Pennsylvania Network Security and Business Continuity For Small Business IT Systems: Security Expertise and Support
Small business computer networks in Pennsylvania can have fast online contact with Progent's qualified network security consultants to resolve the toughest security problems. Rates are reasonable, charges are by the minute, engagement is quick, and service is unbeatable. Progent also provides assistance for complex engagements that requires the expertise of seasoned security engineers with top industry credentials.
In case your Pennsylvania small business is located far from larger metropolitan areas like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, or Erie, contact with qualified network security consultants is often problematic during an emergency. This can cause a drop in revenue for your company, angry customers, idle employees, and defocused executives. By calling Progent's online services, you have access to a certified security engineer who can offer assistance whenever you have to have it to keep your information system on line and recover your data.
Progent can help you in a variety of ways in your endeavors to guard your IT environment with support services that can range from security checks to developing a company-wide security plan. Progent provides affordable support to help small and midsize businesses to set up and maintain secure IT environments powered by Microsoft Windows and Cisco technology and that can include computers based on UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, or Mac OS X operating systems.
Progent can also assist you to outsource spam blocking and protection from email-borne attacks. Progent has partnered with Postini to provide small companies E-Mail Guard, a managed service that intercepts spam and e-mail-based security threats before they are able to break through your corporate firewall. Learn more about E-Mail Guard Spam Filtering and Virus Defense.
Progent's security engineers are accessible online or in person to provide a variety of urgent or project-based computer security services which include:
Run comprehensive network security evaluations
Recuperate rapidly after virus and worm attacks
Install hardware and software firewalls
Implement safe techniques for offsite and mobile access
Install automated utilities for protection against spam and DHAs
Progent's engineers offer world-class support in key facets of network protection that include analysis, firewall and VPN expertise, and high-level security planning.
System Evaluation
Progent's certified security consultants can evaluate the vulnerability of your current computer security systems through comprehensive remote automated testing via advanced software tools and tested procedures. Progent's skill in administering this service saves you money and offers an accurate picture of weaknesses. The information your business gains can form the foundation of a security strategy that will allow your information system to run dependably and adapt quickly to new risks.
Automated Vulnerability Evaluation
Progent offers expertise in the application of security testing products including Microsoft's MBSA and GFI LANguard NSS for economically performing a set of automatic network testing checks to uncover potential security gaps. Progent has extensive experience with additional network auditing tools such as NMAP Port Scanner, AMAP application mapper, eEye Vulnerability Scanner, plus tools such as Metasploit Framework, Netcat, and Nikto. Progent can help you to understand audit reports and react appropriately.
Progent can show you how to build security into your company processes, configure auditing applications, plan and implement a protected system architecture, and recommend policies to maximize the safety of your IT system. Progent's security professionals are available to help you set up a firewall, implement safe remote access to email and business applications, and install virtual private network. Learn additional information about Progent's network security analysis.
Network Intrusion Testing Support Services
Stealth intrusion checking is a key component of any serious IT system security plan. Progent’s security professionals can run extensive intrusion tests without the awareness of your company's internal network support resources. Stealth penetration testing uncovers whether existing security monitoring tools such as intrusion detection warnings and event history analysis are correctly configured and consistently observed. Learn additional information about Progent's network security penetration testing support services.
Firewalls and VPN Solutions
Progent's background in network security solutions includes in-depth familiarity with major firewalls and VPN products from a variety of companies including Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Symantec. Progent can provide the services of engineers with important industry accreditations including Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
Support Expertise for ISA Server 2006 MS Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 is a multi-functional gateway that offers a powerful application layer firewall, VPN, proxy, and Web caching solution for securing the Internet-facing applications of any organization against a broad variety of attacks. Progent's certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server consultants can help you plan, rationalize, test, install, customize, and manage any edition of ISA Server 2006 on your network.
Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support Services
Progent’s certified Cisco IT security consulting professionals provide expert PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall consulting support covering architecture, configuration, and support of Cisco firewall and Cisco security solutions. The PIX and ASA Series of Cisco firewall products delivers strong user and application policy enforcement, sophisticated attack defense, and safe connectivity services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop devices for small and home businesses to modular enterprise-class products, Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls provide a high level of protection, performance, and high availability for IT systems of all sizes. PIX Firewalls and ASA Firewalls are based on a proven, purpose-built platform,eliminating possible OS-specific security holes. Find out more information about Progent's Cisco Firewalls Consulting Expertise.
Cisco Security and Virtual Private Network Consulting Services
Cisco's network security and offsite access technology for small companies provide a complete range of manageable security products to help safeguard your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's Virtual Private Network line includes routers, firewalls, intrusion detection systems and Virtual Private Network concentrators. Progent's professional staff of consultants includes field-proven engineers with Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and Cisco Certified Network Professional qualifications who are able to help your company to select Cisco Virtual Private Network, Cisco RADIUS Security, and additional Cisco security technologies that align most closely with your business objectives. Learn more information concerning Progent's Engineering Expertise for Cisco Security Solutions and Virtual Private Network Products.
Support Services for Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Products
Progent offers small and medium size organizations expert support for Intrusion Protection Systems and IPSec VPN technology from major firewall and Virtual Private Network security companies including WatchGuard, Juniper Networks, and SonicWALL. Progent can show you how to create a comprehensive security strategy and select appropriate products from multiple vendors to achieve your security goals while staying within your budget restraints.
Certified Security Planning
Every company ought to have a carefully considered security program that incorporates both pre-attack processes and response plans. The proactive plan is a set of steps that help to minimize security weaknesses. The reactive plan assists your company's security engineers to assess the impact caused by a security penetration, repair the network, record the experience, and get business functions running as rapidly as feasible.
Progent's expert IS security consultants can to help you to run a comprehensive vulnerability evaluation and define a computer security strategy to implement security processes and mechanisms to reduce ongoing assaults and dangers.
CISM Qualified Network Security Engineering Assistance
The Certified Information Security Manager committee describes the basic competencies and worldwide standards of performance that information security managers are required to master. CISM gives executive management the assurance that consultants who have qualified for their CISM certification possess the background and knowledge to deliver effective security management and support consulting. Progent can provide the support of CISM qualified security professionals to help companies with:
CISSP Certified Security Consulting Assistance
CISSP certification recognizes mastery of a global standard for network security. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) has awarded certification recognition in the area of data security stipulated by ISO/IEC 17024. Progent can provide access to of security professionals who have qualified for CISSP accreditation. Progent can provide a CISSP-certified expert to help your enterprise in a variety security areas such as:
ISSAP Qualified Secure System Architecture Engineering Support
Progent's ISSAP qualified system architecture professionals are experts who have been awarded ISSAP status through rigorous examination and significant experience with network security architecture. The ISSAP certification represents demonstrated mastery in the more challenging demands of IS security architecture within the wider field of IS security knowledge required for CISSP certification. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can assist your business with all phases of architecture security such as.
CISA Accredited Security Auditing Engineering Support
The Certified Information Systems Auditor credential is a globally recognized achievement that signifies mastery in network security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA accreditation requires that consultants pass an extensive test administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent's CISA-qualified IS security audit consultants are available to help your company in the areas of:
Information Systems Audit Process
Information Technology Governance
Network Assets and Architecture Planned Useful Life
Information Technology Service Delivery
Safeguarding Data Assets
Business Continuity Preparedness
GIAC Qualified IS Security Consulting Services
GIAC was established in 1999 to certify the skill of IT security engineers. GIAC's mission is to verify that an accredited professional possesses the skills needed to deliver support in key areas of system, information, and application program security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and government organizations around the world including and the United States National Security Agency. Progent's GIAC-qualified security audit experts can help your business with:
Talk to a Security Engineer Now
To see how you can contact a security consultant for urgent remote engineering support or complex security engagements in Pennsylvania, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Urgent Online Network Support.
Progent's Check Point Software experts can show you how to select and configure Check Point Software Firewall and VPN software and appliances based on Check Point's technology to provide an affordable and effective security solution for your IT network. Progent can also show you how to configure other Check Point products such as ZoneAlarm and Check Point NGX VPN with protection products from other vendors and offer a single source for on-going network support, maintenance, education, and design services.
If your office network mixes UNIX, Linux or Sun Solaris platforms with MS Windows, Progent can show you how to integrate your servers into a cohesive network that permits all your OS platforms to coexist for easy management, transparent information exchange, high availability, enhanced throughput, and tight protection. Progent's UNIX/Linux/Solaris and Microsoft Windows coexistence assistance services feature IT infrastructure configuration and service, support for Windows services for UNIX, remote server monitoring and management, remote network support and troubleshooting, on-site technical support, and help desk support.
Progent’s Wireless Consulting Services provide a convenient, economical option for small company IT systems to incorporate the latest wireless network solutions. Few small organizations have internal IT groups with the resources to keep up to date on the fast-changing world of wireless products and services, and even fewer have the hands-on experience to see through the hype and select and configure the optimal products for Wi-Fi wireless LAN (WLAN), mobile connectivity, and small business wireless security. For 802.11 WiFi networks, Progent can help you plan and install 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g compatible wireless connectivity appliances such as the Cisco Aironet wireless access point. Progent can also show you how to incorporate an acceptable degree of 802.11x security. For wireless email and wireless web programs for mobile workers, Progent supports handheld computers such as the Research In Motion Blackberry (RIM Blackberry) for mobile email, as well as wireless PDAs, smartphones, and Pocket PCs based on Windows Mobile operating systems with Activesync. Progent’s expertise with the Proxim Tsunami wireless bridge can help you to test11:10 AM 6/27/2006 and implement building-to-building wireless access.
Progent's CISSP certified security experts, or Certified Information Systems Security Professionals, are consultant who have earned CISSP status as a result of rigorous study and thorough testing. CISSP qualification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP status accreditation in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise included within CISSP include Security Administration Procedures, Security Architecture and Test Systems, Access Control Methodology, Software Development Security, Business Processes Security, Physical Security, Encryption, Communications, Network Security, and Business Continuity Planning.
Progent's Sun Solaris platform support services provide small businesses and developers help with managing and maintaining Solaris systems that operate with Microsoft-based technology. Progent offers your organization access to Sun Solaris consultants, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security specialists with CISSP credentials. This wide array of expertise provides you with a convenient single source to help you build and maintain a protected and robust cross-platform network and communications environment that supports Solaris and Microsoft interoperability by combining Windows with major variants of UNIX including Apple Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, BSD, SCO UNIX, and SGI/Irix or major Linux platforms such as RedHat Linux, SUSE, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware Linux.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is a major step forward in making IT systems more protected and fault tolerant, simpler to virtualize and administer, higher performing, and able to offer a better platform for web publishing. Progent can assist your company benefit fully from the enhancements built into Windows Server 2008 by providing Microsoft-certified consulting, tech support, training, staffing, monitoring, and security services.
Progent can provide a variety of data communications packages from leading carriers including AT&T, Speakeasy, and New Edge Networks. Data transport technologies available through Progent include Dial-up, DSL, Frame Relay over DSL, T1, ATM, Private Line, plus stationary and mobile wireless. Progent can help you with all aspects of designing and implementing a cohesive data transport system that optimizes the business value of your IT network. Progent can also provide consulting services ranging from network troubleshooting to comprehensive IT outsourcing to ensure that your data transport strategy can succeed.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is a complete, web-aware database and data analysis package that enables the fast creation of cutting-edge enterprise-class programs that can provide your business a significant competitive advantage. SQL Server features core support for XML and the ability to communicate across the Internet and beyond the firewall. The experience of Progent's certified SQL Server 2000 engineers, averaging more than over 10 years of background supporting Microsoft integration, ensures you success in planning, installing and administering Microsoft SQL Server solutions that are well integrated with other applications based on Microsoft's .NET platform.
Progent's Virtual Helpdesk support services are a seamless extension of your in-house IT support staff. Virtual Help Desk can include high-end call center features such as a dedicated telephone number with customer-specific greeting. Progent will also send calls automatically to staff members who are specially set up and trained to handle your needs. Also, Progent's Helpdesk professionals can use trouble tickets with any client trouble ticket system for smooth integration with your in-house support services organization. Advantages of Progent's Virtual Network Support Help Desk Call Center services include high-end Microsoft and Cisco Help Desk Call Center expertise the moment you call, seamless expansion of your in-house resources, front-line help for urgent client issues, and per-minute billing.
Small to mid-sized companies can now get all the benefits of MOM and also have quick access to Progent’s Microsoft and Cisco qualified IT consulting professionals. With Progent's economically priced IT support packages, mid-size organizations can select a simple MOM-based co-sourcing service program with server monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and online troubleshooting or a complete round-the-clock outsourcing package. Progent supports Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 to offer small business information systems world-class reliability, security and productivity.
Progent is a pioneer in affordably providing enterprise-class network help to small companies. Progent's achievement in addressing the network support requirements of the chronically underserviced small company sector is the combined outcome of key technical and process innovations that have eliminated a great deal of the conventional costs out of administering network support, injected unmatched technical skill into the support mechanism, and dramatically accelerated the repair cycle.
Progent can help you to plan and execute an efficient transition from a UNIX-powered information environment to a network powered by MS Windows and suited for supporting Microsoft's popular office productivity products, business applications, and developer tools. Progent's UNIX, Windows and Cisco consultants and application specialists can help you preserve your information and reduce business discontinuity by developing an effective migration plan that preserves your current investments in UNIX application and technology. UNIX-to-Windows transition support expertise offered by Progent include evaluation of existing infrastructure, migration planning and testing, Exchange migration expertise, information and application software transition, and processor and storage system transition and consolidation.
Progent's Microsoft certified support team can show you how to design and deploy a smooth in-place Exchange Server 2007 migration plan that minimizes productivity downtime, reduces long-term support requirements, and makes your Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server easy to administer. For complicated multiple server or multi-location migrations, Progent offers the experience to complete your move quickly and economically. Progent's Exchange 2007 help, repair, and consulting offerings include assistance with the configuration of outside vendor enhancements of Exchange Server 2007 and the creation of unified messaging solutions powered by Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server.
Progent provides Windows Cluster Server consulting to help your organization utilize non-stop server clusters that can deliver 100% operation. Clustered Windows servers for high-availability networks include Microsoft Windows 2003 Cluster Server, SQL Cluster, and Microsoft Exchange Cluster. By showing you how too create non-stop clustered server environments based on Windows Server Cluster 2003, Progent’s qualified Windows experts make sure that your non-stop server clusters are configured to maximize the competitive advantage of your IT system.
