NETWORK INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD

Check Point FWaaS

ITogether have access to Cloud Platforms across IaaS and PaaS solutions within Microsoft Azure. Combining on-premise with Azure Public Could Services we are able to offer a range of services.

Features

• Cloud-Based Architecture: Delivers security services via a cloud infrastructure.
• Customisable Security Policies: Tailors firewall rules tospecific business needs.
• Automatic Updates: Ensuresthe latest security features and threat protections.
• VPN Support: Securely connects remote sites and mobile users.
• Traffic Inspection: Deep packet inspection for advanced threat detection.
• Intrusion Prevention System: Blocks known vulnerabilities from exploiting thenetwork.
• Threat Intelligence Integration: Uses globaldata to improve threat detection.
• Multi-Tenant Capabilities: Supports multiple users with isolated environments.
• Bandwidth Management: Controls and prioritises network traffic effectively.
• Reporting and Analytics: Insights into traffic patterns and securityevents.

Benefits

• Enhanced Security: Robust protection against network threats and intrusions.
• Cost-Effective: Reduces capital expenditure on hardware and maintenance.
• Scalability: Easily scales with your business growth.
• Simplified Management: Centralised control over firewall policies and configurations.
• Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory compliance requirements.
• Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously observes network activity for threats.
• Reduced Complexity: Eliminates the need for on-premise firewall hardware.
• Rapid Deployment: Quick setup and activation protecting assets immediately.
• Remote Configuration: Manage settings from anywhere, at any time.
• Support: Access to cybersecurity experts for guidance andtroubleshooting.

£250 a virtual machine a month

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

430026691748400

Contact

Tim Ripper
01133410123
tim@itogether.co.uk

Service scope

• Service constraints: N/A
• System requirements: N/A- Dependent on configuration

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: Priority Level - Maximum Response Time Target P1 – Major Impact - 1 Hour P2 – Moderate Impact - 4 Hours P3 – Low Impact - 6 Hours
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Remote Support: ; 8x5 - £500 per month <50 users, £750 per month <100 users, £1000 per month <250 users, £1500 per month >250 users. ; ; 24x7 - £750 per month <50 users, £1000 per month <100 users, £1250 per month <250 users, £2000 per month >250 users. ; ; Both a dedicated Account Manager and access to the support team are included in the above costs. ; ; Support includes: ; - Rule based changes ; - Configuration changes ; - User creation and deletion ; - Software updates and management *critical patching and minor OS configuration changes / updates. ; - Guaranteed SLAs ; - Quarterly Service Review ; ; All prices are ex VAT
• Support available to third parties: No

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: A simple and documented onboarding process is avaialble for all services via the Check Point Infinity Portal. Individual Admin guides are available for each service giving details on getting started and configuration. In addition, Check Point offers a variety of other resources to educate users on their solutions such as online knowledge base, on-demand webinars, product videos and online training. At additional cost, Professional Services experts can help with the planning, design, implementation, optimisation and service handover.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: Bespoke in each case.
• End-of-contract process: Any end-of-contract services can either be built into the contract or paid for as additional services.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Using the web interface: Full on-line portal offered.
• Web interface accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the web interface is accessible: Supported Browsers:; ; Internet Explorer 10; Internet Explorer 11; Firefox; Chrome; Safari; Microsoft Edge
• Web interface accessibility testing: N/A
• API: No
• Command line interface: No

Scaling

• Scaling available: Yes
• Scaling type:
  • Automatic
  • Manual
• Independence of resources: Each customer is containerised within their own subscription.
• Usage notifications: Yes
• Usage reporting: Email

Analytics

• Infrastructure or application metrics: Yes
• Metrics types:
  • CPU
  • Disk
  • HTTP request and response status
  • Memory
  • Network
  • Number of active instances
• Reporting types:
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Staff screening not performed
• Government security clearance: Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
• 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: ‘IT Health Check’ performed by a Tigerscheme qualified provider or a CREST-approved service provider
• Protecting data at rest: Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type:
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
  • Hardware containing data is completely destroyed
• Equipment disposal approach: In-house destruction process

Backup and recovery

• Backup and recovery: Yes
• What’s backed up:
  • Virtual machines
  • Attached storage
  • Databases
  • Applications
• Backup controls: Users can schedule backups themselves, for example through a web portal.
• Datacentre setup: Multiple datacentres with disaster recovery
• Scheduling backups: Users contact the support team to schedule backups
• Backup recovery:
  • Users can recover backups themselves, for example through a web interface
  • Users contact the support team

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: Private network or public sector network
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Availability and how it is calculated can be found in the Terms of Service – Cloud Services; Infinity Portal Cloud End-user License Agreement. If the Monthly Service Availability or the Monthly Service Latency of the applicable Service during a calendar month is below the thresholds specified, You may request Check Point to extend Your current Service Term by additional days (“Service Credits”) at no extra charge according to the thresholds outlined in the agreement, subject to a maximum of 1 month of Service Credits per year of Service. Full details on Service Availability, Service Latency and Service Credits can be found in section ""4. Service Level"" of the Terms of Service – Cloud Services; Infinity Portal Cloud End-user License Agreement found here: https://www.checkpoint.com/about-us/cloud-terms/
• Approach to resilience: Service Availability Controls - Redundant systems and networks are deployed across servicing components. - Load balancing ensures service availability in case of component failure. - DRP: In case of data center failure, automatic failover is deployed to an alternate data center. (Note: Selecting a specific data center (for example, in EU) will cause the loss of data center failover functionality.) - The customer account: policy, users, logs and configurations are stored in redundant locations. - Check Point enforces internal policies to control the retention of backup data. All data is backed up at each data center, on a rotating schedule of incremental and full backups.
• Outage reporting: The current and historical status of all Check Point services is available at https://status.checkpoint.com/. This page can be accessed directly and also from within the service portal. The page shows status, uptime, historical data, incidents and any relevant post-incident reports. From this page users can also subscribe to receive updates via any of the following methods: email, SMS text message, Slack message, RSS feed.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google apps)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Only certain individuals are able to access support services when required.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
• Devices users manage the service through:
  • Dedicated device on a segregated network (providers own provision)
  • Dedicated device on a government network (for example PSN)
  • Dedicated device over multiple services or networks
  • Any device but through a bastion host (a bastion host is a server that provides access to a private network from an external network such as the internet)
  • Directly from any device which may also be used for normal business (for example web browsing or viewing external email)

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: No
• Security governance approach: We are Cyber Essentials Certified and closely follow and ISO standards
• Information security policies and processes: ITogether have our own Information Security Policy which can be provided upon request. This includes the reporting structure for any incidents.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: ITogether have a change management process document which we follow strictly to ensure that everyone is happy with the change before it is completed. The document allows us to track the changes through the lifetime of that specific change, and ensure that people are satisfied with any potential security impact.
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: ITogether use a Vulnerability Management system to scan (daily) our systems to ensure that any vulnerabilities are dealt with on a daily basis. The system we use holds the most comprehensive list of vulnerabilities across the globe.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: ITogether use a Vulnerability management system which informs us of any identified vulnerabilities across our systems each day. We react to this on a daily basis and if any vulnerabilities are identified they are resolved as quickly as possible.
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: If we discover and vulnerability it is resolved as quickly as possible. If an incident is reported to us, we would treat this as a P1, and aim to have the issue resolved within 4 hours. Users are able to report incidents to ITogether through the normal support process. A report is then generated as part of the service (if taken) detailing the incident and fix.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Separation between users

• Virtualisation technology used to keep applications and users sharing the same infrastructure apart: Yes
• Who implements virtualisation: Supplier
• Virtualisation technologies used: VMware
• How shared infrastructure is kept separate: At the compute/storage layer, consumers are separated via robust hypervisor controls based on VMWare VSphere.

Energy efficiency

• Energy-efficient datacentres: Yes
• Description of energy efficient datacentres: Equinix collaborates with peers and industry partners to support lower carbon options for data center operators and their suppliers. For 16 years, Equinix has participated in the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency. This initiative, led by the European Union’s Joint Research Center, helps data center operators increase their energy efficiency. Thirty-five of Equinix’s EMEA data centers report Utility and IT kWh requirements, establishing Equinix as a Corporate Participant of the center. Equinix is working to increase this reporting participation in EMEA with additional sites in process.

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

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

  Fighting climate change

  At ITogether, we're committed to reducing our environmental impact and supporting our clients in their sustainability goals. Our G-Cloud services leverage energy-efficient cloud infrastructures to minimise carbon footprints. By optimising server utilisation and promoting remote work capabilities, we significantly reduce the need for physical hardware and office space, leading to lower energy consumption. Our cloud solutions also enable clients to monitor and manage their energy usage more effectively, helping them make informed decisions that contribute to a greener planet. Embracing cloud computing is a step forward in the fight against climate change, aligning with our mission for a sustainable future.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Our G-Cloud services play a crucial role in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by enabling seamless remote work and maintaining business continuity. We provide secure, scalable cloud solutions that support remote collaboration, ensuring organisations can operate efficiently regardless of location. This adaptability is vital for businesses navigating the challenges posed by COVID-19, allowing them to sustain operations, safeguard jobs, and continue serving their communities. By facilitating a digital-first approach, we help organisations emerge stronger, more flexible, and ready for the future.

  Tackling economic inequality

  ITogether’s G-Cloud services contribute to tackling economic inequality by providing access to cutting-edge technology for all sectors, regardless of their size or financial capabilities. Our cloud solutions democratise technology, offering small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the tools to compete on a level playing field with larger corporations. This access stimulates innovation, drives business growth, and supports job creation, directly addressing economic disparities. By offering scalable and affordable IT solutions, we empower organisations to focus on growth and development, fostering a more equitable economic landscape.

  Equal opportunity

  At ITogether, we believe technology should be accessible to everyone. Our G-Cloud services are designed to ensure equal opportunity, providing tools that support accessibility and inclusivity. By implementing solutions that cater to diverse needs, we help public sector organisations serve their communities more effectively, breaking down barriers to digital engagement. Our commitment extends to offering training and support, ensuring all users can fully leverage the benefits of cloud technology. This approach not only enhances service delivery but also promotes a culture of inclusivity and equal opportunity in the digital age.

  Wellbeing

  Our G-Cloud offerings are designed with wellbeing at their core. By facilitating remote work and flexible schedules through cloud-based solutions, we support a healthier work-life balance, reducing stress and increasing job satisfaction. Our services also enable organisations to provide their teams with the tools they need to collaborate effectively and securely from any location, fostering a positive work environment. Moreover, our commitment to reliable and efficient IT infrastructure means that employees can focus on their core tasks without the added pressure of technical issues, contributing to overall wellbeing in the workplace.

Pricing

• Price: £250 a virtual machine a month
• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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