macOS and Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris Consulting

Computer viruses and hacking are steadily increasing in volume and sophistication. Threats include information loss as a result of malicious intent; Internet-based attacks; security compromises by internal sources; and attacks designed for taking or destroying important resources.

Progent's expert security engineers can help your company to protect your Apple macOS or OS X environment by providing an array of services which include running security audits, cleaning up after serious attacks, configuring firewalls, designing safe remote and mobile access, installing automated monitors for defense against viruses, spam, and directory harvest attacks, and developing a comprehensive security plan that fits your company goals and IT environment.

Managing and updating virus prevention and detection along with the ability to recover vital IT resources calls for a continual campaign that involves an array of tools, procedures, and guidelines. Progent's GIAC and CISSP-certified security engineers can assist your company in your attempts to protect your information system by offering support offerings that run from security assessments to developing and executing a comprehensive security plan. Progent offers affordable as-needed support, subscription-based managed services, and scheduled consulting both remotely and on premises to assist small businesses to configure and maintain safe multi-vendor networks based on macOS or OS X, UNIX, Linux, Windows, and Cisco products.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection for macOS, OS X and iOS Endpoints
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) is a subscription-based service that provides ultra-affordable in-depth protection for physical and virtual servers, desktops, portable devices, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP uses behavior analysis and advanced machine learning for continuously tracking and responding to security threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP's solution delivers firewall protection, intrusion alerts, device control, and web filtering via cutting-edge prevention, detection, investigation, and response tools built into a unified agent managed from a centralized web console. Operating systems supported include Apple macOS, Apple OS X, iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android. One agent handles any mix of virtualization platforms, cloud environments, operating systems and physical endpoints. To find out more about ProSight ESP and other management solutions in the ProSight product suite, see ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services.

Security Evaluation
Progent's seasoned security consultants can carry out extensive security audits on your macOS or OS X environment by checking for missing security patches, security holes, unnecessary open ports, abandoned user accounts, and password policy. As part of a security assessment, Progent can also perform a detailed inventory of your company's network, uncover potential Trojans on servers and workstations, and determine if the OS is publicizing excessive information.

Preventive Measures
Progent can consult with you concerning ways to design security into your business processes. Progent can deploy monitoring and security assessment software, plan and implement a protected network architecture, and recommend mechanisms and policies to maximize the security of your information system. Progent's security experts are ready to help you to configure a firewall, facilitate secure offsite access to email, data and applications, and establish virtual private networks (VPNs).

Disaster Recovery and Virus Cleanup
Progent has experience in recovering computers that have been attacked, are under suspicion, or have failed as a result of a security breach. Progent can help you to assess the extent of the intrusion, restore information lost by the breach, and allow your business to get back rapidly to regular operations. Progent's expertise with security solutions minimizes your downtime and allows Progent to suggest proven ways to avoid or defuse future assaults.

Security Strategy
Every organization ought to develop a seriously crafted security plan that incorporates both proactive and response procedures. The proactive or defensive plan is a collection of mechanisms designed to reduce vulnerabilities. The response or post-attack plan enables security staff to evaluate the damage caused by a security breach, fix the damage, document the experience, and get business operations running as soon as possible.

Progent's seasoned macOS and Mac OS X security consultants can help your organization to perform a full security analysis and define a computer security plan to enact security policies and enforcement to minimize potential threats.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Consulting
Progent can provide a Cisco CCIE network engineer or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to select, deploy, and maintain Cisco ASA and PIX Firewall appliances. See more details about ASA Firewalls with Firepower Services support.

Professional Help for Cisco Security and Virtual Private Network Products
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) offer in-depth help for Cisco's complete range of security and Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions including routers, switches, firewalls, IDS systems, and VPN connection concentrator. Learn more about Progent's help for Cisco security and VPN solutions.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Consulting Services
As well as supporting a broad array of network security solutions available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide small businesses top-level engineering services for solutions from other important firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Services available from Progent include:

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

Inbound and Outbound Spam and Virus Protection and Email Encryption
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's email spam and content filtering solution that incorporates the services and infrastructure of top data security companies to provide web-based control and world-class security for your email traffic. The hybrid structure of Email Guard managed service combines cloud-based filtering with an on-premises gateway appliance to provide advanced defense against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs), and other email-borne threats. The Cloud Protection Layer acts as a preliminary barricade and blocks most unwanted email from making it to your security perimeter. This reduces your exposure to inbound threats and saves system bandwidth and storage. ProSight Email Guard's on-premises gateway device provides a further level of inspection for incoming email. For outgoing email, the onsite security gateway provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection, protection against data leaks, and encryption. The onsite gateway can also assist Exchange Server to track and protect internal email traffic that originates and ends within your corporate firewall.

Unannounced Intrusion Assessment Services
Stealth intrusion assessment is a vital mechanism for helping businesses to determine how open their networks are to serious attacks by showing how effectively current network security processes and mechanisms hold up against planned but unannounced penetration efforts instigated by seasoned security engineers utilizing the latest hacking methods. Get additional information about Progent's Stealth Intrusion Testing Services.

CISM Security Support Expertise
CISM defines the basic competencies and worldwide standards of performance that computer security professionals are expected to master. CISM offers business management the confidence that those who have earned their certification possess the experience and skill to provide efficient security administration and consulting services. Progent can provide a CISM expert to assist your organization in key security disciplines such as information protection governance, vulnerability assessment, data security process control, and crisis handling management.

Learn additional details about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Assistance.

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP consultants are cybersecurity specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification indicates mastery of an international standard for information security. ANSI has granted the CISSP status accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise included within CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and models, connection control systems, software development security, operations security, hardware security, cryptography, telecommunications, network security, and disaster recovery planning.

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CISSP-ISSAP Consulting Services for Secure IT Infrastructure
Progent's CISSP-ISSAP Premier security consultants are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP certification following rigorous examination and extensive hands-on work with information security architecture. ISSAP security experts have acquired comprehensive understanding of access management mechanisms and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity planning (BCP) and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security experts can help your business with all aspects of secure network architecture.

Learn the details concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Protected Network Architecture Engineering Support.

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) Support Expertise
The CISA accreditation is a prestigious achievement that indicates mastery in information system security audit and control. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA accreditation has candidates undergo a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional group. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Certified security engineer trained to assist companies in the areas of information systems audit services, IT enforcement, systems and architecture planned useful life, information technology service delivery, safeguarding information assets, and business continuity planning.

Learn more information about Progent's CISA Consulting Expertise.

GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Expertise
GIAC was founded in 1999 to certify the knowledge of IT security professionals. GIAC certifications are recognized by businesses and institutions around the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Progent's GIAC-certified information assurance consultants can provide support for any of the network security services covered under GIAC certification including evaluating infrastructure security mechanisms, security incident handling, traffic analysis, web application security and SIEM solutions for compliance with government requirements for promptly reporting security events.

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Get in Touch with Progent for Computer Security Consulting Services
If you need macOS or OS X computer security consulting expertise, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.