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Reliance High-Tech Ltd

Genetec Security Centre SaaS provided by Reliance High-Tech

Genetec's Security Centre SaaS allows the transmission, storage and retrieval of CCTV footage and full Access Control functionality within a flexible cloud platform. Cloud stored video footage can be accessed by users from any location via web browser and mobile applications.

Features

  • Unified physical security solution
  • Combines CMS, Access, Search, Intrusion, automation, etc.
  • Unlimited connectivity
  • Cloud head-end
  • Extensive camera compatibility
  • Cloud-managed appliances and direct to cloud services
  • Cybersecure end-to-end encrypted
  • Event and alarm management
  • Browser-based and mobile app
  • Single sign-on

Benefits

  • Third-party camera and device compatibility
  • Take advantage of edge analytics
  • Automated system deployment for immediate access
  • Remote management and upgrades
  • Continuous deliver and access to the latest innovations
  • Intuitive device enrolment and configuration

Pricing

£122 a licence a year

  • Education pricing available
  • Free trial available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

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

Contact

Reliance High-Tech Ltd Nicola Verrier
Telephone: 08451210802
Email: info@reliancehightech.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
  • Public cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
Reliant on sufficient internet bandwidth being available to meet the use case of the platform.
System requirements
IP CCTV cameras must meet specific requirments, ONVIF, Dual Stream

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Calls and web chat are answered within 30 seconds, emails responded to within 1 working day
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
None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible
Our web chat is available across all of our pages on our Reliance Protect website
Web chat accessibility testing
We have designed the web chat to be simple to use with minimal chatbox options so the enquiries go quickly to our Service Desk or Sales Team to pick and respond to
Onsite support
Onsite support
Support levels
We can provide on site and remote support packages which are costed at different rates depending on service level requirements. 24x7 365 support is avalible
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
We offer a fully project-managed onboarding support service to make the process as simple as possible for our customers, online training is also available on the Eagle Eye website.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • PDF
  • Other
Other documentation formats
Browser Based Training Courses
End-of-contract data extraction
Once the contract ends, the data is immediately deleted in compliance with GDPR and various other regulations. When the customer advises of a contract to be ended they are advised to download any footage they wish to keep and are given a window of time to do so.
End-of-contract process
Reliance will contact the contract holder when the contract expires to make sure all data has been downloaded that is required. Once done the account will be deleted and all data will also be deleted.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Linux or Unix
  • MacOS
  • Windows
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
User interface is different, all functions can be performed both in browser and mobile app.
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
Description of service interface
Browser based dashboard used for viewing and configuring CCTV cameras and recorded footage , access control etc.
Accessibility standards
None or don’t know
Description of accessibility
Users can access our platform via any web browser on any OS and via mobile app (Android and iOS).
Accessibility testing
None to date
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
A comprehensive API is available, documentation available on request.
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
Open API (also known as Swagger)
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
We can customise the web page with login messages, and on the main page change the logo, support information and contact details.

Scaling

Independence of resources
The core architecture of the Cloud solution has been engineered in such a way that thousands of users can access the platform simultaneously globally. There is also no additional fee for client connection.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Metrics are: Cloud Bandwidth (BW) which means measurement of upload speed to our Data Center, BW for video uploading, BW per camera. All these data are extractable
Reporting types
Real-time dashboards

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller providing extra support
Organisation whose services are being resold
Genetec

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
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 every 6 months
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
Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
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
Archived video can be downloaded from within our browser based interface.
Data export formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data export formats
PDF
Data import formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data import formats
PDF

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Data protection within supplier network
TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Colocated data in Tier 3 Data Centers around the world. Tier 3 Data Centers are held to a high standard of uptime and availability. Including 99.982% uptime, no more than 1.6 hours of downtime per year, and are N+1 fault tolerant providing at least 72-hour power outage protection
Approach to resilience
Datacenters operate redundant power supplies, network interfaces & internet connections. Archiving servers containing user data operate in triple redundancy.
Outage reporting
Customers will be contacted via email if any outage occurs

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
Other
Other user authentication
Via authorised email address. 2 factor SMS authentication can be enabled if required.
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Permissions can be set on a user account basis that allow or deny access to management interfaces.
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
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
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
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
EY CertifyPoint
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
05/11/2019
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
The in-scope applications, systems, people, and processes are globally implemented and operated by teams out of an explicit set of facilities that comprise Amazon Web Services, Inc. and are specifically defined in the scope and bounds. All entities not included within this scope are not covered ISO27001 certification.
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
BS5979

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
Our Statement of Applicability demonstrates that Reliance employs and maintains all 114 controls of AnnexA, A5.1.1 through to A18.2.3 with no exclusions.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Reliance operate a formal change control process. The change control process needs both technical and business signoff and contains information on assets affected, details of change, risk assessment, roll back procedures, testing details and security considerations around the change. The change process if affecting personal data includes a complete Data Protection Impact Assessment which is reviewed and approved by our Data Protection Officer.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Penetration testing is done by an independent 3rd party that complies to Tiger Scheme / CESG CHECK / CREST. Tests are at least annually for external infrastructure testing and quarterly application testing if updates have been made to our public facing sites.
Reliance use Nessus and other tools such as NMAP and Kali for in house Vulnerability testing and cover all applicable vulnerability classes using the output from organisations such as CWE, OWASP, OSSTMM, SANS and WASC as a baseline. We consider the overall risk profile based on Common Vulnerability Scoring Systems ratings CVSS.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Reliance operate a layered security approach with policy, procedural, people and technical controls in place. We have an ongoing collection and automated analysis of log and event data, validating records of activity and performing real-time advanced correlation and pattern recognition. Our monitoring alerts our IT team in the event of patterns outside of set parameters or suspected malicious event sequences.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Reliance have defined Incident Management and response policies by Incident type, eg: GDPR, Confidentiality, Malware, Ransomware etc.. The primary purpose of the procedures is to recognise an Incident and then define Incident Actions, Containment, and Contingency Actions to ensure that the Incident is reported and correctly managed through to return to Business As Usual. As part of Incident Management we also include Lessons learnt. Within the plans we also manage 3rd party risk mitigation, being either a 3rd party exposing us to a risk or Reliance being the risk to another party.

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
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

Our goal is to be net zero by 2030 and to achieve this, reduce our CO2 emissions by 10% per annum. Our plan (which is published on our website) https://www.reliancehightech.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Reliance-High-Tech-Carbon-Reduction-Plan.docx.pdf contains numerous activities that we are measuring (or plan to measure) in order to ascertain our progress against these goals.
We recognise that the most carbon efficient journey is the one that is not taken. To that end, we work closely with all our customers to promote remote servicing and cloud solutions, which in turn have their own benefits for our clients premises (i.e. reducing hardware servers and associated energy consumption through things like air conditioning). These provide very environmentally friendly solutions, as many issues can be resolved without physical attendance. We have also invested in remote surveying tools, allowing customers or local engineers to produce clear video surveys used to design systems, reducing travel by specialists who may not be near the site in question. We have also adopted flexible working in all offices, reducing commuting requirements by staff.
Where a journey does need to take place, we are currently upgrading our ‘Service Helpdesk’ platform to take advantage of the latest AI technology to provide industry-leading scheduling tools to optimise distance travelled, time travelled and remote triaging through dynamic scheduling. Our targets are to make 50% of our service calls remote by 2027.

Covid-19 recovery

Reliance was fortunate that due to the sector we operate in and the services we provide our clients meant that we were able to retain and provide work for our workforce. We are however aware that for many Covid-19 has brought hardship and unemployment, especially for the younger generations. Therefore, we are increasing our commitment to offer apprenticeships to start work or re-train to work in the security sector.
To attract the best candidates, we promote the five foundational principles of quality work, set out in the Good Work Plan (fair pay, participation and progression, voice, and autonomy), that should attract good candidates from all backgrounds, minimise turnover of staff and improve productivity.

Tackling economic inequality

Reliance is deeply committed to improving economic, social and environmental well-being across the UK and we work with a number of charities and initiatives nationally alongside key clients to tackle economic inequality specifically. While we often provide financial support for local initiatives, we also find that the best partnerships are those where we can be active participants, providing ‘human’ support and opportunity.

We believe that everyone should be given a fair opportunity and contribute, no matter their background or situation. One example is that we work with the ‘Drive Forward Foundation’, who aim to make a difference in the lives of young care leavers, and create focused employment opportunities where we can assist people from care through the application process into our business, whether that is into an apprenticeship or a more experienced position. Alongside this, we also work with ‘Young Enterprise’ and ‘Cauldwell Youth’, as well as having an active apprenticeships programme which although ‘engineer’ biased can cover a wide range of roles an opportunities across our business. We actively look for characteristics of desire, capability and motivation over experience and standard qualifications. We also partner with our customers to provide opportunities to grow and train ‘local talent’.

Equal opportunity

Diversity Equality and Inclusion are key to the success of Reliance. Our company tagline is “Serious about technology and passionate about people”.
With this in mind we have various initiatives to ensure that we create a positive and diverse workforce. We don’t just simply monitor the number of employees of a specific gender, race, background, ability , age etc, but also continuously assess the culture of the business and improve the outcomes.
We operate a biannual OCI survey across the entire company. This ensures that feedback is given and culture is measured across the business, managed through an independent organisation. This is reported within our board meetings and each executive ‘operational department lead’ will hold feedback meetings with their respective teams to encourage real life feedback and solutions to how to improve culture and engagement. We encourage everyone to have a voice and participate in order to improve the ethos within the business. There are a number of key scientific measures included within this tool which measure types of behaviour and outcome, against role, group, age, gender and other statistically significant norms that have been built up over millions of participants over the years.
We actively promote and train, regardless of background, culture, gender, age or disability to ensure we create a business with opportunity , diversity and equality at the forefront.

Wellbeing

Our team all have access to health insurance. Depending upon the scheme, this either covers full private healthcare or contributions towards well-being related costs, for example dentistry, audiology, optical, physiotherapy and access to mental health practitioners.
In addition to this we have an employee assistance programme which provides 24/7 helpline to help advise on personal matters such as financial worries, access to counselling and legal matters. Within the business we have mental health first aid champions who are available to help any member of staff should they wish to speak to someone in confidence. We have a zero-tolerance policy on bullying and harassment and promote a speak up culture within the business to ensure that any issues all resolved expediently.
We have a charity of the year for whom all staff are allowed an additional one day’s holiday to support, and we have undertaken activities such as sponsored walks, sporting events and quizzes.
We strongly believe that culture of teamwork and a sense of belonging is a key component to good mental health. Since the pandemic remote working has become commonplace and whilst we fully support the flexibility this gives, it is important that individuals do not feel isolated. Throughout the pandemic and continuing with hybrid working patterns, we ensure that all teams meet regularly (preferably in person) to ensure a sense of belonging is maintained. For example, during the pandemic we held daily “drop-in” calls for all staff, the sole purpose of which was just too check in with each other.

Pricing

Price
£122 a licence a year
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
Limited time trial account with access to all features

Service documents

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