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Britannic Technologies

Fortinet - wifi & switches

Fortinet wireless and switch technologies add critical layers of protection to your LAN (wired and wireless), faciliated by centralised management for ease of management. Fully scalable from 1-10,000 APs

Features

  • Built-in foundation for ZTNA and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
  • Protects the network from advanced wired/wireless threats
  • Wireless LAN security done right
  • Unified management
  • Intelligent plug & play
  • Network routing and segmentation
  • Integrated network access controls (NAC)
  • Simplicity and security
  • POE/POE+ support
  • Instant device and user visibility

Benefits

  • Ease of management through unified OS
  • Reduced IT involvement through Plug & Play capability
  • Tightly integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric model
  • Reduces troubleshooting through centralised management
  • Reduced management cost through complete visibility of users/devices
  • Simple-to-manage architecture
  • Ease of scalability
  • Facilitates compliance e.g. with PCI-DSS
  • Built-in foundation for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Pricing

£199.50 a unit

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

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

Contact

Britannic Technologies James Campbell
Telephone: 01483242550
Email: jcambpbell@btlnet.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes
What software services is the service an extension to
Other Fortinet Security Fabric components
Cloud deployment model
Private cloud
Service constraints
We recommend that Buyers follow the Fortinet model
System requirements
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Within 1 hour
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
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support accessibility standard
None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible
Via Britannic's website
Web chat accessibility testing
N/A
Onsite support
Onsite support
Support levels
The Britannic Service Desk is committed to delivering the best service for our clients. Our process ensures that any critical customer issue is promptly escalated, day or night, regardless of contract level. This minimises delays during major incidents. Technical expertise and accountability are fundamental to our service ethos. Each new product added to our portfolio undergoes rigorous technical onboarding to cultivate in-house subject matter experts, enhancing the value we deliver to customers. In cases requiring vendor escalation, typically for software bugs or feature requests, we demonstrate our commitment and capability by managing the majority of service tickets and requests in-house. We take pride in our flexibility, adhering to necessary processes outlined in our ISO/IEC 20000 accreditation while striving to exceed customer expectations. By default, new customers are provided with our Bronze support package at no additional cost, however we can discuss increasing this if required. Pricing is based upon a percentage of the list price of the equipment in the solution. We also report on a tighter, internal measurement of SLO (Service Level Objective). This is a service goal which Britannic set above the contractual SLA measure. We are fully transparent with our customers regarding our performance against this measure.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
During the kick-off stage of your project, training needs will be discussed, and a tailored plan will be created that is closely aligned to existing skill-levels, appetite and timelines. We offer a variety of tailored training packages to suit the scope of any given project. We cater to all levels of user; end-users, system administrators, super-users, supervisors, managers and can offer train-the-trainer sessions when appropriate. Recognising the pivotal role training plays in the adoption of new processes, we provide flexible delivery options, including on-site, classroom, and web-based sessions. Our extensive training portfolio encompasses a range of high-quality courses covering all aspects of the proposed solution. Our team of trainers includes Britannic Subject Matter Experts, engineers and external professional trainers with the most appropriate resource being agreed between all parties ahead of time. Post-training, we gather feedback from trainers and attendees and provide relevant information to enhance the user experience further. We provide access to additional resources, such as user guides and videos, plus a variety of materials which can be accessed when needed. To ensure continuous skill development, we recommend follow-up, refresher, and ongoing skills-based training.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • PDF
  • Other
Other documentation formats
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Visio
End-of-contract data extraction
We can provide copies of the configs at the end of the contract; available on request
End-of-contract process
At the end of the contract the customer can continue to use the service (contract extension) or terminate use accordingly. There are no financial penalties or costs to terminate contract at end of agreed term or extend beyond initial term, commencing a new term, which triggers monthly service charge and transactions charges accordingly.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
No
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
Description of service interface
RJ45
Accessibility standards
None or don’t know
Description of accessibility
N/a
Accessibility testing
N/a
API
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Yes - all configuration is bepoke to the Buyer's particular requirements

Scaling

Independence of resources
The service provided is dedicated to each Buyer organisation and therefore not at risk of being affected by our other customers

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
We provide a variety of service usage metrics.
Reporting types
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Reports on request

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller providing extra features and support
Organisation whose services are being resold
Fortinet

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
United Kingdom
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
In-house
Protecting data at rest
Physical access control, complying with another standard
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Users can run reports via the Fortinet suite of products.
Data export formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data export formats
Excel
Data import formats
Other

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
Data protection within supplier network
IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Support Hours vary from Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm (excluding public holidays) to 24/7/365. The response times vary depending on the cover taken and the ticket criticality (Critical/Major/Minor). Target availability of our Core network is 99.999%. Target availability for Ethernet circuits is 99.93% with BT and 99.90% if via Exponential-e. For broadband services this is 99.60%. Service credits are available where there is a total loss of service for more than 4 hours or where the SLA falls below the above target availability. Any service credit will be applied as a credit note to the account. It is up to the Buyer to request the service credit.
Approach to resilience
Onsite hardware resilience is subject to the configurations as agreed with the Buyer. For services located within our Core network is confidential - available on request.
Outage reporting
Our in-house NOC monitor's the entire network from the on-premise router, across our Core and to breakout on to the global Internet backbone. Depending on the severity, a customer affecting outage would be communicated to the customer by the most approrpiate method e.g. if a Critical ticket by phone and email, if less affecting, perhaps just by email.

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
No
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
As a fully managed service, management access is only granted to authorised Britannic staff. Access to our Service Desk is for authorised customer contacts only unless agreed in writing.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least every 6 months
Management access authentication
2-factor authentication

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
No audit information available
Access to supplier activity audit information
No audit information available
How long system logs are stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
BSI
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
08/04/2020
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Third party suppliers who do not directly impact the Britannic Information Security
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
ISO 22301 Business Continuity

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
Britannic Information Security is supported by ISMS framework of approved, communicated and published policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical and technical controls. Britannic Information Security Policy as well as all other ISMS policies and procedures apply to all Britannic employees, while 3rd party management is governed by Britannic 3rd Party Information Security Compliance Policy and annual suppliers reviews. Our management processes have been aligned to ISO/IEC 27001 and include (but are not limited to): Network Management, IT, Operations Security, Projects, Access Control, Suppliers Management, Asset Management, Human Resources Security. Due to evolving nature of information security, all Britannic management processes are frequently reviewed to ensure Britannic remains in compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 and guidelines of ISO/IEC 27002. All ISMS Policies and Procedures have been approved by Britannic CEO and Information Security Management Forum, made up of members of the Senior Management Team. Britannic Information Security Management Forum carries an annual review of Information Security Policies and Procedures which can be also reviewed at other times as dictated by operational needs.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Any change requests are recorded through the service desk, logged and tracked - time bound. We then review change requests through our change management process. These are reviewed for a range of aspects, including potential security impact. All changes are recorded.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
We have implemented vulnerability management process fully compliant with ISO 27001:2013.
In order to identify potential threats we have:
- compiled an inventory of assets connected to our network
- identified critical systems and at-risk systems
- established timely and scheduled patch management process
- established a process ensuring programs and apps run the latest software versions
- established remediation timelines
We review and classify all vulnerabilities and associated threats on a regular basis as well as rate risks according to our stated risk categorisation and assign a remediation timeline to each risk.
We conduct a regular vulnerability testing/scanning process.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Britannic have implemented protective monitoring as a part of our risk management strategy. We collect and analyse log and event data which allows us to detect and promptly alert on operational and security issues related to a wide range of compliance and risk concerns. As a result, we obtain information required to allow us to respond to incidents in a timely manner and to establish sufficient internal security controls for ongoing compliance with ISO 27001:2013 requirements.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Britannic have a well defined process for managing and updating incidents.
Customers are invited to log incidents via phone, email or online portal; Britannic will respond within SLA/SLO. During a critical or major incident, Britannic will invoke our major incident management process which delivers regular updates to key stakeholders and is only closed once a full RFO is delivered.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

As an integral component of our environmental strategy, our dedication to sustainability encompasses multiple facets, spanning from our office practices to our data centre operations. At the core of our commitment lies our conscientious approach to recycling.
Within our office premises and across our datacentres, recycling initiatives are rigorously implemented. Specifically, within our datacentres, dedicated recycling collection points are established to ensure the proper disposal of all equipment packaging. This meticulous process is not only compliant with regulations but also aligns with our values of environmental stewardship.
For Britannic, our environmental commitment is not in place solely to adhere to compliance regulations, we want to play our part in fostering a greener future. Through comprehensive recycling initiatives, responsible disposal practices, and strategic partnerships, we endeavour to lead by example in championing sustainability across all facets of our operations.

Equal opportunity

The company is strongly dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion across all areas of our business operations. The following is a summary of our policies, practices, and activities that support diversity and inclusion: 
Recruitment Policies & Practices: 
- Equal Opportunities Policy: We have a comprehensive Equal Opportunities Policy in place that ensures all individuals associated with the company are treated fairly and without discrimination. This policy complies with anti-discrimination laws, protecting against discrimination based on protected characteristics such as age, disability, gender, and more. 
- Recruitment Practices: Our recruitment processes are designed to prioritise merit and eliminate any form of discrimination. We use gender-neutral language in job advertisements, and our interviewers are trained to avoid asking discriminatory questions. We also ensure that our vacancy advertisements are widely disseminated to reach a diverse section of the labour market, promoting equal opportunities. 
- Equality Monitoring: We actively engage in equality monitoring by voluntarily and anonymously collecting data on various aspects, such as ethnic group, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and age. This data helps us identify underrepresented or disadvantaged groups within our organisation and informs our diversity and inclusion initiatives. 

Our policies and practices demonstrate a clear commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion in recruitment, internal development, and customer-facing service delivery. We continuously monitor and improve these initiatives, ensuring that diversity and inclusion are not just policies but integral parts of our organisational culture.

Wellbeing

Britannic are deeply committed to generating social value through our holistic approach to employee wellbeing and community engagement. We understand that fostering a supportive and empowered workforce not only benefits our employees but can make a positive impact on the local community.
Private Medical Coverage: Our provision of private medical coverage, including mental health services, ensuring that our employees have access to essential healthcare resources. By prioritising mental health, we contribute to reducing the stigma around these issues and promote overall well-being.
Birthday Leave: We believe that personal milestones are worth celebrating, and granting a day off for birthdays is a small way to show our appreciation for our employees. This policy enhances work-life balance, allowing individuals to spend quality time with loved ones and nurture personal relationships.
Volunteering Day: Our dedication to social value extends beyond the workplace. We offer our employees the opportunity to take a volunteering day, empowering them to give back to their communities. This not only strengthens our employees' sense of purpose but also creates a positive ripple effect by supporting various charitable causes within the local community.
Personal Training and Development: We actively encourage personal training and development initiatives. By investing in our employees' growth, we not only equip them with valuable skills but also foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
Extending Social Value to Clients: We actively seek to provide social value to our clients, through volunteering days, seminars, conferences, workshops, training assets and wellbeing portals.

Pricing

Price
£199.50 a unit
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
No

Service documents

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