IT Connection Newsletter: Issue 5
Progent's Certified Experts Offer
Firewall Configuration Consulting
The latest firewalls can enforce thousands of security policies and let you segment your network into multiple security zones, each with its own rules. Progent's engineers are certified to support hardware and software firewalls from Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper/NetScreen, Check Point, and SonicWall and can show you smart ways to deploy firewall technology to maximize your security and compliance.
Firewalls range from software-only solutions like the ones included with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 to advanced hardware products that combine firewall, VPN, and routing in one device. In all cases, the purpose of the firewall is to enforce your security policies by preventing undesirable traffic from passing between your network and the outside world. Firewalls can block malicious software, unauthorized web sites, invalid data packets, or untrusted programs, depending on the firewall's configuration and capability.
Because of their central role, improperly configured or malfunctioning firewalls can have a big impact on network speed, availability, and security. This makes it important to have access to Firewall expertise. The security experts at Progent have earned certifications from the industry's leading firewall vendors including Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper/NetScreen, Check Point, and SonicWall.
The Strategic Use of Firewalls
The new generation of firewall appliances can be set up to enforce thousands of security policies and allow you to segment your network into multiple security zones, each with its own unique set of rules to enhance your security and ensure regulatory compliance. For small businesses and branch offices, these advanced security appliances can be one-box solutions that provide edge protection, VPN, and high-speed routing for converged IP voice, video, and data.
When properly configured and managed, today's latest crop of firewalls can add significant business value to your information network by cutting hardware and administration costs, improving productivity, and protecting sensitive data.
Network Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's engineers have been awarded the security industry's top certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, and GIAC. These experts can provide a broad range of services to help businesses of any size to build and validate a strong security profile.
Security services available from Progent include:
- Security compliance assessment and remediation
- 24x7 security monitoring with real-time alerts
- Security policy definition and automated enforcement
- Business continuity planning
- E-Mail Guard managed services for email filtering
- Post-attack recovery services
Progent's Cisco experts can help you to determine the business case for migrating from PIX to ASA 5500 firewalls, create a migration plan for a seamless upgrade, deploy and configure ASA 5500 Series devices, and set up remote monitoring and management. To save you money and minimize downtime, Progent offers remote consulting and troubleshooting services for Cisco's extensive line of security appliances.
Find Out More About Progent's Firewall Support
To read more about Progent's support for hardware and software-based firewalls, visit Progent's Firewall Support. To ask about Progent's firewall and security consulting services, call Progent at
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Wireless Security Services
Network Security Professionals
Progent provides expertise for security analysis products such as LANguard from GFI for performing a set of automatic network auditing scans to uncover possible security gaps. Progent has extensive knowledge of network auditing tools and can help you to understand audit reports and react appropriately. Progent can help you design security into your company processes, configure scanning software, plan and deploy a secure network architecture, and suggest policies to maximize the security of your IT system. Progent's security engineers are ready to assist you to set up a firewall, implement safe remote access to email and data, and integrate VPN. Progent's accredited security engineers can validate the protection of web-based software and can conduct extensive information security tests of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with key industry security standards including HIPAA, PCI, and ISO 17799.
Microsoft Operations Manager Information Technology Consulting
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager IT Consultant
Small to middle size businesses can now enjoy all the advantages of Operations Manager 2007 and also have fast access to Progent’s Microsoft certified IT support professionals. With Progent's affordably priced network support programs, mid-size businesses can choose a basic co-sourcing package based on Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 with network monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and online troubleshooting or a complete 24x7 outsourcing package. Progent supports Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to provide small and midsize company information systems world-class reliability, security and performance.
Professional Windows Server 2012R2 Clustering
Technology Consulting Services Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Manager
Progent's Microsoft-certified professionals can assist you to evaluate the advantages of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 for your company, create pilot environments and rollout strategies, optimize your infrastructure for on-premises, multi-site, cloud-based, and partial-cloud environments, train your IT support staff, develop a corporate-wide security strategy, automate network administration, assist with creating applications, and build and validate a DR/BC plan.
Largest Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machine Load Balancing Integration Services
Windows Server 2016 Information Assurance Online Troubleshooting
Progent's Microsoft-certified IT consultants can provide Windows Server 2016 integration consulting services to assist organizations of any size to design and implement a smooth move to Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 using a local, cloud, or hybrid deployment model. Progent can assist your company to evaluate the value of Windows Server 2016 for your enterprise and can help you with any aspect of designing, configuring, managing or troubleshooting your Windows Server 2016 and Windows Hyper-V 2016 ecosystem. Progent can help you to benefit from the many new disaster recovery and information assurance capabilities of Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 like Windows Containers for isolating applications, Shielded Virtual Machines to protect against compromised administrators, Credential Guard and Remote Credential Guard, Just In Time Privileged Access Management, Virtual Machine load balancing, Storage Replica for zero-data-loss disaster recovery, plus multi-domain clusters.
Microsoft Certified Expert Computer Engineer SCCM 2007 Migration
SCCM 2007 Mobile Device Management Consultant
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist you to maintain Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007) to streamline operations, improve security, and boost worker output by making sure that operating systems and applications are always up to date, tracking licensing, and monitoring resource usage profiles to help you make smart buying choices. When you are ready to upgrade your SCCM 2007 configuration management ecosystem, Progent can assist you to plan and implement a smooth migration to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
Contract Microsoft Consultant Contractor
Contract Network Consultants Telecommuter Job
If you are a network consultant with technical support expertise, teaming with Progent and helping Progent's customers will enhance your abilities via interaction with our staff of mutually supportive, high-output consulting experts. Progent's concentration on offering network expertise and computer support to small businesses will offer you the opportunity to work in depth with business leaders and contribute tangibly to the growth of exciting organizations. In addition, Our virtual office environment offers state-of-the-art technology for remote support and wireless connectivity to allow you to come up with fast fixes when you take on mission-critical problems.
Professional Remote Computer Support
Specialists Remote Computer Support
For medium-size businesses who need network support, Progent can deliver an array of options such as local service, on-line support, off-site Call Center, round-the-clock support with remote network monitoring, temporary staff augmentation, business relocation support, software programming, and professional consultation. For medium-size businesses in California or other areas covered by Progent's field engineers, Progent offers professional onsite support for fixing technical issues quickly and economically.
24-Hour Remote Support Wi-Fi RF Spectrum Analysis for Wi-Fi
Wireless LAN Site Survey Integration
Progent's Wi-Fi site survey services make it easy to design, install and troubleshoot a Wi-Fi network optimized for your environment, offering you a wireless solution that has the reception, speed, density, data protection, and roaming capability your business needs.
Network Intrusion Penetration Testing Juniper NetScreen IPsec VPN
24 Hour Juniper NetScreen Consulting
Progent's Juniper-authorized NetScreen consultants can assist your company to install and optimize NetScreen 5000 series routers, migrate from previous NetScreen products to more current Juniper technologies, and troubleshoot infrastructure problems in Juniper-only or mixed-vendor environments.
Support and Setup Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006
Consulting ISA 2006
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 is a multi-functional edge gateway that offers a fully integrated application layer firewall, virtual private network, proxy, and Web caching solution for protecting the Internet-facing networks of any organization against a broad variety of attacks. Progent's certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server engineers can show you how to plan, rationalize, test, install, customize and manage the any edition of ISA Server 2006 on your network.
Exchange 2000 Server Upgrade IT Consultants
Exchange Server 2000 Upgrade Configuration
Progent is one of the most experienced IT consulting firms for integrating email and messaging solutions powered by Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. Progent is skilled in helping small and mid-size companies receive the full benefits of Exchange 2000 for typical scenarios such as upgrading from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, moving from an ISP-based or POP3 e-mail system, and outsourcing your Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server management.
Private Cloud Hosting for Virtual Data Centers Consultancy
ProSight Virtual Hosting Consulting
Progent's ProSight Virtual hosting services provide small and midsize businesses a range of benefits including reduced capital expenditures, savings on operational costs, improved executive focus, world-class security, enhanced fault tolerance, and regulatory compliance.
24/7 Catalyst Wi-Fi 6 Access Point Integration
Catalyst 9130AX Access Point Computer Consultant
Progent's Cisco-certified Catalyst Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Access Point consultants offer economical online and on-premises help for Catalyst Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points.
Microsoft Help Desk Technology Consulting
Help Desk Support Services
The Help Desk service delivery structure adopted by Progent offers small and midsize companies an dependable alternative to reliance on independent service individuals by offering broad expertise accessible to multiple engineering teams, optional 24x7 availability of urgent assistance, fast escalation to top-level experts for handling even the most difficult issues, support consistency and reliability, prompt follow through enforced by veteran service administrators, a choice of easy-to-use mechanisms for initiating support jobs, and a high level of progress transparency enabled by trouble ticket tracking and accessible via a web portal.
Technical Support Services Work at Home IP Voice
24/7 Offsite Workers IP Voice Help and Support
Progent can help small and medium-size organizations to deploy IP voice platforms to give their at-home employees the benefit of virtual extensions of the corporate phone system.
On-site Technical Support UNIX with Windows
UNIX, Windows Engineers
If your business network combines UNIX, Linux or Solaris platforms with MS Windows, Progent can assist you to incorporate your IT resources into a cohesive network that permits all your OS platforms to run side by side for easy management, transparent dataflow, high dependability, enhanced performance, and tight security. Progent's UNIX/Linux/Solaris and Windows integration support services include IT infrastructure integration and service, consulting for Windows services for UNIX, online server monitoring and administration, online network support and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and Contact Center support.
Emergency Catalyst Wi-Fi 6 Access Point Troubleshooting
Remote Integration Services Catalyst Wi-Fi Access Point
Progent's Cisco Catalyst 9100 Series 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 Access Point consultants can provide economical remote and on-premises support for Catalyst next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points (WAPs).
Email Virus Signature Services
Email Policy Management Specialists
Progent's ProSight Email Guard uses the services and infrastructure of top data security companies to provide centralized management and world-class protection for your email traffic. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard managed service integrates cloud-based filtering with an on-premises security gateway appliance to offer complete defense against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs), and other email-borne threats. Email Guard's cloud filter serves as a preliminary barricade and blocks the vast majority of threats from reaching your network firewall. This reduces your vulnerability to inbound threats and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises security gateway appliance adds a further level of analysis for incoming email. For outbound email, the local security gateway offers AV and anti-spam filtering, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and email encryption. The local gateway can also assist Exchange Server to monitor and protect internal email traffic that stays inside your corporate firewall.
24-7 Windows Server 2012R2 Storage Spaces Remote Support
Windows Server 2012R2 Storage Spaces Remote Technical Support
Progent's certified consultants can assist you to evaluate the benefits of Windows Server 2012 R2 for your company, create pilot systems and rollout strategies, optimize your network for local, multi-location, private or public cloud-based, and hybrid datacenters, educate your IT management team, develop a corporate-wide security strategy, automate IT administration, help with creating applications, and build and test a disaster recovery/business continuity plan.
Symantec Security Testing
Symantec VelociRaptor Secure
Progent's Symantec consultants can help you support discontinued Symantec firewall and Symantec VPN products such as the Symantec Raptor and VelociRaptor line or help you upgrade to more recent firewall/VPN solutions. Progent can also enable you to create and execute a complete security strategy that can include firewall and VPN devices and utilities, outsourced security and virus defense services, server and application monitoring software, and formal policies and enforcement procedures. Progent has the skill to be your single source for on-going network support, maintenance, training, and security expertise.
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