PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting support including infrastructure design, configuration, and management of Cisco firewall and security technology. The PIX and ASA Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewall products delivers strong user and application policy enforcement, mutlivector attack defense, and secure connectivity services. Ranging from economical, plug-and-play desktop devices for small and home offices to scalable enterprise-class appliances, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls offer a high level of security, performance, and excellent availability for network environments of any size. PIX and ASA Firewalls are based on a hardened, specially designed operating system, minimizing possible OS-specific security gaps. Find out additional details about Progent's Cisco Firewalls Consulting Services.

Cisco Network Security and VPN Engineering Expertise
Cisco's security and offsite access technology for small companies represent a comprehensive line of manageable security solutions to help safeguard your wired and wireless information system. Cisco's Virtual Private Network line features routers, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and VPN concentrators. Progent's expert staff of consultants includes field-proven specialists with Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications who can help your organization to select Cisco VPN, Cisco RADIUS Security, and other Cisco security technologies that fit most closely with your company objectives. Find out additional information concerning Progent's Consulting Services for Cisco Security Technology and VPN Products.

Engineering Services for Other Firewall and VPN Products
Progent provides small and mid-size organizations expert consulting for Intrusion Protection products and IPSec VPN products from major firewall and VPN security vendors including WatchGuard, Juniper, and Symantec. Progent can help you create a comprehensive security plan and choose appropriate technologies from multiple suppliers to support your security goals while staying within your spending restraints.

Certified Security Consulting
Every company should develop a carefully considered security strategy that includes both preventive processes and reaction planning. The proactive strategy is a set of steps designed to reduce security weaknesses. The post-attack strategy assists your company's IT security engineers to assess the damage resulting from a security penetration, fix the system, record the experience, and get the IT network restored as rapidly as feasible.

Progent's certified information security consultants are available to help your business to perform a complete risk evaluation and create a network security plan to implement security policies and controls to minimize future attacks and threats.

CISM Accredited Network Security Engineering Expertise
CISM committee describes the core competencies and worldwide standards of skill that information security professionals are required to master. CISM provides executive management the assurance that consultants who have qualified for their CISM certification have the background and knowledge to provide efficient security administration and support consulting. Progent can provide the expertise of CISM qualified security consultants to assist companies with:

  • Network Security Strategies
  • Risk Analysis
  • Network Security Implementation Management
  • Information Security Management
  • Response Management

    Learn additional details about Progent's CISM Qualified IS Security Support Professionals.

    CISSP Certified Security Engineering Support
    CISSP certification recognizes mastery of a global standard for information security. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) has granted certification recognition in the field of data security stipulated by ISO/IEC 17024. Progent offers access to of security professionals who have earned CISSP accreditation. Progent can give you access to a CISSP-certified expert to help your business in a broad range of security fields such as:

  • Security Management Procedures
  • Security Architecture and Models
  • Access Management Solutions and Processes
  • Software Development Security
  • Secure Operations
  • Physical Security
  • Cryptography Mechanisms
  • Telecom, LAN and Internet Security
  • Business Continuity Preparedness

    Find out more information about Progent's CISSP-certified Security Support Professionals.

    ISSAP Accredited Secure System Architecture Engineering Assistance
    Progent's ISSAP qualified information system architecture engineers are consultants who have earned ISSAP status through thorough examination and significant experience with information security architecture. The Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) credential represents proven mastery in the more challenging requirements of IS security architecture bounded by the wider field of IS security expertise required for CISSP accreditation. Progent's ISSAP-qualified security specialists can help your business with all aspects of secure network architecture including.

  • Access Control Mechanisms and Techniques
  • Phone System and System Infrastructure Security
  • Cryptography Options
  • Needs Analysis and Security Standards
  • Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)
  • Hardware Security

    Read more details concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Secure Network Architecture Consulting Expertise.

    CISA Certified Information System Security Auditing Engineering Support
    The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a recognized qualification that represents expertise in information system security audit and control. Certified by ANSI, the CISA credential requires that consultants pass a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional association. Progent's CISA security audit specialists are available to assist your company with:

  • IS Audit Process
  • IT Administration
  • Systems and Architecture Lifecycle
  • IT Service Delivery
  • Safeguarding Information Resources
  • Business Continuity Preparedness

    GIAC Certified IS Security Engineering Support
    Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to certify the skill of information technology security engineers. GIAC's goal is to verify that an accredited professional possesses the knowledge needed to deliver services in key areas of network, data, and software security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent's GIAC network security audit consultants are available to help your company with:

  • Assessing Security Systems
  • Incident Handling
  • Traffic Analysis
  • Web-based Application Security

    • Learn more information about Progent's GIAC Security Consulting Services.

    Contact a Progent Security Specialist Immediately
    To learn how to contact a certified Progent security consultant for urgent remote consulting assistance or complex security projects in Nebraska, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Expert Online Computer Help.













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