Security and Compliance and Information Assurance Expertise

For fast remote assistance with network security problems, businesses in Fargo North Dakota can find world-class troubleshooting by contacting Progent's security professionals. Progent's online support consultants are ready to offer efficient and low-cost help with security problems that threaten the productivity of your IT network. Progent's accredited consultants are premier to support environments powered by Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS and OS X, and major versions of UNIX. Progent can provide expert support for vital cybersecurity and recovery solutions including AI-based EDR (End Point Protection and Response), MDR (Managed Detection and Response), complete system restore testing, immutable backup, and off-site backup. Progent's wide array of services covers firewall technology, email filtering and encryption, protected network infrastructure, and business continuity preparedness. Progent's support staff has earned the industry's most advanced security certifications including Certified Information Security Manager and Information System Security Architecture Professional.

Progent offers remote security help on a per-minute basis without minimum times and no additional charges for setup or after hours support. By charging by the minute and by providing top-level help, Progent's pricing structure keeps expenses under control and avoids scenarios where quick solutions entail major bills.

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
Ransomware requires time to steal its way through a network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly unleashed on weekends and late at night, when IT personnel are likely to take longer to recognize a penetration and are less able to mount a quick and forceful response. The more lateral progress ransomware can manage within a victim's system, the more time it will require to recover basic IT services and damaged files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web. Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to help organizations to take the time-critical first steps in responding to a ransomware assault by containing the malware. Progent's remote ransomware engineers can assist businesses to identify and quarantine breached devices and protect undamaged assets from being compromised. If your network has been penetrated by any version of ransomware, don't panic. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

We've Been Hacked: What Are We Supposed to Do?
If your business is currently fighting a security emergency other than ransomware, visit Progent's Urgent Remote Network Support to find out how to get fast aid. Progent maintains a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts who offer online and on-premises support that includes threat containment, mitigation, restoration, forensics, and enhancement of your cybersecurity posture to guard against future attacks.

For organizations that have prepared carefully for an attack, the step-by-step incident handling procedure outlined by GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) is Progent's preferred method of responding to a major security incident.

Overview of Security Expertise
Managing computer security and planning for restoring vital data and systems following a security breach requires a continual process involving an array of tools and processes. Progent's certified security consultants can support your business at any level in your attempt to secure your information system, ranging from security assessments to creating a complete security strategy. Important technologies covered by Progent's security consultants include Planning and Implementation, Information Recovery and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from E-mail-Borne Threats.

Planning and Implementing Secure Networks
Every business ought to develop a carefully thought out security strategy that includes both preventive and responsive elements. The proactive plan is a collection of steps that works to minimize vulnerabilities. The reactive plan specifies procedures to help IT staff to evaluate the damage resulting from an attack, repair the damage, record the event, and restore business activity as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to build security into your company processes. Progent can configure auditing utilities, create and build a safe IT architecture, and propose procedures and policies that will maximize the protection of your computing environment. Progent's security experts are available to help you to set up a firewall, deploy secure offsite access to email and data, and install an efficient virtual private network.

If you are interested in an affordable way for jobbing out your security administration, Progent's 24x7 Network Support Options include automated remote server monitoring and quick response to emergencies.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your company you to plan, implement, manage and repair enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that combine local and cloud hosted infrastructure and that are compliant with regulatory security requirements. (Learn about Progent's Microsoft 365 integration solutions with on-premises Exchange deployments, Microsoft Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) integration consulting.)

Data Recovery and Failure Analysis
Progent offers skill in recovering systems and computers that have been hacked, are in question, or have failed following a security attack. Progent can show you how to determine the damage resulting from the attack, restore normal functions, and recover information compromised as a result of the assault. Progent's certified specialists can also oversee a thorough forensic evaluation by going over event logs and utilizing a variety of advanced assessment techniques. Progent's experience with security problems minimizes your business disruption and allows Progent to recommend efficient strategies to avoid or mitigate future assaults.

Ransomware Cleanup and Recovery Services
Progent offers the help of proven ransomware recovery consultants with the knowledge to restore an IT network that has suffered an attack by a ransomware cryptoworm like Ryuk, Dharma, NotPetya, or Locky. To find out more, see ransomware cleanup and recovery consulting.

Work-from-Home Cybersecurity Expertise
Work-from-Home (WFH) staff members commonly use their personal computers and usually work in a unsecured physical area. This situation multiplies their susceptibility to cyber attacks and requires careful configuration of corporate firewalls, AV tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote monitoring, intensive user education, and the development of security policies based on leading practices. Progent's veteran team of Work-from-home support consultants can help your business to plan, deploy and manage an effective security solution that protects vital information assets in networks that include an at-home workforce and hybrid workers.

Software/Firmware Update Management Services
Progent's support services for software and firmware patch management provide organizations of all sizes a flexible and affordable solution for assessing, validating, scheduling, implementing, and documenting software and firmware updates to your ever-evolving information system. In addition to maximizing the protection and reliability of your IT network, Progent's patch management services free up time for your IT team to concentrate on line-of-business projects and tasks that deliver the highest business value from your network. Find out more about Progent's software/firmware update management support services.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Based on SentinelOne
SentinelOne's Singularity product line is a subscription-based, cloud-centric threat management stack that includes computer learning 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 a few minutes to protect endpoints against modern assaults including ransomware, known and new malware, trojans, hacking toolkits, memory exploits, malicious scripts, destructive macros, and living-off-the-land (LotL) abuse. Progent is a certified SentinelOne Partner and dealer and oversees thousands of endpoints secured by SentinelOne Singularity technology. SentinelOne is always the first endpoint response tool activated by Progent to provide control and visibility of a customer's network in the first stages of a ransomware breach. For additional information, refer to Progent's SentinelOne-powered Extended Detection and Response (XDR) expertise.

Expertise with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero PEN Testing Platform
NodeZero from Horizon3.ai is a leading-edge penetration test (pentest) platform that supports continuous, simultaneous, programmable testing of your network so you can expose, rank, fix, and verify security weaknesses before threat actors can exploit them. NodeZero pentests can plant decoys called tripwires such as fake files or credentials to find out when your network is currently being probed across key attack vectors. Tripwires generate sufficient detail to make it possible to take action promptly with your incident response workflows before an attacker can do serious damage. Progent can provide the skills of a NodeZero Certified Operator (NCO) who can assist you to deploy NodeZero to perform thorough penetration tests of your network perimeter and your internal IT infrastructure in order to determine your current security posture. Progent can also help you to strengthen your existing network security and can assist you to plan and implement a cohesive cybersecurity ecosystem that streamlines management and delivers optimum protection for on-prem, cloud-based, and perimeter IT assets. To learn more information about Progent's vulnerability assessment services powered by on NodeZero's PEN test platform, refer to Consulting Services for NodeZero's Pentest Products.

Stealth Penetration Security Testing Services
Stealth penetration testing is an important part of any comprehensive network security strategy. Progent's security experts can run extensive penetration checks without the awareness of your organization's internal IT staff. Unannounced penetration checking shows whether current security monitoring systems such as intrusion incident alerts and event log monitoring are properly configured and actively monitored. Progent can provide continuous autonomous PEN testing to map your internal and external attack surface and to detect ways that vulnerabilities, improper configurations, compromised credentials, missing patches, and unsound IT product defaults can be chained together by hackers into the multi-front attacks common to modern strains of ransomware. Learn more about Progent's Stealth Penetration Assessment Services.

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

ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection solution that incorporates SentinelOne's next generation behavior machine learning tools to guard endpoints as well as physical and virtual servers against modern malware attacks such as ransomware and file-less exploits, which routinely evade legacy signature-based anti-virus products. ProSight Active Security Monitoring protects on-premises and cloud-based resources and offers a unified platform to address the entire malware attack lifecycle including blocking, detection, mitigation, cleanup, and forensics. Key features include single-click rollback using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and real-time system-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint protection and ransomware recovery powered by SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Unified Physical and Virtual Endpoint Security
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) managed services deliver economical in-depth security for physical servers and virtual machines, desktops, mobile devices, and Exchange Server. ProSight ESP uses contextual security and advanced machine learning for round-the-clock monitoring and responding to security assaults from all vectors. ProSight ESP offers firewall protection, penetration alerts, endpoint management, and web filtering via cutting-edge technologies incorporated within one agent accessible from a unified console. Progent's data protection and virtualization consultants can assist you to design and implement a ProSight ESP deployment that meets your company's unique needs and that helps you prove compliance with legal and industry data protection standards. Progent will help you define and implement policies that ProSight ESP will manage, and Progent will monitor your network and react to alarms that call for urgent action. Progent's consultants can also help you to set up and verify a backup and disaster recovery solution like ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover rapidly from a potentially disastrous cyber attack like ransomware. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection unified physical and virtual endpoint security and Exchange filtering.

ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Cloud Backup and Recovery
Progent has worked with advanced backup/restore product companies to produce ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a selection of subscription-based management offerings that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS services automate and monitor your backup processes and enable transparent backup and rapid restoration of critical files/folders, applications, system images, and Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. ProSight DPS helps your business recover from data loss caused by equipment breakdown, natural calamities, fire, cyber attacks like ransomware, human mistakes, ill-intentioned employees, or software bugs. Managed backup 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 ECHO Backup using Barracuda dedicated storage, and ProSight MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent consultant can help you to identify which of these fully managed backup services are best suited for your IT environment.

ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Content Filtering
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering service that uses the technology of leading information security companies to provide web-based management and world-class security for all your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid architecture of Progent's Email Guard managed service integrates a Cloud Protection Layer with a local gateway appliance to provide complete protection against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs), and other email-borne malware. Email Guard's Cloud Protection Layer acts as a preliminary barricade and blocks most threats from making it to your network firewall. This decreases your vulnerability to inbound threats and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's onsite gateway appliance adds a deeper layer of analysis for incoming email. For outbound email, the on-premises gateway offers AV and anti-spam filtering, protection against data leaks, and email encryption. The on-premises security gateway can also assist Microsoft Exchange Server to track and protect internal email that stays inside your security perimeter. For more information, visit ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication Solutions
Progent's Duo authentication services incorporate Cisco's Duo technology to protect against compromised passwords by using two-factor authentication. Duo supports one-tap identity confirmation with Apple iOS, Google Android, and other out-of-band devices. With 2FA, when you log into a protected application and enter your password you are requested to confirm who you are on a unit that only you possess and that is accessed using a separate network channel. A broad range of out-of-band devices can be utilized for this added form of ID validation such as an iPhone or Android or wearable, a hardware token, a landline phone, etc. You may designate several validation devices. For more information about Duo two-factor 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 Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small or mid-size business can have its critical servers and apps hosted in a protected Tier III data center on a high-performance virtual machine host set up and maintained by Progent's IT support experts. With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client owns the data, the operating system software, and the apps. Since the environment is virtualized, it can be moved immediately to an alternate hosting solution without requiring a time-consuming and technically risky reinstallation procedure. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, you are not locked into a single hosting provider. Learn more about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management
ProSight IT Asset Management service is an IT infrastructure documentation management service that makes it easy to create, maintain, retrieve and safeguard data about your IT infrastructure, processes, applications, and services. You can quickly find passwords or serial numbers and be warned automatically about upcoming expirations of SSL certificates or domains and warranties. By updating and managing your IT infrastructure documentation, you can eliminate up to half of time thrown away searching for vital information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a centralized location for storing and collaborating on all documents required for managing your business network like standard operating procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also supports a high level of automation for gathering and relating IT information. Whether you're planning enhancements, doing regular maintenance, or reacting to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the data you need as soon as you need it. Find out more details about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Specialized Security Services Offered by Progent
Progent's seasoned engineers can provide unique specialized help in key areas of IT security including:

Information Risk Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent offers expertise with security auditing tools like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or LANguard from GFI for performing a set of automatic system tests to reveal potential security holes. Progent has broad experience with scanning utilities and can help you to analyze audit reports and respond appropriately. Progent's security engineers also provide web software testing and can conduct expert evaluation of enterprise-wide security to determine your company's compliance with important worldwide security specifications such as HIPAA, NIST, and ISO 17799. In addition, Progent can evaluate the effectiveness of your wireless security covering stationary wireless appliances as well as portable handsets. Learn additional details concerning Progent's Security Vulnerability Evaluation and Compliance Testing.

Cisco Security, PIX and ASA Firewall, Virtual Private Network, Aironet and Meraki Wireless Expertise
Progent's Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIEs) and Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNPs) can deliver in-depth consulting expertise for Cisco's entire family of protection and Virtual Private Network technologies including PIX Series Firewalls and ASA 5500 Series Firewalls, the Catalyst FWSM, protected broadband and IS routers, Aironet wireless access points and bridges, Cisco Meraki cloud-managed access points, and Catalyst family switches. Find out additional details about Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Expertise.

Additional Firewall and VPN Technologies
As well as being expert in a wide array of protection technologies available from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide organizations of all sizes expert engineering services for technologies from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suppliers. Progent's consultants can provide:

• Palo Alto Networks PA-Series Firewalls Expertise
• Check Point Software Support
• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Consulting
• WatchGuard Technologies Engineering Services
• Juniper Networks Configuration Help
• SonicWall Inc. Support
• Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Integration
• Symantec Corp Engineering Services

Get more details concerning Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) Security Consulting Services
Progent's CISSP experts are cybersecurity engineers who have been awarded CISSP certification as a result of demonstrated experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP Certification indicates expertise in a worldwide standard for IT security. American National Standards Institute has given the CISSP status official recognition in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of expertise covered under CISSP include security administration practices, security architecture and test systems, access permission systems, software development security, operations security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications, Internet security, and business continuity planning.

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CISSP-ISSAP Certified Experts for Secure System Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP Certified security consultants are specialists who have been awarded ISSAP accreditation as a result of thorough examination and significant experience. field experience with network security design. ISSAP consultants have acquired in-depth understanding of access management mechanisms and techniques, phone system and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, BCP and DRP, and physical security. Progent's ISSAP-premier security experts can help your company with all aspects of secure network architecture.

Get more information concerning Progent's ISSAP Certified Protected System Architecture Engineering Services.

CISSP-ISSEP Certified Cybersecurity Engineering Experts
Cybersecurity consultants with CISSP-ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) certification have shown their ability to provide enterprises with the services expected of a senior systems engineer, information assurance systems engineer, information assurance officer, information assurance analyst, or senior cybersecurity analyst. Progent can provide the skills of a certified CISSP-ISSEP network security consultant to assist your organization to follow current system security engineering principles and techniques in system development, review and evaluate system security designs according to cybersecurity engineering best practices, create cohesive system designs that incorporate compliant security mechanisms for all critical system functions, develop efficient design strategies to deliver protection for operations, perform comprehensive risk analysis, and recommend practical security solutions that balance your operational requirements with your company's risk tolerance.

Find out more about Progent's CISSP-ISSEP Network Security Engineering Consulting Services.

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Professional Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential is a prestigious achievement that signifies mastery in network security audit and control. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA credential requires that consultants pass an extensive test administered by the ISACA international professional association. Progent offers the services of a CISA-Certified security professional trained to help businesses in the areas of IS audit services, IT governance, systems and infrastructure planned useful life, IT support, protecting data resources, and disaster recovery planning.

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CRISC-certified Network Risk Mitigation Specialists
The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) program was established by ISACA to verify an IT professional's skills to plan, implement, and support IS controls to reduce network risk. Progent can provide the services of a CRISC-certified engineer to help you to develop and carry out a business continuity plan that follows industry best practices promoted by CRISC and geared to match your company's risk tolerance, business goals, and budgetary guidelines. Progent's risk mitigation services are a good fit the services available from Progent's CISA-Premier consultants for impartially auditing your IS control design and also with the expertise of Progent's CISM-certified consultants for implementing security policies.

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GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Support Services
GIAC was established in 1999 to certify the knowledge of computer security professionals. GIAC's goal is to make sure that a certified professional possesses the skills needed to provide support in vital categories of network, information, and application security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and institutions all over the world including U.S. NSA. Progent can provide the help of GIAC certified professionals for all of the security capabilities addressed within GIAC certification topics such as auditing IT infrastructure, security incident response, intrusion detection, web application security, and security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.

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Contact Progent for Computer Security Expertise
If your business is situated in Fargo North Dakota and you need cybersecurity consulting expertise, phone Progent at 800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.

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