Security and Compliance and Information Assurance Consulting

To get fast remote help with data security problems, businesses in Colorado Springs Colorado have access to world-class troubleshooting by contacting Progent's certified security professionals. Progent's remote support staff is ready to offer fast and affordable help with security crises that threaten the viability of your network. Progent's accredited consultants are premier to support systems based on Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS and OS X, and popular versions of UNIX. Progent can deliver expert guidance for key security and recovery technologies like AI-driven End Point Protection and Response, MDR (Managed Detection and Response), complete system restoration validation, immutable backup, and off-premises backup. Progent's broad array of consulting services encompasses firewall configuration, email security, secure network infrastructure, and disaster recovery preparedness. Progent's support team has been awarded the industry's top security credentials including Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Progent provides remote security support on a by-the-minute basis with no minimum minutes and no extra charges for sign-up or off-hour support. By billing by the minute and by delivering world-class support, Progent's pricing policy keeps expenses under control and eliminates situations where quick solutions turn into big charges.

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
Ransomware requires time to steal its way across a target network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly launched on weekends and at night, when IT staff are likely to be slower to recognize a breach and are less able to organize a quick and coordinated response. The more lateral progress ransomware can make inside a victim's system, the longer it takes to recover core operations and scrambled files and the more data can be stolen and posted to the dark web. Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to help organizations to take the urgent first phase in mitigating a ransomware assault by putting out the fire. Progent's remote ransomware engineers can help businesses to identify and isolate infected servers and endpoints and guard undamaged resources from being compromised. If your network has been breached by any version of ransomware, don't panic. Get help quickly by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Our Network Has Been Hacked: What Are We Supposed to Do Now?
If your business is currently fighting a network security crisis other than ransomware, visit Progent's Urgent Remote Computer Support to learn how to get immediate assistance. Progent maintains a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts who offer online and on-premises support that includes threat containment, mitigation, recovery, forensics, and hardening of your cybersecurity profile to protect against future attacks.

For businesses who have planned beforehand for an attack, the step-by-step post-attack handling model promoted by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of handling a serious security incident.

Introduction to Security Support Services
Managing data security and planning for restoring vital information and functions following a security breach requires an on-going program that entails an array of technologies and procedures. Progent's certified engineers can assist your business at any level in your attempt to protect your information system, ranging from security audits to creating a comprehensive security program. Key technologies supported by Progent's security consultants include Security Planning and Implementation, Data Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Managed Filtering of E-mail-Based Threats.

Designing and Implementing Protected Environments
Any business ought to develop a carefully considered security strategy that incorporates both preventive and reactive elements. The proactive strategy is a set of steps that works to reduce security gaps. The post-attack strategy specifies procedures to help IT personnel to assess the damage resulting from a breach, repair the damage, document the event, and restore network functions as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to incorporate security into your company operations. Progent can install auditing software, create and build a secure network architecture, and propose processes and policies that will enhance the safety of your network. Progent's security experts are ready to assist you to configure a firewall, design secure remote access to email and data, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).

If your company is looking for an affordable option for outsourcing your security management, Progent's 24x7 Monitoring Services include automated online network tracking and quick resolution of emergencies.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your IT team you to plan, implement, administer and repair enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that combine local and cloud hosted resources and that are compliant with government data security requirements. (Find out about Progent's Microsoft 365 integration solutions with on-premises Exchange deployments, Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) planning and integration expertise.)

Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent provides expertise in recovering systems and computers that have been compromised, are in question, or have stopped working because of a security breakdown. Progent can show you how to assess the damage resulting from the breach, restore ordinary functions, and recover data lost as a result of the event. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a thorough forensic analysis by examining event logs and utilizing a variety of advanced forensics techniques. Progent's background with security issues minimizes your downtime and permits Progent to recommend effective ways to prevent or mitigate future attacks.

Ransomware Cleanup and Restoration Expertise
Progent can provide the services of proven ransomware recovery consultants with the skills to rebuild an environment victimized by a ransomware virus like Ryuk, WannaCry, NotPetya, or MongoLock. To learn more, see ransomware removal and restoration services.

Work-from-Home (WFH) Cybersecurity Consulting
At-home employees commonly utilize their own devices and usually operate in a poorly secured physical area. This increases their vulnerability to malware attacks and requires careful deployment of corporate firewalls, AV tools, multi-factor authentication, remote endpoint monitoring, thorough user education, and the development of security policies built on leading practices. Progent's seasoned team of Work-from-home solutions experts can assist you to plan, implement and maintain a compliant security solution that guards critical information assets in environments that incorporate at-home workers as well as hybrid workers.

Patch Management Services
Progent's managed services for software and firmware patch management offer organizations of any size a flexible and cost-effective alternative for evaluating, testing, scheduling, implementing, and tracking software and firmware updates to your ever-evolving IT system. In addition to maximizing the protection and functionality of your computer environment, Progent's software/firmware update management services allow your in-house IT staff to concentrate on line-of-business projects and activities that deliver maximum business value from your information network. Read more about Progent's patch management support services.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Powered by SentinelOne
SentinelOne's Singularity product family is a subscription-based, cloud-centered cyberthreat management platform that features AI algorithms and professional services to provide enterprise-class endpoint detection and response (Singularity EDR) and extended detection and response (Singularity XDR). SentinelOne's low-profile software agents can be loaded in minutes to guard endpoints against modern cyberthreats such as ransomware, known and new malware, trojan viruses, hacking toolkits, RAM exploits, malicious scripts, invasive macros, and living-off-the-land (LotL) attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner and dealer and manages thousands of endpoints protected by SentinelOne Singularity technology. SentinelOne Singularity is invariably the first EDR response software deployed by Progent to gain control and visibility of a client's network in the first stages of a ransomware emergency. For more information, refer to Progent's SentinelOne-based Extended Detection and Response expertise.

Consulting Services for Horizon3.ai's NodeZero Pentest Solutions
NodeZero from Horizon3.ai is a cutting-edge penetration test (pentest) product family that supports continuous, simultaneous, automated assessment of your network so you can uncover, prioritize, fix, and verify security weaknesses before malicious hackers can take advantage of them. NodeZero pentests can strategically deploy decoys called tripwires such as bogus files or credentials to detect whether your network is actively under attack across common attack paths. Tripwires generate enough information to allow you to take action quickly with your incident response tools and procedures before an assailant can wreak havoc. Progent can provide the expertise of a NodeZero Certified Operator (NCO) who can assist you to deploy NodeZero to carry out thorough penetration tests of your network perimeter and your internal IT infrastructure so you can evaluate your current security profile. Progent can also assist you to strengthen your existing network security and can assist you to plan and implement a cohesive cybersecurity strategy that streamlines management and delivers maximum protection for on-prem, multi-cloud, and perimeter IT resources. To find out additional details about Progent's vulnerability analysis services based on on NodeZero's PEN test products, refer to Consulting Services for NodeZero's PEN Test Platform.

Stealth Penetration (PEN) Security Evaluation Services
Stealth intrusion testing is an important component of any overall IT system security strategy. Progent's security professionals can perform thorough penetration checks without the knowledge of your organization's internal IT resources. Stealth penetration checking shows whether current security defense tools such as intrusion detection warnings and event history monitoring are properly set up and consistently monitored. Progent can provide continuous autonomous penetration testing to map your internal/external attack surface and to identify ways that exploitable vulnerabilities, improper configurations, compromised credentials, uninstalled patches, and dangerous IT 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 Intrusion Testing Experts.

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

ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Recovery
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection solution that incorporates SentinelOne's next generation behavior-based machine learning tools to guard endpoints and physical and virtual servers against new malware assaults like ransomware and email phishing, which easily evade traditional signature-matching anti-virus products. ProSight Active Security Monitoring safeguards local and cloud resources and provides a single platform to automate the entire malware attack progression including blocking, detection, containment, remediation, and forensics. Top features include one-click rollback with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service and real-time system-wide immunization against new threats. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Read more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) next-generation endpoint protection and ransomware defense based on SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection: Unified Endpoint Security
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection managed services deliver economical in-depth protection for physical servers and virtual machines, workstations, smartphones, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and advanced machine learning for round-the-clock monitoring and reacting to cyber threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP provides firewall protection, penetration alarms, device control, and web filtering via cutting-edge tools packaged within a single agent accessible from a single console. Progent's security and virtualization consultants can assist your business to plan and configure a ProSight ESP deployment that meets your organization's specific requirements and that helps you achieve and demonstrate compliance with legal and industry information security standards. Progent will assist you specify and configure security policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your network and respond to alarms that call for urgent attention. Progent's consultants can also help you to install and verify a backup and disaster recovery system like ProSight Data Protection Services so you can get back in business rapidly from a destructive security attack like ransomware. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified physical and virtual endpoint security and Exchange email filtering.

ProSight DPS: Managed Backup
Progent has partnered 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 services manage and monitor your data backup operations and enable non-disruptive backup and fast recovery of vital files/folders, applications, images, plus Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. ProSight DPS lets you avoid data loss resulting from equipment breakdown, natural calamities, fire, malware like ransomware, human mistakes, malicious insiders, or software bugs. Managed services available in the ProSight Data Protection product line include ProSight DPS Altaro VM Backup with immutable cloud storage, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight DPS ECHO Backup based on Barracuda purpose-built storage, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Cloud and On-prem Backup. Your Progent expert can assist you to identify which of these fully managed services are best suited for your network.

ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Email Encryption
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam filtering service that incorporates the technology of top information security vendors to deliver centralized control and world-class security for all your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard integrates cloud-based filtering with an on-premises security gateway device to offer advanced protection against spam, viruses, Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks, DHAs, and other email-borne threats. The cloud filter acts as a first line of defense and keeps most unwanted email from making it to your security perimeter. This decreases your exposure to external threats and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises security gateway appliance provides a further level of analysis for incoming email. For outbound email, the local security gateway offers AV and anti-spam protection, DLP, and email encryption. The local security gateway can also help Exchange Server to track and safeguard internal email traffic that originates and ends within your security perimeter. For more details, see Email Guard spam and content filtering.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Solutions
Progent's Duo authentication services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against password theft by using two-factor authentication. Duo enables one-tap identity verification with iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices. Using Duo 2FA, whenever you log into a protected online account and give your password you are asked to verify your identity via a unit that only you possess and that is accessed using a separate network channel. A broad range of devices can be utilized for this added form of authentication including a smartphone or wearable, a hardware/software token, a landline phone, etc. You may designate multiple verification devices. For details about Duo identity authentication services, visit Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for remote workers.

ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted VMs at Progent's World-class Data Center
With ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small organization can have its critical servers and applications hosted in a secure fault tolerant data center on a high-performance virtual machine host set up and managed by Progent's network support experts. With the ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client retains ownership of the data, the OS software, and the applications. Because the system is virtualized, it can be moved easily to an alternate hardware solution without requiring a lengthy and technically risky reinstallation procedure. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not tied a single hosting provider. Learn more about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: Network Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to create, maintain, retrieve and safeguard information related to your network infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can instantly find passwords or IP addresses and be alerted about upcoming expirations of SSL certificates or warranties. By updating and managing your IT documentation, you can eliminate up to 50% of time spent searching for critical information about your IT network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a common location for storing and collaborating on all documents required for managing your business network like recommended procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers advanced automation for collecting and relating IT information. Whether you're planning improvements, doing maintenance, or responding to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management delivers the data you require as soon as you need it. Find out more about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Special Security Services Available from Progent
Progent's security consultants can provide world-class support in vital areas of IT security including:

Information Risk Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent provides expertise with information risk auditing software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard for conducting a set of comprehensive system tests to reveal possible security holes. Progent has extensive experience with scanning utilities and can help your company to understand audit reports and react efficiently. Progent's certified security consultants also can perform web application validation and can conduct thorough evaluation of enterprise-wide security to determine your organization's compliance with key industry security standards such as HIPAA, NIST, and ISO. In addition, Progent can assess the strength of your wireless security covering in-place wireless equipment plus mobile devices. Read additional information about Progent's Security Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment.

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

Other Firewall and Virtual Private Network Technologies
As well as being expert in a broad range of network security solutions from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide organizations of any size expert consulting for technologies from other major firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors. Progent's engineers can provide:

• Palo Alto Networks PA-Series Firewalls Deployment and Support
• Check Point Software Technologies Ltd Support
• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Consultants
• WatchGuard Technologies Engineering Services
• Juniper/NetScreen Configuration Help
• SonicWall Consulting
• Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Consulting
• Symantec Engineering Services

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

Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Expertise
Progent's CISSP experts are security specialists who have been awarded CISSP status through verified experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive testing. CISSP qualification recognizes expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has granted the CISSP status official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Areas of expertise covered within CISSP include security management practices, security design and models, connection control methodology, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, cryptography, communications, network security, and business continuity planning.

Find out more details concerning Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Support Expertise.

CISSP-ISSAP Certified Consultants for Secure System Architecture
Progent's ISSAP Certified security experts are specialists who have been awarded ISSAP certification as a result of rigorous examination and substantial experience. field experience with network security architecture. ISSAP consultants have acquired comprehensive understanding of access control mechanisms and techniques, telecommunications and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security specialists can assist your company with all phases of architecture security.

Find out additional details concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Secure IT Architecture Consulting Support.

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 can provide the skills of a certified CISSP-ISSEP cybersecurity consultant to help your organization to follow current system security engineering principles and techniques in system development, review and evaluate system security designs based on cybersecurity engineering leading practices, produce viable system designs that include compliant cybersecurity features for all key system functions, define efficient configuration strategies to provide protection for operations, perform in-depth risk analysis, and recommend practical security models that balance your operational requirements with your company's risk tolerance.

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

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Consulting Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor credential is a globally recognized achievement that signifies expertise in network security auditing. Certified by the American National Standards Institute, the CISA accreditation has consultants pass an extensive examination overseen by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the expertise of a CISA-Premier security audit consultant trained to help businesses in the fields of IS audit process, IT enforcement, systems and infrastructure planned useful life, information technology service delivery, safeguarding data assets, and disaster recovery planning.

Find out more information concerning Progent's CISA Professional Services.

CRISC Risk Management Specialists
The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) program was established by ISACA to verify a consultant's ability to design, implement, and maintain information system controls to reduce risk. Progent can provide the expertise of a CRISC-certified consultant to help you to develop and execute a business 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 IT budget. Progent's risk mitigation expertise is complementary to the services provided by Progent's CISA-Certified security engineers for objectively auditing your IT control mechanisms and also with the expertise of Progent's CISM experts for defining security policies.

Find out more information concerning Progent's CRISC-certified IT Risk Mitigation Services.

GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Consulting Expertise
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was established in 1999 to certify the skill of computer security professionals. GIAC's mission is to ensure that an accredited professional possesses the knowledge needed to deliver services in critical areas of network, data, and application software security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and institutions around the world including U.S. National Security Agency. Progent can provide the support of certified consultants for all of the network security services addressed within GIAC accreditation programs such as assessing perimeters, incident response, intrusion detection, web-based services security, and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.

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Get in Touch with Progent for Network Security Support
If your business is situated in Colorado Springs Colorado and you want computer security help, telephone Progent at 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.

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Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout the Colorado Springs Area.