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FORDWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Fordway Cloud Security Management

Fordway Cloud Security Management assists customers defining in their security requirements and in designing and building security into the provisioning of public, private or hybrid cloud services. Assured by CESG certified architects. Strategic approach to risk management across internal and multi-supplier environments, to assure organisational security and compliance requirements.

Features

  • Security Governance Audits aligned to ISO27001 and Gap analysis
  • Security compliance assessment for PSN, N3, PCIDSS, regulated industries
  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Technical Risk Assessments
  • Infrastructure architecture design check against standard industry references
  • Penetration testing, vulnerability prevention and reduction measures
  • IT Service Continuity (Disaster Recovery) policies, process and procedures
  • Security Incident Management measures and IT Health Checks
  • Security Information, event Management, event consolidation and presentation
  • Security process and operation, Security Policies and governance
  • Security Compliance (CESG certified) and Security Strategy development

Benefits

  • Ensures compliant and secure cloud services for your organisational needs
  • Proactive implementation, policy/risk-based threat response
  • Public Cloud suppliers: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and others
  • Comprehensive assessment of security posture, risks and threats
  • Collaboration with IT staff to deliver optimal solution
  • Provision of ongoing services to administer, support, operate and improve
  • Ongoing commitment to achieve continual service improvements
  • Assists in gaining key UK security certifications
  • Expertise in delivering secure cloud services to existing G-Cloud customers
  • Certified to ISO27001 and complies with ISO20000

Pricing

£30 to £150 an instance a month

Service documents

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If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at tenders@fordway.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

1 4 8 8 2 8 0 6 5 5 2 5 3 9 6

Contact

FORDWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED Richard Blanford
Telephone: 01483 528200
Email: tenders@fordway.com

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
Fordway have standard engagement documentation and migration templates which will be utilised within their project planning.
Planning service works with specific services
Yes
Hosting or software services the planning service works with
  • IaaS/PaaS
  • VDI/DaaS
  • Microsoft 365 Suite (F1, E3, E5)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • Fordway Connectivity and Access Service
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
The training service is tailored to the buyer and dependent on the service provided
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
  • IaaS/PaaS
  • VDI/DaaS
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • Fordway Application and Service Availability Monitoring
  • Microsoft 365, Office 365, Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Fordway Security Management as a Service
  • Fordway Cloud Connectivity Service

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
Fordway have standard documents and templates to support customers on their security requirements in the cloud with independent advice and recommendations.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
Yes
List of supported services
  • IaaS/PaaS
  • VDI/DaaS
  • Microsoft 365, Office 365, Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • Fordway Cloud Connectivity and Access
  • Fordway Application and Service Availability Monitoring
  • Fordway PSN Gateway Service

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Fordway have standard quality assurance and performance testing documentation and templates which will be tailored in line with the service design.

Security testing

Security services
Yes
Security services type
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
Other security services
  • 24 x 7 Security Monitoring and Event Analysis
  • PSNA approved security hosting and design
  • List N (Nuclear) Certified organisation and facilities
  • Security incident response, containment and remediation
  • Virtual CISO service
  • Continual Security Service Improvement
  • Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance
  • Microsoft Azure Security and Compliance
  • AWS Security Centre management
Certified security testers
Yes
Security testing certifications
  • CHECK
  • CREST
  • Tigerscheme
  • Cyber Scheme

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
Yes
Types of service supported
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
How the support service works
Fordway have a wide rage of hosting, software and support services which include:
IaaS, PaaS, DaaS,
Fordway Cloud Identity Management,
Fordway Architecture Management,
Fordway Service Integration and Management (SIAM),
Fordway Service Management,
Fordway Cloud Security Service,
Fordway Azure IaaS Operations and Management,
Fordway Azure SQL DB Management,
Fordway Azure Virtual Desktop Management,
Fordway Backup and Service Continuity,
Fordway Managed Print Service
Fordway MS365 Enterprise Desktop Management,
Fordway Patch Management as a Service

Service scope

Service constraints
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Priority 1 incident 24 x 7, 15 minute response.
Priority 2 incident 24 x 7, 1 hour response Priority 3 incident 12 x 5, 4 hour response.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.1 A
Web chat accessibility testing
Supports all assistive technologies included with or supported by MS Teams
Support levels
Defined according to SLA required.
P1 - major service impact
P2 - significant service impact
P3 - individual users impacted
P4 - no user impact/information
Technical Account management available, service cost dependent on scope of requirements

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
ISOQAR
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
14/03/2022 (recertification) original certification March 2008
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
ISO27001/27017/27018 Scope of certification available on request
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
  • List N (Nuclear Industry)
  • PSN Code of Connection and Compliance
  • PAS555
  • NHS IGSoC
  • ISO27017
  • ISO27018
  • GCloud Assured

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

Using Cloud offers considerable efficiency and consumption savings compared to running in house, on premises and hosted environments

Pricing

Price
£30 to £150 an instance a month
Discount for educational organisations
No

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at tenders@fordway.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.