Security and Compliance and Information Assurance Expertise

To get immediate online assistance with data security issues, businesses in Atlanta Georgia can find world-class expertise by contacting Progent's certified security engineers. Progent's online service consultants are available to offer efficient and affordable help with security problems that are impacting the productivity of your network. Progent's accredited security engineers are premier to support systems based on Windows, Linux, Apple macOS and OS X, Sun Solaris, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent's broad selection of consulting services encompasses firewall configuration, email security, secure system architecture, and business continuity preparedness. Progent's technical support team has earned the world's most advanced security accreditations including GIAC and Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Progent provides online security support on a by-the-minute model without minimum minutes and no extra charges for sign-up or after hours service. By billing per minute and by providing world-class expertise, Progent's billing policy keeps expenses under control and eliminates situations where quick fixes result in big bills.

Our Network Has Been Attacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If you are now faced with a security crisis, visit Progent's Urgent Remote Computer Help to find out how to receive fast help. Progent maintains a pool of veteran cybersecurity specialists who can provide online and on-premises assistance that includes containment, mitigation, restoration, forensics, and hardening of your cybersecurity posture to protect against future exploits.

For businesses that have prepared carefully for being hacked, the formal post-attack handling model promoted by GIAC is Progent's preferred method of handling a serious security penetration.

Overview of Security Expertise
Coordinating network security and preparation for recovering critical data and systems following an attack requires an on-going process involving an array of tools and processes. Progent's certified engineers can help your organization at whatever level in your efforts to protect your information system, ranging from security evaluation to creating a comprehensive security program. Some technologies supported by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Implementation, Information Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from Email-Based Spam and Viruses.

Designing and Implementing Protected Environments
Any company should develop a thoroughly thought out security strategy that incorporates both proactive and reactive steps. The pre-attack strategy is a collection of steps that works to reduce security gaps. The post-attack strategy specifies activities to assist IT personnel to inventory the losses caused by an attack, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive business functions as quickly as possible. Progent can show you how to build security into your business operations. Progent can install auditing software, create and build a secure network architecture, 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 safe offsite access to e-mail and data, and install an effective virtual private network.

If your company is looking for an economical option for jobbing out your security management, Progent's 24x7 Network Support Packages include continual online network tracking and quick resolution of problems.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your IT team you to design, implement, manage and repair enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that combine physical and cloud-based infrastructure and that comply with government security requirements. (Find out about Progent's Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration solutions with on-premises Exchange deployments, Microsoft Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform integration expertise.)

Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent has expertise in restoring networks and computers that have been hacked, are quarantined, or have ceased to function as a result of a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to evaluate the damage caused by the attack, return your company to normal functions, and recover data compromised owing to the event. Progent's security engineers can also perform a comprehensive forensic analysis by going over event logs and using a variety of advanced forensics techniques. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your downtime and allows Progent to recommend efficient ways to avoid or mitigate new assaults.

Ransomware Removal and Recovery Consulting
Progent can provide the services of seasoned ransomware recovery experts with the knowledge to restore an environment damaged by a ransomware virus like Ryuk, Dharma, Hermes, or MongoLock. To learn more, visit ransomware removal and recovery services.

Work-from-Home Security Expertise
Work-from-Home staff members commonly utilize their own devices and often operate in a unsecured physical environment. This situation increases their vulnerability to cyber attacks and requires careful configuration of corporate firewalls, anti-malware tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote monitoring, thorough user training, and the creation of policies built on leading practices. Progent's veteran group of at-home workforce support experts can help your business to plan, deploy and maintain a compliant cybersecurity solution that guards vital information assets in networks that incorporate an at-home workforce.

Software/Firmware Update Management Services
Progent's managed services for patch management provide businesses of any size a flexible and cost-effective alternative for assessing, testing, scheduling, implementing, and documenting software and firmware updates to your dynamic information network. In addition to optimizing the security and reliability of your computer network, Progent's software/firmware update management services free up time for your IT staff to focus on more strategic initiatives and tasks 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 portfolio of managed services is intended to provide small and mid-size businesses with enterprise-class support and state-of-the-art technology for all facets of information assurance. Managed services available from Progent include:

ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection solution that utilizes SentinelOne's cutting edge behavior machine learning tools to guard endpoint devices and servers and VMs against new malware attacks like ransomware and email phishing, which easily get by traditional signature-based AV tools. ProSight Active Security Monitoring protects local and cloud resources and offers a unified platform to manage the complete threat lifecycle including blocking, infiltration detection, mitigation, remediation, and post-attack forensics. Top features include single-click rollback with Windows VSS and automatic network-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks. Progent is a certified SentinelOne Partner. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring endpoint protection and ransomware recovery powered by SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Unified Physical and Virtual Endpoint Security
ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services offer economical in-depth security for physical and virtual servers, desktops, mobile devices, and Microsoft Exchange. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and advanced heuristics for continuously monitoring and reacting to cyber threats from all vectors. ProSight ESP offers two-way firewall protection, penetration alerts, device management, and web filtering via leading-edge tools packaged within one agent managed from a unified console. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can help you to plan and implement a ProSight ESP environment that meets your organization's specific needs and that helps you demonstrate compliance with government and industry information security standards. Progent will assist you specify and implement policies that ProSight ESP will manage, and Progent will monitor your network and respond to alerts that require urgent attention. Progent can also assist you to set up and verify a backup and restore solution like ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover quickly from a potentially disastrous cyber attack like ransomware. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified physical and virtual endpoint security and Microsoft Exchange email filtering.

ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup and Recovery
Progent has worked with advanced backup/restore technology vendors to create ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a portfolio of subscription-based offerings that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS services automate and track your data backup processes and allow non-disruptive backup and fast recovery of critical files, apps, system images, plus virtual machines. ProSight DPS lets you protect against data loss caused by equipment breakdown, natural calamities, fire, malware such as ransomware, user error, malicious employees, or software glitches. Managed backup services in the ProSight DPS selection include ProSight Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight DPS ECHO Backup using Barracuda purpose-built storage, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent service representative can help you to determine which of these fully managed services are most appropriate for your network.

ProSight Email Guard: Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Email Encryption
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering and email encryption service that uses the infrastructure of top data security companies to deliver web-based control and comprehensive security for your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard combines cloud-based filtering with an on-premises gateway device to provide advanced defense against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks, and other email-based threats. The Cloud Protection Layer serves as a first line of defense and keeps the vast majority of unwanted email from making it to your security perimeter. This reduces your exposure to inbound threats and conserves network bandwidth and storage. Email Guard's on-premises gateway appliance provides a deeper layer of inspection for incoming email. For outbound email, the local gateway offers AV and anti-spam filtering, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and email encryption. The local gateway can also help Exchange Server to monitor and safeguard internal email that stays within your corporate firewall. For more information, see ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Solutions
Progent's Duo MFA service plans incorporate Cisco's Duo technology to protect against stolen passwords by using two-factor authentication (2FA). Duo enables single-tap identity verification with iOS, Android, and other personal devices. Using Duo 2FA, whenever you log into a protected online account and enter your password you are asked to confirm who you are on a device that only you possess and that uses a different ("out-of-band") network channel. A broad selection of devices can be used for this second means of authentication including a smartphone or wearable, a hardware/software token, a landline telephone, etc. You can designate multiple validation devices. To find out more about Duo identity authentication services, visit Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for at-home workers.

ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's Tier III Data Center
With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small or mid-size organization can have its key servers and apps hosted in a secure fault tolerant data center on a high-performance virtual host set up and maintained by Progent's IT support experts. With the ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the customer retains ownership of the data, the OS platforms, and the apps. Because the system is virtualized, it can be moved immediately to an alternate hardware environment without requiring a lengthy and technically risky reinstallation process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not tied one hosting provider. Find out more about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: Network Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is an IT infrastructure documentation management service that allows you to capture, update, find and protect information related to your IT infrastructure, processes, applications, and services. You can quickly locate passwords or serial numbers and be warned about upcoming expirations of SSL certificates or warranties. By updating and organizing your IT documentation, you can eliminate as much as 50% of time thrown away searching for vital information about your IT network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a centralized repository for holding and sharing all documents related to managing your network infrastructure such as recommended procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers a high level of automation for gathering and associating IT data. Whether you're making enhancements, performing maintenance, or reacting to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the data you require when you need it. Find out more about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Specialized Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's veteran engineers can provide world-class consulting support in key facets of network security including:

Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent provides expertise with information risk auditing software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive network scans to uncover potential security gaps. Progent has broad experience with testing utilities and can help your company to analyze assessment results and respond efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also provide web software testing and can conduct thorough assessments of enterprise-wide security to determine your organization's compliance with major industry security standards including FISMA, NIST, and ISO 17799. In addition, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless security covering stationary wireless equipment plus mobile handsets. Find out the details about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment.

Cisco Security, PIX and ASA Firewall, VPN, Aironet and Meraki Wi-Fi Expertise
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver world-class consulting services for Cisco's entire family of security and VPN products including PIX 500 Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected broadband and integrated services (IS) routers, wireless access points, Cisco Meraki cloud-managed access points, and Catalyst family switches. Find out more details concerning Cisco Security, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Consulting.

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Solutions
As well as being expert in a broad range of security solutions available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide companies of all sizes expert engineering services for products from other major firewall and VPN suppliers. Progent's consultants can provide:

• Check Point Software Consulting
• WatchGuard Technologies Engineering Services
• Juniper and NetScreen Deployment and Support
• SonicWall Inc. Consulting
• Symantec Help

Certified Information Security Manager Security Consulting Services
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the fundamental competencies and international benchmarks of service that computer security managers are expected to master. It offers executive management the assurance that consultants who have earned their accreditation have the background and skill to provide efficient security administration and engineering support. Progent can provide a CISM-certified expert to assist your organization in critical security disciplines including information protection governance, risk assessment, data security program control, and incident handling management.

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CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security specialists who have earned CISSP status as a result of verified professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in an international standard for IT security. ANSI has granted the CISSP credential official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge included under CISSP include cybersecurity administration procedures, security architecture and models, access permission methodology, software development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, communications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.

Find out more information concerning Progent's CISSP Support Expertise.

CISSP-ISSAP Premier Consultants for Secure System Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP Certified security experts are specialists who have been awarded ISSAP status as a result of thorough testing and significant hands-on work with network security architecture. ISSAP security experts possess in-depth understanding of access control systems and methodologies, telecommunications and network security, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity and disaster recovery, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-premier security consultants can assist your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.

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CISSP-ISSEP Certified Cybersecurity Engineering Consultants
Network Security consultants who have earned CISSP-ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) certification have demonstrated their ability to provide large organizations with the expertise expected of a senior systems engineer, information assurance systems engineer, information assurance officer, information assurance analyst, or senior security analyst. Progent offers the support of a certified CISSP-ISSEP network security expert to assist your enterprise to utilize modern system security engineering theory and techniques in system development, evaluate system security designs according to security engineering best practices, produce cohesive system designs that include compliant cybersecurity mechanisms for all critical system functions, define effective design strategies to provide protection for operations, perform in-depth risk analysis, and recommend realistic security models that balance your operational goals with your company's tolerance for risk.

Find out more about Progent's CISSP-ISSEP Cybersecurity Engineering Consulting.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise
The CISA credential is a recognized qualification that indicates expertise in IS security audit and control. Certified by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA credential has candidates undergo an extensive test administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Certified security audit engineer able to assist companies in the fields of IS audit process, IT governance, network assets and architecture planned useful life, information technology support, safeguarding data assets, and disaster recovery preparedness.

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CRISC-certified Risk Management Specialists
The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification program was initiated by ISACA to verify a consultant's ability to plan, deploy, and maintain IS control mechanisms to reduce network risk. Progent can provide the services of a CRISC-certified consultant to assist your company to create and carry out a workplace continuity or disaster recovery strategy that follows leading practices promoted by CRISC and crafted to align with your organization's risk appetite, business goals, and budgetary guidelines. Progent's network risk management services are complementary to the support provided by Progent's CISA-Certified consultants for impartially assessing your IT control mechanisms and with the expertise of Progent's CISM support professionals for implementing security policies and procedures.

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GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Professional Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was established in 1999 to validate the skill of network security engineers. GIAC's goal is to assure that a certified security consultant possesses the knowledge needed to provide support in key categories of network, information, and application program security. GIAC accreditations are acknowledged by companies and government organizations throughout the world including United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified professionals for any of the security disciplines covered under GIAC certification programs such as assessing IT infrastructure, security incident response, intrusion detection, web-based application security, and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.

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Contact Progent for Network Security Consulting Services
If your organization is situated in Atlanta Georgia and you're trying to find computer security consulting expertise, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.

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