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Phoenix Software Ltd

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Protect your organisation against data loss, malicious acts and brand damage involving insiders. We defend you against authorised users acting maliciously/negligently/unknowingly. We correlate user activity and data movement to protect you from insider-led data breaches. Detect risky behaviour in real-time to give you easy to understand evidence of wrongdoing.

Features

  • Detect data exfiltration
  • Identify Risky lateral data movement
  • Identify Privilege abuse
  • Surface application misuse
  • Identify Unauthorised access
  • address risky accidental actions

Benefits

  • Review risky behaviours and activities tailored to your environment
  • Use intelligent groupings to filter out thousands of activities
  • Contextualise anomalous behaviour through timeline and screenshot-based evidence

Pricing

£13.40 a licence

  • Education pricing available
  • Free trial available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

2 5 4 9 6 0 4 3 8 2 0 1 4 7 1

Contact

Phoenix Software Ltd Jonny Scott
Telephone: 01904 562200
Email: ccs@phoenixs.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
Extends and enhances EDR solutions, integrates with PAM, SIEM, SOAR technologies
Integrations to Proofpoint TAP dashboard and TAP Account Takeover
Cloud deployment model
Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
The ITDR solution requires points of presence (connectors) into on premise environments in order to manage identity risks and deploy deceptions
System requirements
  • Management Server-Windows 1 server required
  • IdentityIntelligenceServerLinuxOn-prem only installations: 1 server required
  • HybridandSaaS-only installations (ITD SaaS tenant): No server required
  • IllusiveConnectors(Zone Servers)Linux1 connector required for each network segment
  • TrapServerWindowsMinimum 1 server required.
  • RansomwareServerWindowsRequired for Ransomware Guard.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Dependant on Service Level Purchased
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
No
Onsite support
No
Support levels
Self-Service, Platinum, Premium & Global
Self-Service: primary access via portal, phone support limited to business hours P1 issues, 2 authorised support contacts
Platinum: access via portal and phone, phone support for all priorities during business hours plus P1 issues 24x7, 4 authorised support contacts
Premium: access via portal and phone, phone support for all priorities during business hours plus P1 issues 24x7, 6 authorised support contacts, assigned Technical Account Manager 
Global: available to Platinum and Premium only. phone access for all cases, all priorities 24x7x365, 12 authorised support contacts
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Installation and training / knowledge share available with dedicated engineer
Implementation Services
Recurring Consultancy
Technical Account Management
Customer Success Management
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Not accessible from the service
End-of-contract process
Services cease to function. Proofpoint support team will carry out full offboarding process

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
N/A
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
All core services are accessible via the API
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
HTML
API sandbox or test environment
No
Customisation available
No

Scaling

Independence of resources
On premise the service can be installed on dedicated hardware. On SaaS the enviroment will be in a dedicated VPC

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Syslog of service useage is available
Reporting types
Real-time dashboards

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller (no extras)
Organisation whose services are being resold
ProofPoint

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
None

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Supplier-defined controls
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest
Other
Other data at rest protection approach
AES256
Access to the Proofpoint production environment, where services are hosted, is granted based on role and occurs via a 2FA encrypted VPN.
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
In-house destruction process

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Data extraction tools driven by customer.
Data export formats
Other
Other data export formats
N/A
Data import formats
Other
Other data import formats
N/A

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
Other protection between networks
Proofpoint has documented information security program consisting of policies, procedures and standards that aligns with the requirements of NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001. The program is owned by the Proofpoint Global Information Security group, and includes a continuous monitoring program consisting of monthly and quarterly evidence collection and review, and an annual SOC 2 Type II audit of the program.
Data protection within supplier network
TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/legal-documents/pfpt-en-hosted-services-sla.pdf
Approach to resilience
https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/legal-documents/pfpt-en-hosted-services-sla.pdf
Outage reporting
https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/legal-documents/pfpt-en-hosted-services-sla.pdf

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
All access to the Proofpoint production environment, where services are hosted, is via a 2FA encrypted VPN and granted based on role.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
  • Other
Description of management access authentication
All access to the Proofpoint production environment, where services are hosted, is via a 2FA encrypted VPN and granted based on role.

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
User-defined
How long system logs are stored for
User-defined

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
BSI
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
21/01/2022
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
The Information Security Management System (ISMS) applies to our services which include software licensing, hardware, software asset management and IT consultancy. The sectors serviced are public sector, charities and housing associations, education and corporate. Sales and services and delivered by the employees, systems and business processes.
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
SOC2 Type 2

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
No
Security governance approach
The Proofpoint security program is led by the Proofpoint CSO. The program is based on identifying and mitigating risk to our personnel, the organization and the customer.
Information security policies and processes
Proofpoint's information security program is aligned with the requirements of NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001. However, we are not certified to the ISO 27001 standard.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Proofpoint has a documented change management policy that includes requirements around documented change tickets and review and approval by the Change Review Board.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Proofpoint performs internal and external vulnerability scanning and remediates applicable findings in line with the Proofpoint patch management policy.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Proofpoint has distributed monitoring in place for availability, performance, capacity and security. Alerts are directed to a 24x7 NOC or SOC for review, remediation and/or escalation.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Proofpoint has a documented Incident Response Plan that includes procedures to detect, investigate, remediate and communicate security incidents. A trained IRT team is responsible for the maintenance of the program.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change
Effective stewardship of the environment with activities that deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
We can support customers environmental goals by providing annual carbon emissions on contract and reduction plans.

We will run free of charge sustainability infrastructure reviews for customers to understand how they can reduce carbon emissions of their IT services.

We are working towards 2040 Net-Zero GreenHouseGas emissions.
Since 2021 we have been Carbon Neutral with Gold Standard Certified carbon credits - partner Ecologi.
By 2026 we aimed to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% from a 20/21 baseline year and which we have now achieved.
By 2030 we aim to reduce all of our emissions (including Scope 3) by 50% this is from a 22/23 baseline year.

Achievement of 2030 50% reduction targets (based on last FY) would mean a minimum carbon reduction of 142tCO2e per year for the public sector.

We record and monitor our usage/ conversion to carbon emissions monthly and progress is published annually on the website in accordance with PPN06/21 and SECR guidelines. We are ISO14001 certified, and our targets are currently being verified by SBTi.

Overall, the business:
-Generates solar energy (85%) with REGO renewable purchased energy.
-Zero waste to landfill waste management
-Minimises travel emissions by 60%
-Uses water wisely – reduced by 15%

Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement.

We work hard to influence others and change behaviours to help fight climate change.

Workforce:
-Sustainability inductions
-Sustainability training
-Staff campaigns
-Volunteering opportunities
-Family woodland tree planting

Suppliers:
-Supply-chain reviews
-Sustainability training
-Blogs/ media content
-Sustainability training

Customers:
-Sustainability Infrastructure Review
-Hardware Carbon-Assessments
-Circular-Economy support
-Sustainability training

Covid-19 recovery

COVID-19
Help local communities to manage and recover from the impact of COVID-19 with activities in the delivery of the contract which:
Create employment, re-training and other return to work opportunities for those left unemployed by COVID-19, particularly new opportunities in high growth sectors.
- Phoenix Employability Outreach Programme - Unique access to Microsoft Career Essentials programme
Support organisations and businesses to manage and recover from the impacts of COVID-19, including where new ways of working are needed to deliver services.
-Phoenix Small Business Digital Skills Outreach programme – webinars supporting cyber security, accessibility and licensing.
-Phoenix VCSE Digital Skills Outreach Programme – webinars supporting cyber security, accessibility and licensing.
Support the physical and mental health of people affected by COVID-19, including reducing the demand on health and care services.
-Phoenix Digital Skills Outreach Programme – Supporting people to access services services online e.g NHS app and Banking apps.
Examples of our working with London and Quadrant Housing Association to deliver befriending calls for tenants who were lonely and isolated as a result of Covid19.
We have also worked with Liverpool City Council to promote employability courses to those left unemployed by Covid-19 and who are now in employment.
We provided free of charge IT service desk to 15 charities during the pandemic and have worked closely with them to support them with returning to full operation again.

Tackling economic inequality

Tackling economic inequality
Create new businesses, new jobs and new skills with activities that, in the delivery of the contract:
Create opportunities for entrepreneurship and help new, small organisations to grow, supporting economic growth and business creation.
-60% of our supply chain are SME’s
-We are signatories and adhere to the Prompt Payment Code
-Host Dragons Den SME supply chain sessions for new suppliers to showcase their services for our customers.
Create employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas.
- The Phoenix Employability Outreach Programme provide unique access to Microsoft Career Essentials digital literacy programme, career talks and employability advice.
Create employment and training opportunities, particularly for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors.
-Graduate work placements
-Phoenix Employability Outreach Programme - Unique access to Microsoft Career Essentials programme for certifications to skill up for roles in the IT sector.
-We work with our supply-chain to create job roles with shared apprenticeship heads and promotion to permanent employment.
Support educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications.
-Apprenticeships whereby we aim for c.10 graduating apprentices and all are moved into permanent employment with Phoenix.
-Skills City Bootcamp where we deliver career talks and provide projects to 19+ year olds seeking to upskill for employment in the technology sector.
Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support employment and skills opportunities in high growth sectors.
-Our programmes are delivered in partnership with our customers, supply chain and workforce, including Career talks, mentoring and IT challenge activities.

Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity
Reduce the disability employment gap with activities that:
Demonstrate action to increase the representation of disabled people in the contract workforce.
-We are certified Disability Confident Employers (level 2).
-We provide Digital Accessibility training for all staff so we can communicate with each other and our customers in an inclusive manner.
-We are exploring the use of the Voluntary Reporting Framework for understanding the disability makeup of the workforce.
Tackling workforce inequalities with activities that demonstrate action to identify and tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce.
- We focus on ensuring an inclusive and unbiased recruitment strategy, with unconscious-bias training, blind recruitment processes, and reviewing language and placement of advertisements.

-All staff trained receive mandatory EDI training annually.

Various initiatives include
-Signatories of the Race at Work Charter,
-Disability Confident Committed Employer
-Signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant
-Gender-Neutral toilets
-Prayer room
-Milk-pumping room
-Sponsor York Pride
-We have specific policies for Menopause, and LGBTQ+.
-We have established an Accessibility-Centre-of-Excellence to display the latest technology
-We monitor our workforce statistics and report on them:
Gender 65% male /35% female (industry-average 20%)
Ethnicity 5.6% (local-area 3.9%)
Staff turnover 12.3% (industry-average 13.2%)
Using the Voluntary Reporting Framework, we are working on what and how we can report metrics around disabled people in the workforce, including those with hidden disabilities.

We have been recertified as a Great Place to Work™ and UK's Best Workplaces™ for Women.

Wellbeing

Wellbeing
The mental health and well-being (MHWB) of our staff is of the utmost importance to us and our MHWB Policy aims to provide a working environment that promotes and supports the MHWB of all employees.
Activities that demonstrate action to support the health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce at Phoenix include:
-We utilise different resources not least those from Mental Health at Work Commitment, NHS Every Mind Matters, and the MIND employer toolkit to improve our employee MHWB programme.
-All our staff heavily discounted private health insurance includes mental wellness. Plan members access a range of health treatments including face to face counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy.
-Phoenix invests in the St Johns Ambulance Mental Health First Aid training course to ensure we have MH first aiders in the business and the skills to address MH in the workplace.
-The new challenges the pandemic has raised, on our employee’s MHWB, has led to the creation of a staff network group who meet monthly, to ensure that all we do and say truly covers all aspects of MHWB.
-All employees are given a monthly wellbeing hour to take for their own personal time and are also supported with monthly tea and toast sessions discussing and normalising MHWB topics.

We influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health.
-We provide Digital Accessibility training for all staff so we can communicate with each other and our customers in an inclusive manner.
-We have established an Accessibility-Centre-of-Excellence to display the latest technology to the workforce, supply chain and our customers
-We deliver digital accessibility training to customers
-We are sponsors of the Neurodiversity Awards

Pricing

Price
£13.40 a licence
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
Full service offering as a Proof of Concept for 2 weeks as standard at customers request

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 ccs@phoenixs.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.