Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Consulting

To get immediate online assistance with computer security issues, companies in Southfield Michigan can find world-class expertise by contacting Progent's security engineers. Progent's online service staff is available to offer effective and low-cost help with security emergencies that are impacting the productivity of your network. Progent's security consultants are premier to support systems based on Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS and OS X, and major versions of UNIX. Progent can provide advanced guidance for critical security and restoration solutions including AI-based EDR (End Point Protection and Response), MDR (Managed Detection and Response), complete system restoration validation, immutable backup, and off-premises backup. Progent's broad selection of services encompasses firewall expertise, email security, protected network infrastructure, and business continuity planning. Progent's support staff has been awarded the world's top security credentials including CISA and ISSAP.

Progent offers remote security expertise on a by-the-minute basis without minimum call duration and without additional fees for setup or after hours support. By billing by the minute and by providing top-level support, Progent's billing policy keeps expenses under control and eliminates scenarios where simple solutions result in big bills.

Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
Ransomware requires time to work its way through a target network. For this reason, ransomware attacks are commonly unleashed on weekends and late at night, when support staff are likely to be slower to become aware of a breach and are less able to mount a quick and forceful defense. The more lateral progress ransomware can make inside a victim's system, the longer it will require to restore core IT services and scrambled files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web. Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is intended to guide you to carry out the time-critical first steps in mitigating a ransomware assault by putting out the fire. Progent's remote ransomware engineers can help businesses to locate and quarantine breached devices and protect undamaged assets from being penetrated. If your network has been penetrated by any strain of ransomware, don't panic. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.

Our System Has Been Attacked: What Are We Supposed to Do Now?
In case your business is now faced with a security emergency other than ransomware, refer to Progent's Emergency Online Technical Support to learn how to receive fast help. Progent maintains a team of veteran cybersecurity specialists who offer online and on-premises support that includes containment, mitigation, recovery, forensics, and hardening of your security defense to guard against future attacks.

For companies who have prepared beforehand for a security breach, the formal post-attack handling procedure outlined by Global Information Assurance Certification is Progent's approved method of responding to a major security attack.

Overview of Security Support Services
Managing computer protection plus preparation for restoring critical information and functions following a security breach requires a continual effort that entails an array of technologies and procedures. Progent's certified professionals can assist your organization at all levels in your attempt to secure your IT system, ranging from security evaluation to designing a complete security plan. Important technologies covered by Progent's experts include Planning and Prevention, Information Restoration and Security Failure Analysis, and Outsourced Protection from E-mail-Borne Threats.

Designing and Building Secure Networks
Every organization ought to have a thoroughly considered security plan that incorporates both proactive and reactive elements. The proactive plan is a set of precautions that helps to minimize security gaps. The reactive plan specifies procedures to help IT staff to evaluate the losses resulting from a breach, repair the damage, document the event, and revive business functions as soon as possible. Progent can advise you how to incorporate security into your company operations. Progent can set up scanning software, define and implement a safe computer architecture, and recommend procedures and policies to maximize the safety of your information system. Progent's security professionals are ready to assist you to configure a firewall, design safe remote access to email and data, and configure an efficient virtual private network (VPN).

If you are interested in an affordable option for outsourcing your network security management, Progent's Round-the-clock Monitoring Options include continual online system tracking and fast resolution of problems.

Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent can assist your IT team you to design, implement, administer and troubleshoot enterprise hybrid cloud solutions that incorporate local and cloud hosted infrastructure and that are compliant with government security standards. (Find out about Progent's Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration solutions with on-premises Exchange, Azure enterprise hybrid cloud integration, Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, and Google Cloud integration expertise.)

Data Restoration and Failure Analysis
Progent provides skill in recovering networks and servers that have been hacked, are quarantined, or have failed because of a security attack. Progent can show you how to evaluate the losses caused by the assault, return your company to normal functions, and retrieve information lost as a result of the event. Progent's security engineers can also oversee a thorough forensic evaluation by examining activity logs and utilizing other advanced forensics tools. Progent's experience with security consulting reduces your business disruption and allows Progent to propose effective strategies to avoid or contain new attacks.

Ransomware Cleanup and Recovery Consulting
Progent can provide the help of proven ransomware recovery consultants with the knowledge to reconstruct an environment damaged by a ransomware virus such as Ryuk, WannaCry, NotPetya, or MongoLock. To learn more, visit ransomware cleanup and restoration services.

Work-from-Home Security Solutions
At-home workers typically use their personal computing devices and usually operate in a unsecured physical environment. This multiplies their susceptibility to malware attacks and calls for careful configuration of corporate firewalls, AV tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote monitoring, intensive user training, and the creation of security policies built on leading practices. Progent's seasoned group of at-home workforce solutions experts can help your business to design, deploy and maintain a compliant security solution that guards vital IT resources in environments that incorporate telecommuters and 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 solution for evaluating, validating, scheduling, applying, and documenting software and firmware updates to your ever-evolving information system. In addition to maximizing the protection and reliability of your computer environment, Progent's software/firmware update management services allow your in-house IT team to focus on more strategic initiatives and tasks that deliver maximum 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-centered cyberthreat management platform that features AI software and expert services to deliver comprehensive endpoint detection and response (Singularity EDR) and extended detection and response (Singularity XDR). SentinelOne's compact agents can be loaded in minutes to defend endpoints against modern threats including ransomware, known and zero-day malware, trojan viruses, hacking tools, RAM exploits, malicious scripts, harmful macros, and living-off-the-land attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner and dealer and oversees thousands of endpoints secured by SentinelOne Singularity technology. SentinelOne Singularity is always the initial incident response tool activated by Progent to gain control and visibility of a client's network at the outset of a ransomware recovery. For additional information, see Progent's SentinelOne-based Extended Detection and Response services.

Expertise with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero Pentest Platform
NodeZero from Horizon3.ai is a cutting-edge penetration test (pentest) platform that supports repeated, simultaneous, programmable assessment of your network so you can find, rank, fix, and confirm security weaknesses before threat actors can exploit them. NodeZero pentests can deploy so-called tripwires such as fake credentials to find out whether your system is actively being targeted along high-risk attack paths. Tripwires provide sufficient information to make it possible to take action quickly with your incident response workflows before an assailant can wreak havoc. Progent offers the expertise of a NodeZero Certified Operator who can assist you to use NodeZero to carry out comprehensive penetration tests of your network perimeter and your internal network in order to evaluate your present security profile. Progent can also assist you to harden your existing network security and can help you to design and deploy a unified cybersecurity strategy that simplifies management and provides optimum cyber defense for on-premises, multi-cloud, and perimeter IT assets. To learn more details about Progent's threat analysis services based on on NodeZero's penetration test platform, visit Consulting Services for NodeZero's Penetration Test Platform.

Stealth Penetration Security Testing Services
Stealth intrusion checking is an important part of any comprehensive IT system security strategy. Progent's security experts can run extensive intrusion checks without the awareness of your organization's in-house IT resources. Stealth penetration testing shows whether existing security monitoring systems such as intrusion detection warnings and event log monitoring are properly set up and consistently monitored. Progent can provide continuous autonomous PEN testing to map your internal and external attack surface and to identify ways that vulnerabilities, unsafe configurations, harvested credentials, skipped patches, and dangerous IT product defaults can be chained together by hackers into the multi-vector attacks typical of the latest variants of ransomware. Get additional information about Progent's Stealth Penetration Intrusion Testing Services.

Progent's Low-Cost Managed Services for Information Security
Progent's affordable ProSight family of network management outsourcing services is designed to provide small and mid-size organizations with enterprise-class support and state-of-the-art technology for all aspects of information assurance and compliance. ProSight managed services available from Progent include:

ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM): Next Generation Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Recovery
ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection (EPP) solution that utilizes SentinelOne's next generation behavior-based machine learning tools to guard endpoints as well as servers and VMs against new malware assaults like ransomware and email phishing, which easily get by legacy signature-based anti-virus products. ProSight ASM safeguards local and cloud-based resources and offers a single platform to automate the complete malware attack progression including blocking, identification, containment, remediation, and forensics. Top capabilities include one-click rollback with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service and real-time system-wide immunization against new attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint protection and ransomware defense based on SentinelOne technology.

ProSight Enhanced Security Protection: Unified Endpoint Security
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection managed services offer ultra-affordable multi-layer security for physical servers and virtual machines, workstations, smartphones, and Microsoft Exchange. ProSight ESP uses contextual security and advanced machine learning for continuously monitoring and responding to cyber threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP delivers two-way firewall protection, penetration alarms, device management, and web filtering through cutting-edge technologies packaged within a single agent managed from a unified console. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can help your business to design and configure a ProSight ESP deployment that addresses your company's specific needs and that helps you demonstrate compliance with government and industry information protection regulations. Progent will help you define and implement policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and react to alarms that require immediate attention. Progent's consultants can also assist you to install and verify a backup and disaster recovery system like ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover quickly from a potentially disastrous cyber attack like ransomware. Read more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection unified endpoint security and Microsoft Exchange filtering.

ProSight DPS: Managed Backup
Progent has worked with advanced backup/restore technology companies to create ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a portfolio of offerings that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). All ProSight DPS products automate and track your data backup processes and enable transparent backup and rapid recovery of important files/folders, applications, system images, and Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. ProSight DPS helps your business recover from data loss caused by equipment failures, natural calamities, fire, malware like ransomware, user error, malicious employees, or software bugs. Managed backup services in the ProSight Data Protection selection include ProSight Altaro VM Backup with immutable cloud storage, ProSight 365 Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight ECHO Backup based on Barracuda dedicated storage, and ProSight MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent expert can assist you to identify which of these fully managed backup services are most appropriate 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 incorporates the technology of top data security companies to provide centralized control and world-class protection for your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid structure of Email Guard integrates a Cloud Protection Layer with a local gateway appliance to offer complete protection against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks, and other email-based threats. The Cloud Protection Layer serves as a first line of defense and keeps most unwanted email from making it to your security perimeter. This decreases your exposure to external attacks and saves system bandwidth and storage. Email Guard's on-premises gateway appliance adds a deeper level of analysis for incoming email. For outgoing email, the on-premises security gateway offers AV and anti-spam protection, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and email encryption. The onsite security gateway can also help Microsoft Exchange Server to monitor and safeguard internal email traffic that stays within your corporate firewall. For more information, see ProSight Email Guard spam filtering and data leakage protection.

ProSight Duo MFA: Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Solutions
Progent's Duo MFA services utilize Cisco's Duo cloud technology to defend against stolen passwords through the use of two-factor authentication (2FA). Duo supports one-tap identity confirmation with iOS, Android, and other personal devices. With 2FA, when you log into a protected application and enter your password you are requested to confirm who you are via a device that only you possess and that uses a different network channel. A wide range of out-of-band devices can be utilized for this second form of ID validation including a smartphone or wearable, a hardware/software token, a landline phone, etc. You can register multiple verification devices. For details about Duo identity validation services, visit Cisco Duo MFA two-factor authentication (2FA) services for at-home workers.

ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's Tier III Data Center
With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small business can have its critical servers and applications hosted in a secure Tier III data center on a high-performance virtual machine host configured and maintained by Progent's network support professionals. With the ProSight Virtual Hosting model, the client retains ownership of the data, the OS platforms, and the applications. Because the environment is virtualized, it can be ported immediately to an alternate hosting environment without a time-consuming and technically risky reinstallation process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not tied a single hosting provider. Learn more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

ProSight IT Asset Management: IT Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to capture, update, retrieve and protect information about your network infrastructure, procedures, applications, and services. You can quickly find passwords or IP addresses and be alerted automatically about upcoming expirations of SSLs or domains. By cleaning up and organizing your IT documentation, you can eliminate as much as half of time thrown away looking for vital information about your IT network. ProSight IT Asset Management includes a common location for holding and sharing all documents related to managing your network infrastructure like recommended procedures and self-service instructions. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers a high level of automation for collecting and associating IT information. Whether you're planning improvements, performing regular maintenance, or reacting to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the knowledge you require the instant you need it. Learn more about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.

Special Security Services Offered by Progent
Progent's certified security engineers offer unique expertise in key areas of computer security including:

Vulnerability Audits and Security Compliance Assessment
Progent provides experience with security evaluation software like Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and LANguard from GFI for performing a set of comprehensive network scans to identify potential security holes. Progent has extensive experience with these and similar utilities and can assist your company to understand assessment results and respond appropriately. Progent's security engineers also provide web application testing and can perform expert evaluation of corporate-wide security to assess your company's compliance with important worldwide security specifications including HIPAA, NIST, and ISO 17799. Also, Progent can evaluate the strength of your wireless protection including stationary wireless equipment as well as portable handsets. Find out more information about Progent's Vulnerability Evaluation and Security Compliance Assessment.

Cisco Security, PIX and ASA Firewall, VPN, Aironet and Meraki Wireless Help
Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers and Cisco CCNP experts can provide in-depth consulting services for Cisco's complete range of security and Virtual Private Network products including PIX 500 Series Firewalls and ASA Series Firewalls, the Catalyst Firewall Services Module, protected high-speed and IS routers, wireless access points, Cisco Meraki cloud-managed APs, and Catalyst Series switches. Read more details concerning Cisco Protection, Virtual Private Network and Wireless Expertise.

Other Firewall and VPN Solutions
As well as supporting a wide array of protection technologies from Microsoft and Cisco, Progent can provide businesses of all sizes top-level consulting for security products from other popular firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vendors. Progent's engineers offer:

• Palo Alto Networks PA-Series Firewalls Expertise
• Check Point Consulting
• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Experts
• WatchGuard Technologies Technical Assistance
• Juniper and NetScreen Deployment and Support
• SonicWall Inc. Support
• Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Deployment and Support
• Symantec Corp Help

Find out more details about Progent's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Security Support Services.

CISSP Security Consulting Services
Progent's Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) are security specialists who have earned CISSP accreditation as a result of verified experience, rigorous study, and exhaustive examination. CISSP qualification indicates expertise in an international standard for information security. ANSI has granted the CISSP status official recognition in the field of IT security under ISO/IEC 17024. Fields of knowledge included within CISSP include cybersecurity administration procedures, security architecture and test systems, access permission systems, applications development security, business processes security, hardware security, encryption, communications, Internet security, and disaster recovery planning.

Learn the details concerning Progent's CISSP Consulting Expertise.

CISSP-ISSAP Premier Consultants for Secure System Infrastructure
Progent's ISSAP Certified cybersecurity consultants have earned ISSAP accreditation following thorough examination and substantial hands-on work with information security design. ISSAP consultants have comprehensive knowledge of access control systems and methodologies, phone system and network infrastructure protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and DRP, and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-premier security specialists can help your company with all phases of architecture security.

Get additional information about Progent's ISSAP Accredited Protected System Infrastructure Consulting Services.

CISSP-ISSEP Premier Security Engineering Consultants
Cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity analyst. Progent offers the skills of a certified CISSP-ISSEP cybersecurity consultant to assist your enterprise to follow current system security engineering theory and processes in system development, review and evaluate system security designs based on cybersecurity engineering leading practices, produce viable system designs that include compliant security features for all critical system functions, define efficient design strategies to provide operational security, perform in-depth risk analysis, and recommend realistic cybersecurity models that balance your operational goals with your company's tolerance for risk.

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

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Professional Expertise
The Certified Information Systems Auditor accreditation is a globally recognized achievement that signifies expertise in IS security audit and control. Accredited by ANSI, the CISA credential has consultants undergo an extensive test administered by the ISACA international professional group. Progent can provide the expertise of a CISA-Premier security audit professional trained to assist businesses in the areas of IS audit process, information technology governance, systems and infrastructure lifecycle, information technology service delivery, safeguarding information resources, and business continuity planning.

Find out additional details about Progent's Certified Information Systems Auditor Professional Services.

CRISC Network Risk Management Specialists
The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification program was established by ISACA to validate an IT professional's ability to design, implement, and support information system control mechanisms to reduce risk. Progent offers the services of a CRISC-certified consultant to assist you to create and execute a business continuity plan based on industry best practices identified 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-Certified security engineers for impartially assessing your IS management mechanisms and with the expertise of Progent's CISM consultants for defining company-wide security policies and procedures.

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Global Information Assurance Certification Consulting Services
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was established in 1999 to validate the knowledge of network security experts. GIAC's goal is to ensure that a certified security consultant possesses the knowledge needed to provide services in vital areas of network, information, and program security. GIAC certifications are recognized by companies and institutions throughout the world including United States National Security Agency. Progent can provide the support of GIAC certified consultants for all of the network security disciplines covered under GIAC certification topics such as auditing IT infrastructure, incident response, intrusion detection, web services security, and SIEM solutions.

Find out additional information concerning Progent's GIAC Information Assurance Support.

Contact Progent for Computer Security Consulting Services
If your organization is situated in Southfield Michigan and you're trying to find computer security engineering 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 the state of Michigan.