Network & Hardware Selection Consulting

 

 

Is your network secure?

Cyber crime is growing faster than conventional crime. Our Network Security consulting services are designed to deliver the level of trust and responsibility that people expect from their computing environment: Security, Privacy, Reliability, and Business Integrity.

Harwood Consulting's Network Security Practice is focused on developing a competitive advantage through a secure IT infrastructure that protects your corporate information assets from unauthorized access. We secure your network by utilizing proven methodologies, best practices and solutions in the following areas:

 

Patch Management
Do any of these sounds familiar...Melissa, Love Bug, Blaster, Slammer and MyDoom? Worms are responsible for causing severe damage on all levels of small networks to enterprise networks. If you were using a computer when these worms hit, you probably heard of them. Your organization may have even been directly affected.What you probably didn't know was that Microsoft released the patch for the slammer worm months before it ever hit the internet. Why were people still affected if patches for these vulnerabilities already existed you ask? Simply put...patch management.It is imperative today that proactive action is taken by companies to patch operating system vulnerabilities to prevent these types of worms and viruses. Patch management solutions are not only recommended but are basically a requirement in today’s computing environment. Patch management is the process of reviewing software vulnerabilities and testing and patching systems accordingly. Harwood Consulting will assess, prepare, and deploy patch management solutions using proven technologies to help keep our customer’s information confidential.
Anti-Virus
Do you or someone you know pay for things while you’re online? Is someone watching and recording every keystroke you make? Harwood Cosnulting provides anti-virus solutions to help you from becoming a victim. Does your business take sales order and personal banking or credit card information from customers? What if someone was sitting there watching your every move recording the information for malicoius use or identity theft? This is not something that businesses of any size can chance. Our anti-virus solutions will help protect you from today’s threats.
Anti-Spyware
Is your computer running slow? Do you see pop-up advertisements even when you're not on the surfing the web? Notice a new toolbar in your browser that you didn't want, and find it difficult to get rid of? Spyware is software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent. Spyware and other unwanted software can invade your privacy, liter your machines with pop-up windows and even make your computer crash.Harwood Consulting understands how this can negatively affect any business. We have the expertise to protect your systems against spyware and other unwanted software.
Firewalls
Firewalls use hardware and/or software to prevent unauthorized access into your network. Firewall solutions support a broad range of security applications from broadband users to corporate networks. Harwood Cosnulting provides cost-effective solutions that provides protection for your network resources and data from intruders and viruses. Harwood Consulting has the experience to implement secure firewall solutions for your business.
Anti-SPAM
Is your email inbox full of unwanted email selling discount medications, body enhancements, or subject lines containing vulgar and offensive language? Believe it or not, this is where many companies distribute SPAM and Viruses throughout their entire company. Once the message reaches the end user, it has the potential to be delivered to everyone in the entire organization and their contacts. Harwood consulting has solutions for you; solutions to reduce or eliminate almost all unwanted email from your email systems.   How much productivty and money is lost by your employees because they are constantly having to search through emails to delete all of that SPAM? How much of your server resources are wasted on storage of SPAM? Harwood consulting can implement their custom, "inteligent" SPAM and virus filter in your organization to better protect you, your employees, and your bottom line.