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BlueFort Security Ltd

Orca Security

Provides a Cloud-Native zero-touch approach to cloud security. Operates a patent-pending “SideScanning” technology, which delivers 100% security visibility and coverage across customer’s entire cloud environment. Utilizes a context engine combining workload and cloud configuration details to build a unified data model and visual map of all cloud based critical assets

Features

  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Security Posture Management
  • Workload and Application Cloud Assets protection
  • Cloud Security Posture Management
  • Container Security
  • Cloud Identity & Entitlement Management

Benefits

  • Provides 100% visibility on Cloud estate
  • Prioritizes critical alerts
  • Built in compliance for CI-DSS, CIS Benchmarks, SOC2, PSD2, GDPR,
  • Built in compliance for NIST, GDPR, HIPA

Pricing

£220 to £350 a virtual machine a year

  • Education pricing available
  • Free trial available

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 Dave.Henderson@bluefort.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

5 4 3 3 4 4 6 9 1 3 6 3 1 8 9

Contact

BlueFort Security Ltd David Henderson
Telephone: 01252 917000
Email: Dave.Henderson@bluefort.com

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
N/A
System requirements
  • Cloud hosted workloads
  • Standard Secure Management Browser

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Dependent upon service level -Available upon request.
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
A range of support options ranging from 8x5 - 24 x 7 escalation and inclusive Customer Success Managers. Further details available upon request.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Fast start remote onboarding, training, handover and documentation,.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Available upon request.
End-of-contract process
Available upon request.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
No
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
API
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Assets under management and associated reporting.Available upon request.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Details of secure architecture available upon request.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Available upon request.
Reporting types
Reports on request

Resellers

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

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

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
Available upon request.
Data sanitisation process
No
Equipment disposal approach
A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Request end of service report.
Data export formats
Other
Other data export formats
Text
Data import formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data import formats
Text

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
Other
Other protection between networks
Available upon request.
Data protection within supplier network
Other
Other protection within supplier network
Available upon request.

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Between 99.0% – 99.9% (inclusive) Availability= 10% Service credit per month
Less than 99.0% Availability= 20% Service credit per month
Approach to resilience
Secure Architecture information available upon request.
Outage reporting
Email Alerts

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Username or password
  • Other
Other user authentication
Available upon request.
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Available upon request.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Username or password

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
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
Ukas
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
2019
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
N/A
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
No

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
No
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
Available upon request.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Available upon request.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Available upon request.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Available upon request.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Available upon request.

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

  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Tackling economic inequality

Through partnering with BlueFort, you will be actively supporting the creation of employment and training opportunities designed to help address the shortage of cyber security skills within the UK. Each additional contract provides a new opportunity for BlueFort to:
• Increase the amount of specialist cyber security roles within the business. Over 80% of our current workforce are in specialist cyber security roles. In line with our own growth plan, our target is to increase the amount of specialist roles by 50% by 2028.
• Encourage the uptake of cyber security careers for school leavers and undergraduates. We commit to partnering with local schools and higher educational institutions. Our target is to offer 4 industry placements per year from 2025.
In addition to the above, BlueFort’s service also actively supports the creation of diverse supply chains. We partner with a wide variety of specialist technology vendors and contractors to deliver our service. Each contract provides additional opportunities for new businesses, start-ups, and SMEs within the cyber security sector to grow and continue to innovate.
• We support innovation and disruptive technologies. Our solution portfolio is continuously updated and reviewed.

Equal opportunity

BlueFort are actively working towards improving workforce inequality. Women and minorities are for example currently underrepresented within the cyber security industry. For example, fewer than 25% of cyber security professionals currently come from minority backgrounds. Each additional contract provides a new opportunity for BlueFort to work towards achieving our equal opportunities targets. We are currently:
• Working with local educational institutions to promote the uptake of STEM qualifications amongst underrepresented groups. We commit to providing key staff to attend National Careers Week events at local educational institutions, with the aim to raise awareness of the benefits of work within the industry.
• Working to increase the number of women in cyber security roles within the business. Our target is to increase the number of women in specialist roles by 75% by 2028. In order to remove key barriers, BlueFort have committed to ensure that all roles continue to be able to be worked remotely, that we continue to implement fair compensation practices, and that we offer enhanced family friendly benefits (including occupational family leave arrangements).
• Our Equal Opportunities and Respect at Work Policy confirms our commitment to eliminating discrimination, victimisation, harassment (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) and bullying. Our Diversity and Inclusion Policy outlines our expectations of employees in their behaviours to others. To underline our commitment to equality, we have a dedicated Equality Complaints Procedure, designed to deal with such complaints in a way that makes all individuals, including those from minority groups, feel more comfortable raising concerns.

Wellbeing

BlueFort takes the health and wellbeing of its workforce seriously. We provide a range of wellbeing benefits and aim to treat employees who are sick with dignity and respect, providing support, and (if appropriate and practicable) workplace adjustments that may assist that individual to continue productive employment with the Company. BlueFort currently partner with Vitality to support our goal to build a healthier and happier workforce. Via Vitality Private Medical Insurance and Vitality at Work Business, we provide staff with a comprehensive health and wellbeing service offering that helps to address some of the leading causes of workplace absence, as well as offering many proven health and wellbeing benefits (including GP consultations and mental health treatment, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and counselling).

Pricing

Price
£220 to £350 a virtual machine a year
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
A full poc for up to 3 days for discovery with a full report available after. this can also be converted to a full license.

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 Dave.Henderson@bluefort.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.