macOS and Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris Consulting

Computer viruses and hacking are continually increasing in frequency and complexity. Threats include data loss caused by malicious intent; web-based viruses, worms, and denial of service attacks; security breaches by inside sources; and intrusions aimed at taking or destroying important assets.

Progent's certified security consultants can assist your company to defend your Apple macOS or OS X network by offering an array of services such as running security audits, recovering from virus and worm security breaches, setting up firewalls, implementing protected offsite and mobile connectivity, installing proactive software for protection against viruses, spam, and directory harvest attacks, and creating a comprehensive security strategy appropriate for your company goals and IT environment.

Administering and updating virus protection and detection along with the capability to recover vital IT resources demands an on-going effort that entails an array of technologies, procedures, and guidelines. Progent's CISM and GIAC-premier security engineers can help you in your attempts to defend your information network by offering consulting offerings that run from security assessments to creating and implementing a corporate-wide security plan. Progent provides affordable as-needed help, subscription-based managed services, and scheduled consulting both remotely and in person to assist small companies to set up and support secure multi-vendor IT environments based on macOS or OS X, Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Cisco technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection for macOS, OS X and iOS Endpoints
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) is a subscription-based managed service that offers ultra-affordable multi-layer protection for physical and virtual servers, workstations, portable devices, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP uses behavior analysis and machine learning for continuously tracking and reacting to cyber threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP's solution delivers firewall protection, alerts, device control, and web filtering via cutting-edge prevention, detection, investigation, and response tools incorporated within a single agent managed from a centralized web console. Operating systems supported include Apple macOS, OS X, iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android. One agent handles any combination of virtualization platforms, cloud providers, operating systems and physical endpoints. To find out more about ProSight ESP and other services in the ProSight family, see ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services.

Security Evaluation
Progent's seasoned security experts can carry out extensive audits on your Apple macOS or OS X network by detecting outdated or missing security patches, security vulnerabilities, needlessly open ports, old accounts, and password policy. During a security audit, Progent can also make a detailed inventory of your company's network resources, uncover potential Trojans on servers and workstations, and determine whether the OS is disclosing excessive information.

Preventive Measures
Progent can consult with you concerning how to design protection into your business operations. Progent can install scanning and auditing software, define and install a secure network infrastructure, and propose procedures and policies to optimize the safety of your information system. Progent's security consultants are ready to help you to configure a firewall, facilitate protected remote access to email, files and applications, and establish virtual private networks (VPNs).

System Recovery and Virus Cleanup
Progent has expertise in restoring systems that have been compromised, are under suspicion, or have crashed as a result of a security breakdown. Progent can help your company to assess the damage caused by the attack, restore information damaged by the attack, and allow your business to return rapidly to normal operations. Progent's experience with security solutions reduces your lost productivity and enables Progent to recommend proven ways to avoid or ameliorate future attacks.

Security Strategy
Every company should develop a carefully thought out security strategy that details both proactive and reactive plans. The protective or defensive plan is a set of mechanisms that help to minimize exposure. The reactive or recovery plan enables security staff to assess the damage caused by an attack, repair any damage, record the event, and get business operations running as soon as possible.

Progent's seasoned macOS and OS X security consultants can help your company to perform a full risk analysis and define a network security strategy to enact security policies and enforcement to defend against potential threats.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Expertise
Progent can give you access to a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or CCNP professional to help you to identify, deploy, and support Cisco ASA and PIX Firewalls. Read more about ASA Firewalls with Firepower consulting.

Certified Support for Cisco Security and VPN Products
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers and CCNP professionals can provide in-depth consulting services for Cisco's entire line of security and Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions including integrated services routers, Catalyst switches, firewalls, IDS systems, and Virtual Private Network connection concentrator. Read more about Progent's consulting for Cisco protection and VPN products.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Consulting Services
In addition to supporting a wide range of network security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small and mid-size companies top-level support for security products from other major firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Support services offered by Progent include:

• Check Point Software Consulting
• WatchGuard Technologies Integration
• Juniper/NetScreen Expertise
• SonicWall Inc. Support
• Symantec Help

Inbound and Outbound Spam and Virus Protection and Email Encryption
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's email spam and content filtering platform that uses the services and infrastructure of leading data security vendors to provide centralized management and world-class security for your inbound and outbound email. The powerful structure of Email Guard managed service combines cloud-based filtering with an on-premises security gateway appliance to provide advanced defense against spam, viruses, Denial of Service Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks, and other email-based malware. ProSight Email Guard's Cloud Protection Layer serves as a preliminary barricade and blocks most threats from reaching your network firewall. This decreases your vulnerability to external threats and conserves system bandwidth and storage space. ProSight Email Guard's on-premises security gateway appliance provides a deeper layer of analysis for inbound email. For outbound email, the on-premises security gateway offers AV and anti-spam filtering, DLP, and encryption. The on-premises security gateway can also help Exchange Server to track and safeguard internal email that originates and ends inside your security perimeter.

Unannounced Penetration Assessment Services
Unannounced intrusion testing is a valuable method for helping organizations to find out how exposed their IT environments are to serious threats by testing how thoroughly current corporate protection procedures and mechanisms stand up to planned but unpublicized intrusion attempts launched by veteran security specialists utilizing the latest intrusion techniques. Find out more information about Progent's Unannounced Intrusion Testing Services.

CISM Security Consulting Expertise
CISM defines the fundamental skills and international standards of performance that information technology security professionals are required to master. It provides business management the assurance that those who have earned their accreditation have the background and knowledge to offer efficient security management and engineering support. Progent can offer a CISM consultant to help your organization in vital security disciplines including information security governance, risk assessment, data security process management, and crisis response management.

Get additional information about Progent's CISM Security Support Services.

CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP experts are cybersecurity specialists who have earned CISSP status as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification recognizes expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP status official recognition in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise covered within CISSP include security management practices, security architecture and models, connection control methodology, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications, network security, and business continuity planning.

Find out more information concerning Progent's CISSP Cybersecurity Support Services.

CISSP-ISSAP Consulting Support for Secure IT Infrastructure
Progent's CISSP-ISSAP Certified security experts are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP certification as a result of rigorous examination and significant experience. field experience with information security design. ISSAP security experts have comprehensive understanding of access control mechanisms and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-premier security consultants can help your business with all aspects of secure network architecture.

Get the details about Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected IT Infrastructure Engineering Services.

CISA Consulting Expertise
The CISA credential is an important qualification that indicates mastery in IS security auditing. Certified by ANSI, the CISA credential requires that consultants pass a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA international professional group. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Certified security audit professional able to help businesses in the fields of IS audit process, information technology governance, network assets and infrastructure planned useful life, IT support, safeguarding information resources, and disaster recovery preparedness.

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GIAC Professional Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was founded in 1999 to validate the knowledge of information technology security experts. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and government organizations around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency. Progent's GIAC-certified information assurance specialists can provide help with any of the network security services covered under GIAC certification such as auditing infrastructure security mechanisms, event management and response, traffic analysis, web application security and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions for compliance with regulatory mandates for reporting security events.

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Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Expertise
If you need macOS or OS X security support services, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.