Security and Compliance and Information Assurance Consulting

For immediate online help with data security problems, companies in Cincinnati Ohio can find world-class troubleshooting by contacting Progent's certified security professionals. Progent's remote service consultants are ready to provide efficient and affordable assistance with security emergencies that are impacting the viability of your IT network. Progent's security consultants are premier to support systems powered by Microsoft, Linux, Apple macOS and OS X, Sun Solaris, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent's wide array of consulting services addresses firewall expertise, email security, secure system infrastructure, and disaster recovery planning. Progent's technical support staff has earned the world's top security accreditations including GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) and Information System Security Architecture Professional.

Progent provides online security support services on a by-the-minute model without minimum times and without additional charges for sign-up or after hours service. By charging per minute and by delivering world-class help, Progent's pricing policy keeps costs under control and avoids situations where quick solutions entail big charges.

We've Been Attacked: What Can We Do?
In case your network is currently experiencing a network security emergency, visit Progent's Urgent Remote Computer Support to see how to receive fast help. Progent has a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts who offer online and onsite support that includes threat containment, mitigation, restoration, forensics, and hardening of your security profile to guard against future exploits.

For companies that have planned carefully for an attack, the formal incident response procedure promoted by GIAC is Progent's approved method of responding to a serious security penetration.

Overview of Security Services
Managing network protection plus preparation for restoring vital data and systems following an attack requires an on-going process involving an array of tools and procedures. Progent's security engineers can support your business at all levels in your attempt to safeguard your information system, ranging from security assessments to designing a comprehensive security strategy. Important areas covered by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Implementation, Information Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Protection from Email-Based Attacks.

Planning and Implementing Secure Networks
Every company should have a thoroughly considered security plan that incorporates both preventive and reactive steps. The proactive strategy is a collection of precautions that helps to minimize vulnerabilities. The post-attack plan specifies procedures to assist IT staff to assess the losses caused by a breach, repair the damage, record the experience, and revive network functions as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to design protection into your business operations. Progent can set up auditing software, create and execute a secure IT architecture, and recommend procedures and policies that will enhance the safety of your network. Progent's security experts are available to assist you to configure a firewall, design protected online and mobile access to email and information, and install an effective virtual private network (VPN).

If your company is interested in an economical way for jobbing out your network security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Packages feature automated online system monitoring and fast resolution of problems.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your company you to plan, deploy, manage and troubleshoot enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that include local and cloud hosted resources and that are compliant with regulatory data security requirements. (Learn about Progent's Microsoft 365 integration solutions with on-premises Exchange, Microsoft Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform integration expertise.)

Data Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent provides expertise in restoring systems and devices that have been compromised, are in question, or have failed as a result of a security attack. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses caused by the breach, restore normal business operations, and recover data compromised owing to the assault. Progent's security specialists can also manage a thorough failure evaluation by going over event logs and utilizing a variety of proven forensics tools. Progent's experience with security problems reduces your off-air time and permits Progent to propose efficient measures to avoid or mitigate future assaults.

Ransomware Removal and Restoration Services
Progent can provide the help of seasoned ransomware recovery consultants with the skills to rebuild an information system victimized by a ransomware virus such as Ryuk, Dharma, NotPetya, or Locky. For more information, see ransomware cleanup and restoration services.

Work-from-Home (WFH) Cybersecurity Expertise
Work-from-Home (WFH) employees typically utilize their personal computers and usually work in a unsecured physical environment. This situation increases their vulnerability to cyber attacks and calls for judicious deployment of firewalls, AV tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote endpoint monitoring, thorough user education, and the development of policies based on leading practices. Progent's seasoned team of Work-from-home solutions consultants can help you to plan, implement and manage an effective cybersecurity solution that guards critical IT assets in environments that incorporate at-home workers.

Software/Firmware Update Management Services
Progent's support services for software and firmware patch management provide organizations of all sizes a versatile and cost-effective solution for assessing, testing, scheduling, implementing, and tracking updates to your dynamic information network. In addition to maximizing the protection and functionality of your IT network, Progent's software/firmware update management services permit your in-house IT team to focus on line-of-business initiatives and tasks that deliver maximum business value from your network. Learn more about Progent's patch management services.

Progent's Fixed-price Managed Services for Information Assurance
Progent's affordable ProSight series of managed services is intended to provide small and mid-size businesses with enterprise-class support and cutting-edge technology for all facets of information assurance and compliance. Managed services available from Progent include:

ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM): Next Generation Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring is an endpoint protection (EPP) solution that utilizes SentinelOne's next generation behavior analysis tools to guard endpoint devices and physical and virtual servers against new malware attacks like ransomware and email phishing, which easily get by traditional signature-based anti-virus tools. ProSight ASM protects on-premises and cloud-based resources and provides a single platform to address the entire malware attack progression including protection, identification, containment, cleanup, and post-attack forensics. Top features include single-click rollback with Windows VSS and real-time system-wide immunization against newly discovered threats. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Read more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware recovery powered by SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Unified Endpoint Security
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) managed services deliver affordable multi-layer protection for physical and virtual servers, workstations, smartphones, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP utilizes adaptive security and modern behavior analysis for round-the-clock monitoring and responding to cyber threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP delivers two-way firewall protection, intrusion alerts, endpoint control, and web filtering via cutting-edge technologies incorporated within a single agent managed from a unified control. Progent's data protection and virtualization consultants can help your business to plan and configure a ProSight ESP environment that meets your organization's unique requirements and that helps you prove compliance with government and industry data security standards. Progent will assist you specify and configure security policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and react to alarms that call for immediate action. Progent's consultants can also help your company to set up and test a backup and restore solution like ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover rapidly from a destructive security attack such as ransomware. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection unified physical and virtual endpoint protection and Microsoft Exchange email filtering.

ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup
Progent has worked with leading backup product vendors to create ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a portfolio of subscription-based management offerings that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS products manage and track your backup operations and allow transparent backup and fast restoration of important files/folders, apps, system images, and virtual machines. ProSight DPS lets you protect against data loss caused by equipment breakdown, natural disasters, fire, cyber attacks like ransomware, human mistakes, malicious employees, or application bugs. Managed backup services available in the ProSight DPS family include ProSight DPS Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight DPS ECHO Backup using Barracuda purpose-built hardware, and ProSight MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent consultant can help you to determine which of these fully managed services are best suited for your IT environment.

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 technology of leading data security companies to deliver web-based control and comprehensive protection for all your email traffic. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard integrates a Cloud Protection Layer with a local security gateway device to offer advanced protection against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, DHAs, and other email-borne malware. The Cloud Protection Layer acts as a preliminary barricade and blocks the vast majority of threats from reaching your security perimeter. This reduces your exposure to external threats and saves network bandwidth and storage. Email Guard's on-premises gateway device provides a deeper layer of analysis for incoming email. For outgoing email, the onsite security gateway offers anti-virus and anti-spam filtering, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and email encryption. The onsite security gateway can also assist Microsoft Exchange Server to track and protect internal email traffic that originates and ends within your security perimeter. For more information, visit ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Services
Progent's Duo authentication services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against compromised passwords by using two-factor authentication (2FA). Duo supports one-tap identity confirmation with Apple iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices. With 2FA, whenever you log into a protected application and enter your password you are asked to verify your identity via a unit that only you have and that uses a different network channel. A broad selection of out-of-band devices can be used for this second means of authentication such as an iPhone or Android or watch, a hardware/software token, a landline telephone, etc. You may register several verification devices. For more information about Duo identity validation services, visit Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for an at-home workforce.

ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's World-class Data Center
With ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small business can have its key servers and applications hosted in a secure Tier III data center on a fast virtual machine host configured and maintained by Progent's network support professionals. With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client retains ownership of the data, the operating system software, and the applications. Because the environment is virtualized, it can be moved immediately to a different hosting environment without requiring a lengthy and difficult reinstallation procedure. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not locked into one hosting service. Learn more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is an IT infrastructure documentation management service that makes it easy to create, update, find and safeguard data related to your IT infrastructure, procedures, business apps, and services. You can quickly find passwords or serial numbers and be warned about upcoming expirations of SSL certificates or domains and warranties. By cleaning up and organizing your IT documentation, you can save as much as half of time wasted looking for vital information about your IT network. ProSight IT Asset Management includes a centralized repository for holding and sharing all documents required for managing your business network such as recommended procedures and self-service instructions. ProSight IT Asset Management also supports advanced automation for gathering and relating IT information. Whether you're planning improvements, performing regular maintenance, or reacting to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management delivers the knowledge you require as soon as you need it. Find out more details about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Specialized Security Expertise Available from Progent
Progent's security engineers can provide unique expertise in vital facets of IT protection including:

Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Testing
Progent offers experience with security auditing utilities like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard for performing a variety of automatic system scans to reveal potential security gaps. Progent has extensive skills with scanning utilities and can assist you to analyze audit results and respond efficiently. Progent's security consultants also can perform web application validation and can perform expert evaluation of corporate-wide security to assess your company's compliance with important global security standards such as HIPAA, PCI, and ISO. Also, Progent can evaluate the effectiveness of your wireless security covering stationary wireless equipment as well as mobile handsets. Get additional details concerning Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Testing.

Cisco Network Security, PIX and ASA Firewall, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Aironet and Meraki Wi-Fi Support
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver in-depth consulting expertise for Cisco's complete family of security and VPN solutions such as PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, protected high-speed and IS routers, wireless access points and bridges, Cisco Meraki cloud-managed Wi-Fi APs, and Catalyst Series switches. Learn more details about Cisco Security, VPN and Wireless Consulting.

Other Firewall and VPN Solutions
In addition to supporting a broad range of network security technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent offers organizations of all sizes top-level consulting for security products from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Progent's consultants can provide:

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

CISM Security Support Expertise
Certified Information Security Manager identifies the basic competencies and worldwide standards of performance that information technology security managers are expected to achieve. CISM provides executive management the assurance that consultants who have earned their accreditation possess the background and skill to provide efficient security management and engineering support. Progent can provide a CISM expert to help your enterprise in key security areas such as data security governance, risk management, information protection process control, and incident handling management.

Learn the details about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Support Expertise.

CISSP Security Support Services
Progent's CISSP consultants are security specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation as a result of demonstrated professional work, extensive study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in an international standard for information security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP status accreditation in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of knowledge included under CISSP include security management procedures, security architecture and models, access control methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, encryption, communications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.

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CISSP-ISSAP Certified Experts for Secure Network Architecture
Progent's ISSAP Certified cybersecurity consultants have earned ISSAP accreditation as a result of rigorous examination and substantial hands-on work with information security architecture. ISSAP consultants have comprehensive knowledge of access management mechanisms and methodologies, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and DRP, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can assist your business with all phases of architecture security.

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CISSP-ISSEP Certified Security Engineering Experts
Network Security consultants with CISSP-ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) certification have shown their ability to provide enterprises with the services associated with a senior systems engineer, information assurance systems engineer, information assurance officer, information assurance analyst, or senior security analyst. Progent can provide the support of a certified CISSP-ISSEP network security consultant to assist your organization to utilize modern system security engineering principles and processes in system development, review system security designs based on cybersecurity engineering leading practices, create viable system designs that incorporate compliant security mechanisms for all key system functions, develop efficient design strategies to deliver protection for operations, perform in-depth risk analysis, and recommend practical security solutions that balance your operational goals with your organization's tolerance for risk.

Learn the details about Progent's CISSP-ISSEP Cybersecurity Engineering Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor Consulting Expertise
The CISA accreditation is a globally recognized qualification that represents mastery in information system security auditing. Certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the CISA accreditation requires that candidates pass an exhaustive examination administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent can provide the services of a CISA-Certified security audit professional trained to assist companies in the fields of IS audit services, IT administration, systems and infrastructure planned useful life, IT support, safeguarding information resources, and business continuity preparedness.

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CRISC-certified Network Risk Management Specialists
The CRISC program was established by ISACA in 2010 to verify a consultant's skills to plan, implement, and maintain IS control mechanisms to mitigate risk. Progent offers the expertise of a CRISC-certified engineer to help your company to create and carry out a workplace continuity strategy based on leading practices identified by CRISC and crafted to align with your organization's risk tolerance, business goals, and budgetary guidelines. Progent's risk mitigation services are a good fit the support available from Progent's CISA-Certified consultants for objectively assessing your IS control mechanisms and with the services of Progent's CISM experts for defining security policies and procedures.

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Global Information Assurance Certification Consulting Services
GIAC was founded in 1999 to certify the skill of information technology security experts. GIAC's goal is to verify that an accredited professional has the skills appropriate to provide support in critical categories of network, information, and software security. GIAC certifications are acknowledged by businesses and institutions all over the world including United States National Security Agency (NSA). Progent offers the assistance of certified consultants for all of the security services addressed under GIAC certification programs such as auditing security systems, security incident handling, intrusion detection, web-based services security, and SIEM solutions.

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Contact Progent for Computer Security Help
If your organization is situated in Cincinnati Ohio and you need computer security help, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or refer to Contact Progent.

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Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout Cincinnati and the surrounding metro areas.