North Dakota Information Security and Business Continuity For Small and Midsize Company IT Systems: Security Consulting and Support Services
Business IT networks in the state of North Dakota can now get fast phone-based access to Progent's accredited network security consultants to assist with complex security issues. The cost is affordable, billing is by the minute, engagement is fast, and service is world class. Progent also offers assistance for long-term projects that requires the expertise of seasoned security engineers with high-level industry certifications.
If your North Dakota organization is based away from more populated metropolitan neighborhoods such as Fargo, Bismark, or Grand Forks, support from qualified network security consultants may be problematic when there's a security disaster. This can result in lost productivity for your business, angry customers, idle workers, and defocused management. By calling Progent's online services, you can get in touch with a certified security consultant ready to offer expertise whenever you need it to keep your system running and recover your information.
Progent can assist you in a variety of ways in your efforts to defend your network with support that can range from security assessments to creating a company-wide security strategy. Progent provides economical support to help small businesses to set up and manage secure networks based on Microsoft Windows and Cisco technology and that can include computers running UNIX or Linux operating systems.
Progent can also help you outsource spam blocking and protection from 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 before they are able to break through your corporate firewall. Learn more concerning E-Mail Guard Spam Blocking and Virus and Worm Protection.
Progent's certified experts are accessible online or on site to provide a range of emergency or longer-term computer security services such as:
Run automated security evaluations
Clean up quickly after attacks
Install firewalls from multiple vendors
Configure secure techniques for remote and mobile connectivity
Install effective solutions for protection against viruses, spam and DHAs
Progent's security experts provide world-class support in key facets of computer security including security evaluation, firewall and VPN expertise, and high-level security planning.
Security Evaluation
Progent's certified security consultants can evaluate the vulnerability of your existing computer protection environment through comprehensive remote automated testing via advanced utilities and tested techniques. Progent's experience in this
testing saves your company time and money and offers a detailed portrayal of weaknesses. The information your company is provided can form the foundation of a network protection plan that will allow your network to operate safely and evolve rapidly to new threats.
Automated Vulnerability Audits
Progent provides expertise in the use of security analysis utilities including MBSA and GFI LANguard for economically running a set of automatic network testing scans to identify possible security holes. Progent has extensive experience with additional network auditing tools such as NMAP Port Scanner, AMAP application mapper, eEye, plus utilities such as Metasploit Framework, Hydra, and Nikto. Progent can show you how to make sense of testing reports and react effectively.
Progent can show you how to design protection into your company operations, install scanning tools, define and implement a protected network architecture, and suggest procedures to maximize the safety of your network. Progent's security consultants are ready to show you how to set up a firewall, implement safe remote access to email and business applications, and install virtual private network. Find out more about Progent's automated security evaluation.
Stealth Security Penetration Analysis Consulting
Stealth penetration checking is an important component of any serious IT system security plan. Progent’s security experts can perform extensive intrusion tests without the knowledge of your company's internal network support staff. Stealth penetration testing shows whether current security defense systems such as intrusion detection warnings and event history analysis are correctly configured and consistently monitored. Find out more concerning Progent's stealth penetration testing consulting.
Firewall/VPN Solutions
Progent's background in network security solutions encompasses in-depth field work with major firewalls and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology offered by a variety of companies including Cisco, Microsoft, and Symantec. Progent can provide the services of consultants with key industry certifications such as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
Consulting Services for Microsoft ISA Server 2006 MS Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is a comprehensive edge gateway that provides a fully integrated application layer firewall, virtual private network, proxy, and Web caching platform for securing the Internet-facing applications of any organization against a wide variety of attacks. Progent's certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 support professionals can help you plan, rationalize, test, implement, configure, and manage the Standard or Enterprise edition of ISA Server 2006 on your network.
Cisco Firewalls Consulting Services
Progent’s experienced Cisco IT security consulting professionals offer high-level PIX and ASA Firewall consulting support covering infrastructure design, configuration, and management of Cisco firewall and security technology. The PIX and ASA Series of Cisco firewalls delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, mutlivector attack defense, and safe connectivity services. Ranging from economical, easy-to-install desktop appliances for small and home offices to modular gigabit products, Cisco PIX Firewall and ASA Firewalls offer advanced protection, performance, and excellent reliability for IT systems of all sizes. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, purpose-built operating system,minimizing possible OS-specific security holes. Find out more information concerning Progent's Cisco Firewalls Support Expertise.
Cisco Network Security and Virtual Private Network Support Expertise
Cisco's network security and offsite connection technology for small companies offer a complete range of manageable security solutions to help safeguard your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's Virtual Private Network line includes routers, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and Virtual Private Network concentrators. Progent's expert consulting staff includes experienced engineers with Cisco CCIE and CCNP qualifications who can help your business to select Cisco Virtual Private Network, Cisco RADIUS Security, and additional Cisco security solutions that fit most closely with your business goals. Learn more information about Progent's Consulting Services for Cisco Security Solutions and Virtual Private Network Appliances.
Support Expertise for Additional Firewall and VPN Solutions
Progent offers small and medium size companies professional consulting for Intrusion Protection Systems and IPSec VPN products from leading firewall and Virtual Private Network security vendors such as Check Point Software, Juniper Networks, and SonicWALL. Progent can help you create a comprehensive security plan and choose the right technologies from multiple vendors to achieve your security objectives while staying within your spending limits.
Expert Security Planning
Every company should develop a carefully considered security strategy that includes both preventive procedures and reaction plans. The pre-attack strategy is a collection of mechanisms that help to reduce vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan helps your IT security engineers to evaluate the damage resulting from an attack, repair the damage, record the event, and get the IT network running as rapidly as feasible.
Progent's certified IT security consultants can to help you to perform a comprehensive risk assessment and create a company-wide security plan to establish security policies and mechanisms to minimize future attacks and threats.
CISM Accredited System Security Engineering Services
CISM organization defines the basic competencies and worldwide standards of skill that information security managers are required to learn. It gives executive management the assurance that consultants who have qualified for their CISM certification possess the background and knowledge to deliver efficient security administration and support services. Progent can provide the services of CISM qualified security consultants to help companies with:
CISSP Accredited Security Engineering Assistance
CISSP certification denotes mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) has awarded certification accreditation in the field of data protection under ISO 17024. Progent offers the services 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 Certified Secure Network Architecture Consulting Assistance
Progent's ISSAP certified information system architecture professionals are consultants who have earned ISSAP status as a result of thorough testing and significant experience with information security architecture. The Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) credential indicates demonstrated mastery in the more in-depth requirements of information system security architecture within the wider scope of information system security knowledge needed for CISSP accreditation. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can assist your business with all aspects of architecture security including.
Access Control Mechanisms and Methodologies
Telecommunications and Network Infrastructure Security
Data Encryption Solutions
Requirements Evaluation and Security Guidelines
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)
CISA Accredited Information System Security Auditing Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a prestigious achievement that represents expertise in information system security audit and control. Certified by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has consultants pass a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional group. Progent's CISA-qualified IS security audit consultants are available to help your company with:
IS Audit Services
IT Governance
Network Assets and Architecture Lifecycle Planning
Information Technology Support
Protecting Information Resources
Business Continuity Planning
GIAC Accredited Information System Security Engineering Expertise
GIAC was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of network security engineers. GIAC's goal is to ensure that an accredited professional has the skills needed to provide support in important areas of system, information, and application 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 IS security audit consultants can assist your IT organization in the areas of:
Talk to a Progent Security Engineer Immediately
To see how to contact a Progent security engineer for emergency remote engineering help or long-term security engagements in North Dakota, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Urgent Remote Network Help.
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Progent offers small and mid-size companies expert support for Intrusion Protection Systems and IPSec VPN technology from major firewall and VPN security companies such as Check Point Software, Juniper, and Symantec. Progent can help you create a detailed security strategy and select appropriate technologies from multiple vendors to achieve your security objectives while staying within your budget restraints.
For small business information systems, managing and coordinating virus defense with disaster recovery as well as the preparartion for recovering vital systems after a successful breach requires a continual struggle that entails a sophisticated set of tools, processes, and security policies. Progent’s CISSP and CISM certified consultants can help you with network security and virus defense at any level, from security audits to designing a complete security plan. Progent’s security consulting offerings include affordable hourly or contract service to show customers how to set up and manage protected small company IT networks powered by Microsoft Windows and Cisco Systems technology. Progent supports IT security products and technology from all leading security protection vendors such as Cisco PIX Firewall, Computer Associates, Netscreen, Symantec, McAfee, Sonicwall, Neoteris, Ingate, and Watchguard. Progent’s network security support engineers can provide help in physical security, mobile security, operations security, hardware security, applications development security, security infrastructure, security management practices, security planning, security evaluation, and system security testing. Progent can also assist with telecom, network and Internet security, access control technology and methodology, business continuity planning, data backup, and encryption.
Progent's certified Data Protection Manager engineers can assist you to create an effective disaster recovery strategy, design a cost-effective fault-tolerant network infrastructure, configure a Data Protection Manager-powered backup and recovery system, thoroughly test your system, educate your administrative staff or regular consultants how to manage Microsoft DPM, or provide extensive IT outsourcing such as remote housing of Data Protection Manager machines in Progent's data center.
Support Outsourcing for Windows and Solaris Support
Progent can assist your company to plan and execute an efficient transition from a UNIX-based information environment to a network powered by Windows and capable of supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity products, business applications, and software development tools. Progent's UNIX, Windows and Cisco engineers and application specialists can assist you to guard your information and minimize business disruption by developing an efficient transition plan that preserves your current assets in UNIX application and technology. UNIX-to-Windows migration consulting expertise available from Progent include analysis of current environment, transition planning and validation, MS Exchange migration support, information and application software porting, and processor and storage system transition and consolidation.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, run on the Microsoft Windows Server operating system and powered by software originally developed by Connectix, delivers the performance necessary to accomplish server consolidation, application upgrade, and server quarantine tasks via virtualization techniques in an enterprise-ready IT network with advanced expandability, manageability, and availability. Microsoft has targeted Virtual Server 2005 at businesses wishing to improve operational efficiency in software programming and piloting, migration from legacy line-of-business software, and server consolidation. Progent's professional Virtual Server consultants can assist your business to evaluate and deploy MS Virtual Server 2005.
Progent's Microsoft certified professionals offer world-class support for major implementations of Microsoft Exchange. Progent's consultants can show you how to prepare for multi-location Exchange Server 2007 rollouts or upgrades and can provide onsite personnel to assist enterprises with deployments of Exchange Server in the San Francisco Bay Area or any area covered by Progent's engineers.
Progent wants to find fulltime, results-driven Microsoft certified consultants with Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification; Cisco accredited system consultants who have Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification; security consultants with CISSP or CISA or equivalent security certification; and high-end network design experts with experience in mobile solutions, wireless connectivity, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, information preservation, and VMware. Progent also is hiring professionals to join Progent's staff of help desk support specialists and remote support professionals. Also, We are hiring experienced administrators able to operate productively in our high-growth, virtual office environment.
Progent’s Cisco-certified network experts provide experienced PIX Firewall consulting services encompassing architecture, integration and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security products. The Cisco PIX 500 Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, mutlivector threat security, and safe connectivity services. Ranging from small, plug-and-play desktop devices for small offices and home offices to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX firewalls provide a sensible level of security, performance and availability for information networks of all sizes. PIX firewalls are based on a proven, specially designed operating system, PIX OS, minimizing potential OS-specific security vulnerabilities. The Cisco PIX Firewall has received ICSA Firewall and IPsec certification as well as Common Criteria EAL4 evaluation status. PIX firewalls deliver an array of integrated protection and networking services, including advanced application-aware firewall services, Voice over IP and multimedia security, multi-site and remote-access IPSec VPN networking, intelligent access services, and extensive administrative tools. Progent’s network consultants can help you choose and integrate any Cisco PIX 500 Series firewalls such as the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506E, PIX 515 Firewalls, the PIX 515E Firewall, the Cisco PIX 520 Firewall, Cisco PIX 525 Firewalls and the Cisco PIX 535.
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