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MicroSystems Consulting staff are among the top experienced and certified Information Systems Security professionals in their field.  Members of our staff hold industry and vendor certifications from Cisco, CheckPoint, the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium,  SANS Institute (GIAC), and others.

Our consultants are equipped with the latest technologies and a range of skills in subject areas such as Audit, Intrusion Detection, Incident Handling, Firewalls and Perimeter Protection, Forensics, Hacker Techniques, and Windows/Unix Operating System Security. 

MicroSystems Consulting can specifically assist your organization with the following :

• Security Vulnerability Assessment — MicroSystems Consulting can quickly identify immediate security concerns and network vulnerabilities, including threats to physical properties and equipment, network systems, and corporate data.

• Security Policy Design — MicroSystems Consulting can assist your organization in translating its existing, potentially outdated enterprise security requirements and constraints into documented security standards to ensure that information and other physical assets are protected throughout the organization.

• Firewall Management & Perimeter Security Strategies — An Internet firewall is the only device safeguarding entry into your enterprise network.  MicroSystems Consulting works with a variety of firewall technologies and security systems that prevent external hackers from misusing Internet connections and dial-in lines.  We will help your organization deploy firewall and related security equipment and assist with its ongoing maintenance, or we can perform all of your firewall monitoring and administration as a managed service.

• Remote Access & Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services — MicroSystems Consulting can assist in deployment and maintenance of remote access and VPN services and related security systems and protocols which together will ensure that authorized remote users can access the corporate network while unauthorized users cannot.  

• Intrusion Detection, Prevention, and Containment — MicroSystems Consulting can locate and fix firewall "holes" and through the use of intrusion detection technologies, we can immediately detect and neutralize hacker attempts.

• Virus and Malicious Code Protection — MicroSystems Consulting can architect and deploy protection mechanisms so that viruses and malicious code, which can be disguised as benign data such as e-mail, cannot penetrate your network and damage or disrupt corporate data and operations.

• Wireless Communications Analysis — With the advent of 802.11 wireless technology, workers can enjoy the freedom and convenience of accessing their data from a variety of new wireless & handheld devices.  But with this technology comes huge risk.  MicroSystems Consulting can help mitigate this risk by analyzing your wireless environment and/or assisting your organization with architecture and deployment of a secure wireless infrastructure.

• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery — A sound Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan is essential to protect the well being of an organization.  Would your organization be able to continue conducting business in the event of a local or regional disaster?  MicroSystems Consulting can assist your organization with planning, designing, and implementing a BC/DR solution that fits your business needs.

• Fail-Over & Contingency Planning — Information technology and automated information systems are vital elements in most organizations and because of this it is critical that the services provided by these systems are able to operate effectively without interruption.  Contingency planning supports this requirement by establishing thorough plans, procedures, and technical measures that can enable a system or systems to be recovered quickly and effectively following a service disruption or disaster.  MicroSystems Consulting can assist your organization with planning, designing, and implementing Fail-Over and Contingency solutions, both technical and procedural, that will ensure maximum uptime.