Security and Compliance and Information Assurance Expertise

For fast remote help with computer security issues, companies in Appleton Wisconsin have access to expert expertise by contacting Progent's certified security professionals. Progent's online support staff is available to offer efficient and affordable help with security crises that are impacting the viability of your information system. Progent's accredited engineers are premier to provide help for systems based on Microsoft, Linux, Apple macOS and OS X, Sun Solaris, and popular derivatives of UNIX. Progent's wide selection of consulting services addresses firewall technology, email filtering and encryption, secure system architecture, and disaster recovery preparedness. Progent's technical support staff has earned the world's top security certifications including GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) and Information System Security Architecture Professional.

Progent provides remote security assistance on a per-minute basis with no minimum call duration and no extra fees for setup or off-hour support. By billing by the minute and by providing top-level support, Progent's pricing structure keeps expenses under control and avoids situations where simple solutions entail big charges.

Our Network Has Been Hacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If you are now faced with a security crisis, visit Progent's Urgent Remote Network Support to find out how to get fast aid. Progent has a team of veteran network security experts who can provide remote and on-premises support that includes threat containment, mitigation, recovery, forensics, and enhancement of your security defense to guard against future attacks.

For businesses that have prepared beforehand for being hacked, the step-by-step incident response model outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of reacting to a major security penetration.

Introduction to Security Expertise
Coordinating network protection plus staying ready for restoring critical data and functions after an attack requires an on-going effort involving an array of technologies and procedures. Progent's certified experts can help your organization at any level in your efforts to secure your IT network, ranging from security audits to creating a complete security program. Key areas supported by Progent's security engineers include Planning and Prevention, Information Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Filtering of E-mail-Borne Attacks.

Planning and Building Secure Environments
Every company ought to develop a thoroughly thought out security plan that incorporates both preventive and responsive steps. The proactive plan is a collection of steps that works to minimize vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan defines procedures to help security staff to assess the damage resulting from a breach, remediate the damage, document the experience, and restore business activity as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to design security into your business operations. Progent can set up auditing utilities, define and implement a secure IT infrastructure, and recommend processes and policies that will optimize the protection of your network. Progent's security experts are ready to help you to set up a firewall, deploy secure remote access to email and data, and install an efficient virtual private network.

If your company is looking for an affordable option for jobbing out your security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Options feature automated remote system tracking and immediate response to emergencies.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your IT team you to design, implement, administer and troubleshoot enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that incorporate local and cloud infrastructure and that comply with regulatory security requirements. (Learn about Progent's Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration with on-premises installations of Exchange, Microsoft Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) integration expertise.)

System Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in restoring networks and devices that have been hacked, are suspect, or have stopped working following a security attack. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses resulting from the breach, restore normal business operations, and retrieve data lost owing to the assault. Progent's certified specialists can also perform a thorough failure analysis by going over activity logs and utilizing other advanced assessment tools. Progent's background with security problems minimizes your business disruption and permits Progent to recommend efficient strategies to prevent or contain new assaults.

Ransomware Removal and Recovery Expertise
Progent can provide the services of seasoned ransomware recovery consultants with the skills to reconstruct an environment that has suffered an attack by a ransomware cryptoworm like Ryuk, Dharma, NotPetya, or MongoLock. To learn more, see ransomware cleanup and restoration expertise.

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
Ransomware needs time to steal its way through a network. Because of this, ransomware attacks are commonly launched on weekends and at night, when IT staff are likely to take longer to become aware of a breach and are least able to mount a quick and forceful defense. The more lateral progress ransomware can achieve within a target's network, the longer it takes to restore basic IT services and scrambled files and the more data can be exfiltrated to the dark web. Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is intended to help organizations to carry out the urgent first phase in responding to a ransomware assault by putting out the fire. Progent's online ransomware engineers can assist businesses to identify and quarantine breached servers and endpoints and protect undamaged assets from being compromised. If your network has been breached by any version of ransomware, act fast. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Work-from-Home (WFH) Security Expertise
Work-from-Home (WFH) employees commonly utilize their personal computers and often operate in a poorly secured physical environment. This multiplies their vulnerability to cyber threats and requires judicious deployment of corporate firewalls, AV tools, multi-factor authentication, remote endpoint monitoring, thorough end-user education, and the creation of policies based on leading practices. Progent's seasoned group of Work-from-home support consultants can help you to plan, configure and manage an effective cybersecurity solution that guards critical information assets in environments that incorporate at-home workers.

Patch Management Services
Progent's support services for software and firmware patch management provide businesses of all sizes a versatile and affordable solution for evaluating, validating, scheduling, applying, and tracking software and firmware updates to your dynamic IT system. Besides optimizing the security and functionality of your computer network, Progent's software/firmware update management services free up time for your IT staff to focus on more strategic projects and activities that derive maximum business value from your information network. Read more about Progent's software/firmware update management services.

Progent's Flat-rate Managed Services for Information Assurance
Progent's affordable ProSight series of network management outsourcing services is intended to provide small and mid-size organizations with enterprise-class support and state-of-the-art technology for all facets of information assurance. ProSight managed services offered by Progent include:

ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection solution that incorporates SentinelOne's cutting edge behavior analysis tools to defend endpoint devices and physical and virtual servers against modern malware assaults like ransomware and email phishing, which easily evade legacy signature-matching anti-virus products. ProSight Active Security Monitoring safeguards local and cloud resources and provides a single platform to address the complete threat progression including blocking, infiltration detection, containment, cleanup, and post-attack forensics. Top capabilities include single-click rollback using Windows VSS and real-time network-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks. Progent is a certified SentinelOne Partner. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense powered by SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Unified Endpoint Security
ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services offer economical multi-layer security for physical servers and virtual machines, desktops, mobile devices, and Microsoft Exchange. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and advanced heuristics for round-the-clock monitoring and responding to security assaults from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP provides two-way firewall protection, penetration alarms, device control, and web filtering through leading-edge tools incorporated within one agent accessible from a single control. Progent's data protection and virtualization consultants can assist you to plan and configure a ProSight ESP environment that meets your organization's specific needs and that allows you demonstrate compliance with legal and industry data protection regulations. Progent will assist you specify and configure policies that ProSight ESP will manage, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and respond to alarms that require urgent action. Progent's consultants can also assist your company to set up and verify a backup and restore solution such as ProSight Data Protection Services so you can get back in business rapidly from a potentially disastrous security attack like ransomware. Read more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified endpoint security and Exchange email filtering.

ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup
Progent has worked with leading backup/restore technology vendors to create ProSight Data Protection Services, a selection of subscription-based management offerings that deliver backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS services manage and monitor your backup processes and enable non-disruptive backup and fast restoration of vital files/folders, applications, images, plus virtual machines. ProSight DPS helps your business protect against data loss resulting from equipment breakdown, natural calamities, fire, cyber attacks like ransomware, human error, malicious insiders, or application glitches. Managed backup services available in the ProSight Data Protection portfolio include ProSight Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight ECHO Backup using Barracuda purpose-built hardware, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Cloud and On-prem Backup. Your Progent expert can assist you to determine which of these managed services are best suited for your IT environment.

ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Content Filtering
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering and email encryption service that incorporates the technology of top data security vendors to provide centralized management and world-class protection for all your email traffic. The powerful structure of Progent's Email Guard managed service integrates a Cloud Protection Layer with a local gateway appliance to offer advanced protection against spam, viruses, Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks, and other email-based malware. Email Guard's cloud filter acts as a first line of defense and keeps the vast majority of threats from making it to your network firewall. This decreases your exposure to inbound threats and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises gateway device adds a deeper level of inspection for incoming email. For outgoing email, the on-premises gateway offers anti-virus and anti-spam protection, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and email encryption. The onsite gateway can also assist Exchange Server to monitor and protect internal email traffic that stays inside your security perimeter. For more details, visit ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication Solutions
Progent's Duo MFA services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against compromised passwords through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo supports single-tap identity verification on iOS, Google Android, and other personal devices. With 2FA, when you log into a protected application and enter your password you are requested to verify who you are on a unit that only you possess and that is accessed using a different network channel. A wide selection of devices can be used as this added form of ID validation such as a smartphone or watch, a hardware token, a landline phone, etc. You may designate several verification devices. For details about Duo two-factor identity validation services, see Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for an at-home workforce.

ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted VMs at Progent's Tier III Data Center
With ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small business can have its key servers and apps hosted in a secure fault tolerant data center on a high-performance virtual host configured and maintained by Progent's IT support professionals. Under Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client retains ownership of the data, the operating system platforms, and the apps. Since the environment is virtualized, it can be ported easily to a different hosting solution without a lengthy and difficult reinstallation process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not tied one hosting provider. Learn more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: IT Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to capture, maintain, find and safeguard data about your IT infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can quickly locate passwords or IP addresses and be warned about upcoming expirations of SSL certificates or warranties. By cleaning up and managing your IT documentation, you can eliminate as much as half of time wasted searching for critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a common repository for storing and sharing all documents related to managing your network infrastructure like recommended procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers advanced automation for collecting and associating IT data. Whether you're making improvements, doing maintenance, or reacting to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the knowledge you require as soon as you need it. Learn more about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Specialized Security Services Offered by Progent
Progent's certified engineers can provide world-class specialized help in vital areas of network protection such as:

Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent offers expertise with information risk evaluation software such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard from GFI for performing a variety of automatic network tests to reveal potential security gaps. Progent has broad experience with testing tools and can assist your company to understand assessment reports and respond efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also provide web software testing and can perform expert assessments of enterprise-wide security to determine your organization's compliance with major industry security specifications including FISMA, PCI, and ISO. In addition, Progent can assess the effectiveness of your wireless protection covering in-place wireless appliances as well as mobile devices. Read additional information about Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing.

Cisco Network Security, PIX and ASA Firewall, Virtual Private Network, Aironet and Meraki Wi-Fi Help
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals can deliver in-depth consulting services for Cisco's entire range of protection and Virtual Private Network products such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, secure broadband and integrated services (IS) routers, Aironet wireless access points, Cisco Meraki cloud-managed APs, and Catalyst Series switches. Get additional information about Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Wireless Help.

Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Solutions
As well as being expert in a broad range of protection technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers companies of all sizes advanced support for technologies from other major firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Progent's consultants offer:

• Check Point Software Technologies Consulting
• WatchGuard Technologies Help
• Juniper Networks Integration
• SonicWall Expertise
• Symantec Corp Technical Assistance

CISM Security Consulting Services
CISM defines the basic competencies and international benchmarks of service that computer security professionals are expected to achieve. It provides business management the confidence that those who have been awarded their accreditation have the background and knowledge to provide efficient security administration and consulting services. Progent can offer a CISM-certified consultant to help your organization in vital security disciplines such as data security governance, risk assessment, data security program control, and incident handling support.

Read additional information about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Support Services.

Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP consultants are security specialists who have earned CISSP status as a result of demonstrated experience, extensive study, and formal testing. CISSP Certification recognizes mastery of a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP status official recognition in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included under CISSP include cybersecurity management procedures, security design and test systems, access permission methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.

Get the details about Progent's CISSP Support Services.

CISSP-ISSAP Certified Experts for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP Premier cybersecurity experts are specialists who have been awarded ISSAP status as a result of thorough testing and significant hands-on work with information security architecture. ISSAP security experts have in-depth understanding of access control mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network infrastructure security, cryptography, requirements analysis, BCP and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can help your company with all phases of secure network architecture.

Get additional details concerning Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected System Architecture Engineering Services.

CISSP-ISSEP Premier Cybersecurity Engineering Experts
Network Security consultants with CISSP-ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) certification have proven their ability to provide large organizations with the services expected of a senior systems engineer, information assurance systems engineer, information assurance officer, information assurance analyst, or senior cybersecurity analyst. Progent offers the skills of a certified CISSP-ISSEP network security consultant to help your enterprise to follow modern system security engineering principles and techniques in system development, evaluate system security designs according to cybersecurity engineering leading practices, create viable system designs that include compliant security features for all key system functions, develop efficient design strategies to deliver protection for operations, perform comprehensive risk analysis, and recommend practical cybersecurity models that balance your operational goals with your organization's risk tolerance.

Learn more about Progent's CISSP-ISSEP Network Security Engineering Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise
The CISA credential is an important qualification that indicates mastery in IS security audit and control. Certified by ANSI, the CISA accreditation requires that candidates undergo an exhaustive examination administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Premier security audit consultant able to help companies in the areas of information systems audit services, information technology enforcement, network assets and architecture lifecycle, information technology service delivery, safeguarding data resources, and disaster recovery preparedness.

Find out more details concerning Progent's CISA Support Services.

CRISC IT Risk Mitigation Consultants
The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification program was established by ISACA in 2010 to validate an IT professional's ability to design, deploy, and support IS control mechanisms to reduce risk. Progent offers the expertise of a CRISC-certified consultant to help you to develop and execute a business continuity strategy that follows industry best practices identified by CRISC and geared to match your organization's risk appetite, business objectives, and IT budget. Progent's network risk management expertise is a good fit the services provided by Progent's CISA-Premier security engineers for objectively assessing your IT control mechanisms and with the expertise of Progent's CISM-certified experts for designing company-wide security policies and procedures.

Read additional information concerning Progent's CRISC Risk Management Consulting.

Global Information Assurance Certification Support Expertise
GIAC was established in 1999 to validate the skill of network security engineers. GIAC's mission is to make sure that an accredited security consultant has the knowledge necessary to deliver support in key categories of network, data, and application program security. GIAC certifications are recognized by businesses and government organizations around the world including U.S. NSA. Progent offers the support of certified professionals for any of the network security services covered under GIAC certification topics including auditing networks, incident handling, traffic analysis, web application security, and SIEM solutions.

Learn more information about Progent's GIAC Information Assurance Support.

Depend on Progent for Network Security Help
If your company is located in Appleton Wisconsin and you're looking for computer security help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.

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Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout the state of Wisconsin.