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Computer viruses and hacking are steadily growing in frequency and complexity. Risks include data loss as a result of malicious intent; web-based attacks; security compromises by inside sources; and attacks aimed at stealing or damaging valuable resources.

Progent's certified security consultants can help you to protect your Apple macOS or OS X environment by offering an array of services such as running security audits, recovering from serious attacks, configuring firewalls, designing safe offsite and mobile connectivity, deploying proactive software for defense against viruses, spam, and directory harvest attacks, and creating a comprehensive security strategy appropriate for your company goals and network environment.

Administering and coordinating virus prevention and discovery as well as the ability to recover vital IT resources demands a continual campaign that entails an array of technologies, procedures, and guidelines. Progent's CISM and CISA-premier security engineers can assist your company in your efforts to protect your information system by providing support services ranging from security audits to creating and implementing a comprehensive security plan. Progent provides affordable on-demand help, subscription-based managed services, and scheduled consulting both remotely and in person to help small and midsize companies to set up and maintain safe multi-vendor IT environments powered by macOS or OS X, Linux, Microsoft 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 offers value-priced multi-layer protection for physical and virtual servers, desktops, portable devices, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and machine learning for continuously tracking and responding to security threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP's solution delivers firewall protection, alerts, device management, and web filtering via cutting-edge prevention, detection, investigation, and response tools incorporated within 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 protects any mix of virtualization platforms, cloud environments, operating systems and physical devices. To learn more about ProSight ESP and other services in the ProSight family, see ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services.

Security Evaluation
Progent's certified security experts can perform comprehensive security audits on your macOS or OS X network by checking for outdated or missing security updates, security vulnerabilities, unnecessary open ports, old user accounts, and password policy. During a security evaluation, Progent can in addition perform a detailed inventory of your company's network resources, uncover potential Trojans on networked computers, and determine if the OS is disclosing too much information.

Prevention
Progent can consult with you about ways to build security into your business operations. Progent can install monitoring and security assessment software, define and implement a protected network infrastructure, and recommend procedures and policies to optimize the safety of your network. Progent's security consultants are ready to help you to configure a firewall, establish secure offsite connectivity to messaging, data and applications, and implement VPNs.

Disaster Recovery and Virus Removal
Progent has expertise in restoring computers that have been compromised, are under suspicion, or have crashed because a security breach. Progent can assist you to evaluate the extent of the intrusion, recover information lost during the breach, and allow your business to return rapidly to normal operations. Progent's experience with security solutions minimizes your lost productivity and allows Progent to propose efficient methods to avoid or ameliorate future assaults.

Security Strategy
Every business should develop a carefully thought out security strategy that includes both proactive and reactive plans. The proactive or pre-attack strategy is a collection of mechanisms that help to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive or recovery strategy enables security staff to evaluate the damage caused by a security breach, repair any damage, record the event, and have business operations running as quickly as feasible.

Progent's expert macOS and OS X security engineers can help your company to execute a full risk evaluation and define a network security plan to enact security policies and enforcement to defend against future attacks.

Cisco PIX and ASA Firewalls Support
Progent can give you access to a Cisco CCIE network engineer or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to assist you to select, configure, and support Cisco ASA and PIX Firewall appliances. Find out more about Cisco ASA Firewalls with Firepower consulting.

Certified Help for Cisco Protection and VPN Solutions
Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can provide in-depth consulting for Cisco's complete line of security and VPN solutions including integrated services routers, Catalyst switches, firewalls, IDS systems, and VPN access appliances. Read more about Progent's expertise for Cisco security and Virtual Private Network technology.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solutions
In addition to being expert in a wide array of security technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers small and mid-size companies top-level support for solutions from other major firewall and Virtual Private Network suppliers. Services offered by Progent include:

• Check Point Consulting
• WatchGuard Integration
• Juniper/NetScreen Expertise
• SonicWall 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 uses the technology of leading information security companies to deliver web-based management and world-class security for your email traffic. The hybrid structure of Email Guard managed service combines a Cloud Protection Layer with an on-premises gateway device to provide complete protection against spam, viruses, Denial of Service Attacks, DHAs, and other email-based threats. The Cloud Protection Layer serves as a preliminary barricade and keeps the vast majority of threats from reaching your network firewall. This reduces your vulnerability to external threats and conserves system bandwidth and storage. ProSight Email Guard's on-premises gateway device adds a deeper layer of inspection for inbound email. For outgoing email, the onsite gateway provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection, protection against data leaks, and encryption. The onsite gateway can also assist Exchange Server to monitor and safeguard internal email that stays within your security perimeter.

Stealth Intrusion Assessment Consulting
Unannounced intrusion testing is a vital mechanism for helping businesses to determine how vulnerable their IT environments are to real-world attacks by revealing how effectively existing network protection procedures and technologies hold up to authorized but unannounced intrusion attempts launched by seasoned security specialists utilizing advanced hacking techniques. Read more details about Progent's Stealth Penetration Testing Services.

CISM Security Support Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) defines the basic competencies and worldwide standards of service that IT security professionals are expected to achieve. It offers business management the assurance that consultants who have earned their CISM have the experience and knowledge to offer effective security administration and engineering support. Progent can offer a CISM-certified expert to assist your organization in critical security disciplines including information security governance, vulnerability assessment, information protection program management, and crisis response management.

Find out the details concerning Progent's CISM Security Support Assistance.

CISSP Security Consulting Services
Progent's CISSP experts are cybersecurity engineers who have earned CISSP status through demonstrated professional work, rigorous study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of an international standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP status accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise included under CISSP include security management practices, security architecture and test systems, access permission methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.

Read additional details about Progent's CISSP Cybersecurity Support Services.

CISSP-ISSAP (Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals) Consulting Support for Secure System Architecture
Progent's CISSP-ISSAP Premier security experts are experts who have earned ISSAP status after rigorous examination and extensive hands-on work with information security architecture. ISSAP consultants possess comprehensive knowledge of access control mechanisms and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can help your business with all phases of secure network architecture.

Read more information concerning Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected IT Architecture Engineering Assistance.

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) Support Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential is a recognized achievement that indicates mastery in network security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA credential has candidates pass a comprehensive examination given by the ISACA professional group. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-Premier security audit engineer trained to help businesses in the fields of IS audit process, information technology administration, network assets and infrastructure planned useful life, information technology service delivery, safeguarding information assets, and disaster recovery planning.

Find out additional information about Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise.

GIAC Professional Expertise
GIAC was founded in 1999 to certify the knowledge of network security experts. GIAC certifications are recognized by businesses and institutions throughout the world including and the U.S. NSA. Progent's GIAC-certified information assurance specialists offer support for all of the security services addressed within the GIAC certification including evaluating network vulnerability, security incident handling, intrusion detection, web application security and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions for compliance with government requirements for promptly reporting incidents.

Get the details about Progent's GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Services.

Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Consulting Services
If you're looking for Apple macOS or OS X security consulting, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.