Sundown Solutions Ltd

SecureWithin - Public Cloud Encryption

As more content is stored with various cloud partners the need to protect that content from internal/external threat actors becomes paramount. SecureWithin allows you to encrypt your data and documents inside any public cloud (O365,AWS...) to mitigate and reduce the risk from any possible security breach.

Features

• Encrypt your data INSIDE the public cloud
• Reduce the risk from successful phishing attacks
• Reduce the risk from compromised account access
• Reduce risk of vendor access to content from Admin accounts
• Full GB UK Patented encryption service
• Full API availabity for cross system integration and alerting
• Control content security; even if a cloud account is compromised
• On-premise varient available for highly secure networks
• Fully managed service with dedicated administrators 24/7 365
• All data UK soverign with vetted staff (ISO27001:13 & CE+)

Benefits

• Reduce the risk from successful phishing attacks
• Reduce the risk from compromised account access
• Reduce the risk from compromised account access
• No complex setup, fully managed service
• Already deployed to large parts of the country and growing
• ISO27001:13 & Cyber Essentials + Certified Platform
• DSP Toolkit Compliant
• Full ICO registration with full DPIA Assessment

£2.50 to £4.50 a user a month

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 tony@sundownsolutions.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

600621992140023

Contact

Tony Boyle
07973747850
tony@sundownsolutions.com

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Community cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: Planned maintenance periodically - dependant on patching cycles - full notice given
• System requirements: Internet Connected device

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Response with 15 minutes for Sev A; Response within 4 hours for Sev B
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• 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: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Web chat accessibility testing: Full online chat directly to UK Based staff 24/7 365
• Onsite support: Onsite support
• Support levels: We provide all online, Webchat and email
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: We provide a full on-boarding guide and process that walks the customer through the entire process.; ; We also work with the customer in real time during the on-boarding.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • ODF
  • PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: The whole DB can be given to the customer on request if required along with the necessary TDE key for said DB
• End-of-contract process: The transfer of the DB is included in the cost - the customer just needs to choose the format they wish to receive their information in.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
• Application to install: Yes
• Compatible operating systems:
  • Android
  • IOS
  • MacOS
  • Windows
  • Windows Phone
  • Other
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: None, full fidelity between both Desktop and Mobile experiences
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Description of service interface: The API can be used for integration by the customer to unlock content on request stored with any cloud vendor
• Accessibility standards: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Accessibility testing: Tested with JAWS screen readers
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: The API can be used by any registered customer via RESTful APIs
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • Other
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: Complete look and feel and also capable of customising the interface to suit their needs

Scaling

• Independence of resources: We provide a true multitenant environment with full data and resource partitioning

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: We provide usage metrics and reporting as well as incident notifications.
• Reporting types:
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• 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
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
• 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:
  • Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
  • Physical access control, complying with another standard
  • Encryption of all physical media
  • Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
  • Other
• Other data at rest protection approach: We utilise full drive and blade encryption as standard (Bit locker) and SQL DTE Encryption for all DBs. We also use our own patented GB Patented Encryption (Sundown Encryption GB2522096); ; We hold ISO27001:13 & CE + Certified and Pen Test monthly by qualified CREST and IASME regostered personel
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type:
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
  • 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: Customers can export their data using Excel, APIs, RESTful interfaces and also request a physical copy via USB (encrypted) disk
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
  • Other
• Other data export formats:
  • SQL
  • RESTful API
  • Text String
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
  • Other
• Other data import formats:
  • Direct SQL Attach
  • RESTful API

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Other
• Other protection between networks: Our own GB Patented encryption inside SSL
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Other
• Other protection within supplier network: Our own GB patented encryption for data in transit

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Our SLA is 24/7 365 with the following criteria:; ; Severity 1 – Response within 4 hours; Used for important cases, that require an immediate fix. The definition of a sev 1 can be termed as:; “All users, cannot get to, access or use some of their data”; ; Severity 2 – Response within 8 hours; Used for standard issues that require investigation; “Some users, cannot get to, access or use some of their data”; ; Severity 3 – Response within 3 days; “Usually a request for information, training, or infrastructure work”
• Approach to resilience: We have three separate UK locations - (Accrington, Altham and Cornwall) secured by site to site link with AoG in place and dedicated connections.; ; More data is available upon request
• Outage reporting: We utilise our public dashboard, social media presence and email alerts including resolution reports

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Separate management accounts for vetted and cleared staff only - more info available upon request
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password

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 have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: Between 1 month and 6 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: TUV
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 03/07/2020
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Satelite locations in London
• 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: ISO27001

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards:
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • Other
• Other security governance standards: ISO27001:13 and CE+; ; DSP Toolkit compliant for our NHS customers
• Information security policies and processes: As per ISO27001:13 requriments - We have policies for Information and security governance, Business Continuity Plans, Cultural awareness, Risk Management as well as Personal and Physical security.; ; These are enforced and checked using the relevant technological devices where possible (Firewall logs, server logs, pen testing, IR Sensors, CCTV, anti tamper devices, flood sensors motion trackers) and all instances are reported to the responsible member for that area - in the main reporting directly to line managers and then CTO - and ultimately to the Managing director (SIRO); ; Specifically with regards to information security we ensure that all logs are automatically scanned against defined patterns stated in our IS policy.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: We use a development operations model and standard CAB meetings for code drops and artefact alterations which must first go before the CAB board and be agreed by the CTO - all versions and artefacts are tracked through versioning and audit controls within TFS and Azure Dev Ops:; ; Code —Code development and review, version control tools, code merging;; Build —Continuous integration tools, build status;; Test —Test and results determine performance;; Package —Artefact repository, application pre-deployment staging;; Release —Change management, release approvals, release automation;; Configure —Infrastructure configuration and management, Infrastructure as Code tools;; Monitor — Applications performance monitoring, end–user experience.
• Vulnerability management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: We put all interfacing traffic through a professional WAF in the first instance before it reaches the data centres; ; As we are an internet facing service we treat all patches as ZERO day and implement immediately - we often have to deal with regressions in those patches because of this, but can not afford for immediate patches to exploits to not be applied.; ; Our CE+ certification is a base line for Penetration testing Plus Sunblast IPS_logs. Internal Nessus scans run monthly as well as Nessus OWASP scans against all sites and services.; ; Registered with/receive all their alerts from NHS CareCERT
• Protective monitoring type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: We utilise scanning on the wire via AI Appliances, scanning on interaction with our web services and scanning on access for all content. ; ; We have an enterprise IPS license with WatchGuard, Cloudflare, MalwareBytes, and Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager for our servers & devices.; ; Alerts or incidents raised go through our 24/7365 service desk covered by SLA:; Incidents - Immediate response; Severity1 –Response within 4 hours - Used for important cases, that require an immediate fix.; Severity2 –Response within 8 hours - Used for standard issues that require investigation; Severity3 –Response within 3 days - Usually information, training, or infrastructure work
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: All "anomalies" are reported to our 24/7 365 service desk - usually via email if picked up on scan. ; ; We have a tiered SLA approach to these rules and react accordingly. ; ; Users can call the same mechanism using the help desk number to report incidents. ; ; Incident reports are provided no later than 10 working days after the incident - these are delivered via email.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Social Value

• Fighting climate change:

  Fighting climate change

  We use consolidated data centres resident in the UK that utilise energy from all sustainable sources
• Covid-19 recovery:

  Covid-19 recovery

  We are very fortunate that our business is digital and as such (with government assistance) we have managed to scale significantly during the pandemic (winning the 2021 Red Rose award for Lancashire scale up business of the year) whilst ensuring that all of our staff work remotely in the safety of their own homes. We support our customers in the implementation of modern working practices within their organisations which support secure, dispersed and mobile working when and if required.
• Tackling economic inequality:

  Tackling economic inequality

  We are a 100% UK Sovereign company including our entire supply chain and utilise a salary and compensation package that greatly exceeds the current living wage. We engage actively within our local communities and provide expertise, resources and funding to local grassroots causes including currently sponsoring 37 grass roots teams. We have developed proven pathways for entry to the IT industry, with apprenticeships, placements, internships alongside experienced roles all supported by our inhouse Sundown Academy. Education of the industry and opportunities available to school leavers is vital to us all here at Sundown Solutions. We align all our vacancies with our strategy to educate and develop young talent with regular engagement in local schools and colleges.
• Equal opportunity:

  Equal opportunity

  When an employee is onboarded they complete our standard Equality, Diversity and Inclusion questionnaire which is then reviewed by their line manager and HR representation. We also conduct an annual Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Survey in support to support this initial activity. The yearly survey is completely optional and although staff are encouraged to complete it is not a mandatory requirement. It allows us to monitor how well we are performing in ensuring that we are an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace. More importantly, it gives us a further platform for progress and accountability. It is also an opportunity to step back and celebrate the work we’ve done as an organisation to create an environment where people are encouraged to be themselves and to speak up about the issues that matter to them. Championing inclusion and diversity, and role modelling the right behaviours must happen at all levels and corners of our organisation. This is vital if we are to really create an organisation where the principles of equality, fairness and inclusivity are woven into our DNA – whether that’s how we recruit, how we communicate or anything else. There is a particular responsibility on the leadership tiers within our service towers to lead the way in this work. This makes it important that our management team commit to investing their time into understanding what needs to be done and take personal responsibility for making sure it happens when areas of adjustment or improvement are identified.
• Wellbeing:

  Wellbeing

  We have a full staff health and wellbeing package that ensures our employees physical and mental health is catered for and this also includes full death in service and medical coverage.

Pricing

• Price: £2.50 to £4.50 a user a month
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 tony@sundownsolutions.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.