To get fast online help with data security issues, businesses in Austin Texas have access to high-level troubleshooting from Progent's security engineers. Progent's online service staff is ready to provide effective and low-cost assistance with security problems that threaten the viability of your IT network. Progent's accredited security engineers are certified to support environments powered by Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple macOS and OS X, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent can provide expert support for vital security and restoration technologies including AI-driven EDR (End Point Protection and Response), Managed Detection and Response, full system restoration testing, immutable backup, and off-premises backup. Progent's wide range of services addresses firewall technology, email filtering and encryption, secure network infrastructure, and business continuity planning. Progent's technical support staff has earned the world's top security certifications including Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP).
Progent provides online security support on a by-the-minute basis without minimum minutes and without additional charges for sign-up or off-hour service. By charging per minute and by providing world-class help, Progent's billing model keeps expenses low and eliminates situations where quick fixes result in big charges.
Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
Ransomware needs time to steal its way through a network. Because of this, ransomware assaults are typically launched on weekends and late at night, when support personnel may take longer to recognize a break-in and are least able to organize a rapid and forceful defense. The more lateral movement ransomware can manage inside a target's network, the longer it will require to recover basic IT services and scrambled files and the more information can be stolen and posted to the dark web. Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to help you to take the urgent first phase in mitigating a ransomware assault by stopping the bleeding. Progent's online ransomware experts can help you to locate and quarantine infected devices and protect undamaged resources from being penetrated. If your network has been breached by any strain of ransomware, don't panic. Get help quickly by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.
Our System Has Been Attacked: What Can We Do?
In case your business is now experiencing a security emergency other than ransomware, visit Progent's Urgent Online Technical Support to learn how to receive immediate assistance. Progent maintains a pool of certified cybersecurity specialists who offer online and on-premises assistance that includes containment, mitigation, restoration, forensics, and enhancement of your cybersecurity defense to guard against future exploits.
For businesses that have planned carefully for an attack, the formal post-attack response procedure promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's approved method of reacting to a serious security penetration.
Introduction to Progent's Security Support Services
Managing network security as well as preparation for recovering critical information and systems after an attack demands an on-going process that entails an array of technologies and processes. Progent's security experts can support your business at all levels in your efforts to safeguard your information network, from security assessments to creating a comprehensive security plan. Important technologies covered by Progent's experts include Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Forensics, and Managed Protection from Email-Based Attacks.
Designing and Building Protected Networks
Every business ought to have a thoroughly considered security strategy that incorporates both preventive and reactive activity. The pre-attack plan is a collection of steps that helps to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive strategy defines procedures to help IT personnel to inventory the damage resulting from an attack, repair the damage, record the experience, and restore business functions as soon as possible. Progent can show you how to incorporate protection into your business operations. Progent can install scanning utilities, define and execute a secure computer architecture, and propose processes and policies to optimize the safety of your network. Progent's security professionals are ready to assist you to configure a firewall, deploy safe online and mobile access to email and information, and install an effective VPN.
If your company is interested in an affordable option for outsourcing your security administration, Progent's 24x7 Network Support Options feature non-stop online server tracking and immediate resolution of problems.
Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your IT team you to design, implement, administer and repair enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that incorporate local and cloud hosted infrastructure and that comply with government security standards. (Learn about Progent's Microsoft 365 integration solutions with on-premises installations of Exchange, Microsoft Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform planning and integration expertise.)
System Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent offers expertise in restoring systems and servers that have been hacked, are suspect, or have failed following a security attack. Progent can show you how to determine the losses resulting from the attack, return your company to ordinary functions, and recover information compromised as a result of the event. Progent's security engineers can also perform a comprehensive failure analysis by examining event logs and using other proven forensics tools. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your downtime and allows Progent to suggest effective ways to avoid or contain future attacks.
Ransomware Cleanup and Restoration Services
Progent can provide the help of experienced ransomware recovery experts with the knowledge to rebuild an IT network victimized by a ransomware virus like Ryuk, WannaCry, Hermes, or MongoLock. To find out more, see ransomware removal and recovery expertise.
Work-from-Home Cybersecurity Solutions
Work-from-Home employees commonly utilize their own computers and often work in a unsecured physical environment. This multiplies their vulnerability to cyber attacks and calls for careful configuration of corporate firewalls, anti-malware tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote endpoint monitoring, extensive user education, and the creation of security policies built on best practices. Progent's seasoned team of Work-from-home support consultants can assist your business to plan, configure and maintain a compliant cybersecurity solution that guards critical IT assets in environments that include remote workers and hybrid workers.
Patch Management Services
Progent's managed services for patch management provide businesses of all sizes a versatile and affordable solution for evaluating, validating, scheduling, applying, and tracking updates to your ever-evolving IT system. In addition to maximizing the security and reliability of your IT network, Progent's patch management services permit your in-house IT team to concentrate on more strategic projects and activities that derive maximum business value from your information network. Learn more about Progent's patch management services.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Based on SentinelOne
SentinelOne's Singularity portfolio is a subscription-based, cloud-centric cyberthreat defense platform that includes computer learning algorithms and professional services to deliver enterprise-class endpoint detection and response (Singularity EDR) and extended detection and response (Singularity XDR). SentinelOne's small-footprint software agents can be loaded in a few minutes to defend endpoints against increasingly sophisticated assaults such as ransomware, known and brand-new malware, trojan viruses, hacking toolkits, RAM exploits, script misuse, invasive macros, and living-off-the-land abuse. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner and dealer and manages thousands of endpoints protected by SentinelOne Singularity technology. SentinelOne is always the first incident response tool deployed by Progent to gain control and visibility of a client's network at the outset of a ransomware recovery emergency. For additional information, see Progent's SentinelOne-based Extended Detection and Response (XDR) services.
Consulting Services for Horizon3.ai's NodeZero PEN Testing Platform
NodeZero from Horizon3.ai is a leading-edge penetration test (pentest) product family that can deliver repeated, concurrent, programmable testing of your internal and perimeter network to help you identify, rank, fix, and verify security weaknesses before threat actors can exploit them. NodeZero pentests can strategically insert decoys called tripwires like fake files or credentials to find out when your network is currently being probed along common attack vectors. Tripwires provide sufficient information to make it possible to react quickly with your incident response workflows before an assailant can compromise your environment. Progent can provide the expertise of a NodeZero Certified Operator (NCO) who can assist you to deploy NodeZero to perform comprehensive penetration tests of your perimeter and your internal network so you can evaluate your present security posture. Progent can also help you to strengthen your existing network security and can assist you to design and deploy a unified cybersecurity ecosystem that simplifies management and delivers maximum protection for on-premises, cloud-based, and perimeter IT resources. To learn additional information about Progent's threat analysis services based on on NodeZero's pentest products, see Consulting Services for NodeZero's Penetration Test Platform.
Stealth Penetration Security Assessment Services
Stealth penetration checking is an important component of any overall IT system security strategy. Progent's security experts can perform extensive intrusion checks without the awareness of your company's in-house IT resources. Stealth penetration checking shows whether existing security monitoring tools such as intrusion incident alerts and event history monitoring are correctly configured and consistently observed. Progent can implement ongoing autonomous penetration testing to map your internal/external attack surface and to detect ways that exploitable vulnerabilities, improper configurations, compromised credentials, uninstalled patches, and dangerous product defaults can be combined by hackers into the multi-front attacks typical of the latest strains of ransomware. Get additional information about Progent's Stealth Penetration Testing Consultants.
Progent's Low-Cost Managed Services for Information Security
Progent's low-cost ProSight line of managed services is designed to provide small and mid-size businesses with enterprise-class support and state-of-the-art technology for all facets of information assurance and compliance. Managed services offered by Progent include:
ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Recovery
ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection solution that incorporates SentinelOne's next generation behavior-based machine learning tools to defend endpoint devices and servers and VMs against modern malware attacks such as ransomware and file-less exploits, which easily escape traditional signature-matching AV products. ProSight Active Security Monitoring protects on-premises and cloud-based resources and offers a single platform to address the entire malware attack progression including protection, infiltration detection, mitigation, cleanup, and post-attack forensics. Key features include single-click rollback using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service and real-time system-wide immunization against new attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Learn more about Progent's
ProSight Enhanced Security Protection: Unified Endpoint Protection
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) managed services offer affordable in-depth protection for physical and virtual servers, workstations, smartphones, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP utilizes contextual security and advanced machine learning for continuously monitoring and reacting to cyber threats from all vectors. ProSight ESP delivers firewall protection, penetration alerts, device control, and web filtering through cutting-edge tools incorporated within a single agent accessible from a unified control. Progent's security and virtualization consultants can assist you to plan and implement a ProSight ESP deployment that meets your company's specific needs and that helps you achieve and demonstrate compliance with legal and industry information protection regulations. Progent will assist you specify and configure policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and react to alarms that call for immediate attention. Progent can also assist you to install and verify a backup and disaster recovery solution like ProSight Data Protection Services so you can get back in business quickly from a destructive cyber attack such as ransomware. Read more about Progent's
ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup and Recovery
Progent has partnered with advanced backup/restore product companies to create ProSight Data Protection Services, a selection of offerings that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS services manage and monitor your backup processes and allow transparent backup and fast restoration of critical files, applications, images, and Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. ProSight DPS helps your business protect against data loss resulting from hardware breakdown, natural disasters, fire, malware such as ransomware, user mistakes, ill-intentioned insiders, or software glitches. Managed services available in the ProSight Data Protection product line include ProSight Altaro VM Backup with immutable cloud storage, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight DPS ECHO Backup using Barracuda purpose-built hardware, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Cloud and On-prem Backup. Your Progent consultant can help you to identify which of these fully managed services are best suited for your IT environment.
ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Email Encryption
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 web-based control and world-class protection for all your email traffic. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard combines cloud-based filtering with a local gateway device to provide advanced protection against spam, viruses, Denial of Service Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs), and other email-borne malware. Email Guard's cloud filter 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 vulnerability to external attacks and saves system bandwidth and storage. Email Guard's on-premises gateway device provides a deeper level of analysis for inbound email. For outbound email, the local gateway offers anti-virus and anti-spam filtering, DLP, and email encryption. The local security gateway can also assist Microsoft Exchange Server to monitor and protect internal email traffic that originates and ends within your security perimeter. For more details, see ProSight Email Guard spam filtering and data leakage protection.
ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Solutions
Progent's Duo MFA service plans utilize Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against compromised passwords through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo supports single-tap identity confirmation on Apple iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices. With Duo 2FA, when you log into a secured application and give your password you are asked to confirm who you are via a device that only you possess and that uses a separate network channel. A broad range of out-of-band devices can be used for this second form of ID validation including a smartphone or watch, a hardware token, a landline telephone, etc. You may designate several verification devices. To find out more about Duo two-factor identity validation services, see 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 business can have its critical servers and applications hosted in a protected fault tolerant data center on a fast virtual machine host configured and managed by Progent's network support experts. Under Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting model, the customer owns the data, the OS software, and the apps. Since the environment is virtualized, it can be ported immediately to an alternate hardware environment without requiring a lengthy and difficult reinstallation process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not locked into a single hosting service. Find out more about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.
ProSight IT Asset Management: Network Documentation and Password Management
ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to create, maintain, find and safeguard information about your IT infrastructure, procedures, applications, and services. You can quickly find passwords or serial numbers and be warned about impending expirations of SSL certificates or domains. By updating and organizing your network documentation, you can eliminate up to half of time wasted trying to find critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a centralized location for holding and collaborating on all documents related to managing your business network such as standard operating procedures (SOPs) and self-service instructions. ProSight IT Asset Management also supports a high level of automation for collecting and associating IT information. Whether you're planning enhancements, performing regular maintenance, or responding to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management delivers the data you need the instant you need it. Learn more about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.
Specialized Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's seasoned consultants offer unique specialized help in vital areas of IT security including:
Information Risk Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent provides expertise with information risk evaluation utilities like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for performing a variety of comprehensive network tests to identify potential security problems. Progent has broad experience with scanning utilities and can assist your company to understand assessment reports and respond appropriately. Progent's certified security engineers also offer web application validation and can perform expert assessments of enterprise-wide security to assess your organization's compliance with major industry security standards such as FISMA, NIST, and ISO 17799. In addition, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless security including in-place wireless appliances plus mobile handsets. Find out additional information concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment.
Cisco Security, PIX Firewall and ASA Firewall, Virtual Private Network, Aironet and Meraki Wi-Fi Support
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver world-class technical expertise for Cisco's complete range of protection and Virtual Private Network solutions such as PIX Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, Catalyst Firewall Services Module (FWSM), protected broadband and integrated services (IS) routers, wireless access points, Meraki cloud-managed APs, and Catalyst family switches. Read more details concerning Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Aironet Wireless Help.
Additional Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
In addition to being expert in a broad array of security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers organizations of any size expert engineering services for products from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors. Progent's consultants offer:
Learn additional details concerning Progent's Certified Information Security Manager Security Support Expertise.
CISSP Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP consultants are cybersecurity engineers who have earned CISSP accreditation through verified professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP qualification indicates mastery of an international standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP status accreditation in the area of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise included within CISSP include security management practices, security architecture and test systems, access permission methodology, software development security, business processes security, physical security, encryption, telecommunications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.
Learn additional information concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Consulting Services.
CISSP-ISSAP Premier Consultants for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP Premier cybersecurity consultants are specialists who have earned ISSAP status after rigorous examination and substantial hands-on work with information security design. ISSAP security experts have acquired in-depth knowledge of access management systems and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, needs evaluation, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-premier security experts can assist your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.
Read the details concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Protected System Architecture Engineering Services.
CISSP-ISSEP Certified Cybersecurity Engineering Experts
Network Security consultants who have earned CISSP-ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) certification have shown their ability to provide large organizations with the expertise associated with 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 consultant to assist your organization to follow current system security engineering principles and techniques in system development, evaluate system security designs according to cybersecurity engineering best practices, create cohesive system designs that incorporate compliant cybersecurity features for all key system functions, develop efficient design and configuration strategies to provide operational security, perform comprehensive risk analysis, and recommend practical security solutions that balance your operational goals with your organization's risk tolerance.
Learn the details about Progent's CISSP-ISSEP Cybersecurity Engineering Consulting.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Services
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is an important qualification that represents mastery in information system security audit and control. Certified by ANSI, the CISA accreditation has consultants pass an extensive examination overseen by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Premier security audit professional able to help companies in the areas of information systems audit services, IT enforcement, systems and infrastructure lifecycle, IT support, protecting information assets, and disaster recovery preparedness.
Get more details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Professional Expertise.
CRISC-certified Risk Mitigation Experts
The CRISC program was initiated by ISACA to verify a consultant's skills to plan, implement, and support IS controls to reduce network risk. Progent can provide the services of a CRISC-certified engineer to assist your company to develop and execute a business continuity strategy based on industry best practices promoted by CRISC and crafted to align with your organization's risk appetite, business goals, and IT budget. Progent's network risk management expertise is a good fit the support available from Progent's CISA-Certified consultants for impartially auditing your IT control mechanisms and also with the expertise of Progent's CISM support professionals for defining security policies.
Read the details about Progent's CRISC Network Risk Management Consulting.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Consulting Services
Global Information Assurance Certification was founded in 1999 to validate the skill of network security experts. GIAC's goal is to assure that an accredited professional possesses the skills necessary to provide services in vital areas of network, information, and software security. GIAC certifications are acknowledged by businesses and government organizations throughout the world including United States National Security Agency. Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified consultants for any of the security capabilities addressed under GIAC accreditation topics including auditing networks, incident response, traffic analysis, web services security, and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.
Read additional information about Progent's GIAC Information Assurance Support.
Contact Progent for Computer Security Expertise
If your company is located in Austin Texas and you want cybersecurity help, telephone Progent at
South Central Texas Contact Information:
Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout Central and South Texas.
City | Address | Phone | Link |
Austin | 700 Lavaca St, Suite 1400 Austin, TX 78701 United States |
(737) 204-0155 | Austin Network Support Services |
Corpus Christi | 710 Buffalo Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 United States |
(361) 356-3700 | Corpus Christi Network Support Services |
San Antonio | 110 E Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78205 United States |
(210) 750-3330 | San Antonio Network Support Services |