Thales UK Ltd
Cyber Vulnerability Investigation
Bespoke socio-technical assessment of cyber security posture and reliance on technology, processes and cloud services. Expert Thales consultants evaluate business processes, identify critical systems, and determine which governance/risk/process/technical vulnerabilities could produce unacceptable impacts. Following robust, repeatable, methodology, allowing CVIs to be completed at scale and pace across multiple complex systems.
Features
- Business analysis – understand how cloud services support the business
- Attack tree analysis – identify how unacceptable outcomes can occur
- Business Continuity – identify the operational impact of technology disruption
- Security policies and governance – assess policy effectiveness and adoption
- Human factors analysis – assess the cyber vulnerabilities from people
- Penetration test – identify the range of technical vulnerabilities
- Open source intelligence, identify the information available to an attacker
- Information assurance – assess the information asset security measures
- Impact assessment – identify and prioritise unacceptable business outcomes
- NCSC 10 Steps to Cyber Security; aligned to ISO27001
Benefits
- Improves security awareness; providing actionable recommendations, and options for remediation
- Promotes understanding of key information assets and vulnerabilities
- Sustainable Security: security baked into system designs via agile deliveries
- Informs strategic decision making: attention/investment focussed on high impact vulnerabilities
- Reliable results: assesses system use in the real world
- Assesses use, and dependency on the security, of cloud services
- Assesses effectiveness of technical controls, governance and human aspects
- Measurable ROI: a cost-effective approach to ongoing risk management
- Provides succinct and actionable advice to improve security posture
- Reduces costs and disruption by combining modular, tailorable, assessments
Pricing
£650 a unit a day
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
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Contact
Thales UK Ltd
Phaedra Warnes
Telephone: 07974 011385
Email: fcmo@uk.thalesgroup.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
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The service is split into a series of phases, complementing the design, implementation, integration, and operation of the functional aspects of the solution.
The first stage, business process and threat modelling, allows Thales consultants to understand the security requirements of the system and the potential threats and risks that it would be exposed to in operation.
The second phase, security design and architecture, is where the policies, processes and technical aspects of the security solution are designed with input from the business and cloud service vendor.
Thirdly these components are integrated into the business and technical designs as the solution is built.
The fourth phase allows for verification and validation of the security architecture to ensure that it operates in line with business requirements and satisfies the security policies and accreditation needs.
The final phase ensures that the whole project is in a position to mature and improve over time under the control of the client. - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
- A CVI takes a holistic view to assess whether the current security posture of an organisation is sufficient to protect the most valuable assets, taking into account how the system is used in practice by real users. The assessment is focussed on mitigating those vulnerabilities that present the biggest risk to the on-going operations of the organisation. This includes assessing how and where data is stored and processed by cloud services, the impact that compromise or loss of that service could bring, and the effectiveness of current policies, procedures and controls.
Security testing
- Security services
- Yes
- Security services type
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- Security strategy
- Security risk management
- Security design
- Cyber security consultancy
- Security audit services
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- No
Service scope
- Service constraints
- None
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
- E-mail and call support from our consultants is available during normal working hours. Consultants endeavour to respond as soon as they are able. If consultants are non-contactable, an out-of-office e-mail auto-response typically provides alternate means of contact for urgent support.
- 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
- Support levels
- Thales consultants are available via phone, e-mail or face-to-face meetings when required. Typically, the contract of work shall specify the required frequency of meetings, and further arrangements can be made as appropriate. Consultants work closely with our customers to ensure that customers have the support they require throughout the project; the basis of the support will depend on the specific needs of the project and customer.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Up to Developed Vetting (DV)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- LRQA
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 22 November 2023
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- The Thales UK Information Security Management System (ISMS) incorporates the people, processes and technologies supporting the portfolio of network services.
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Tackling economic inequality
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
Thales UK has a clear focus on fighting climate change. Thales has set itself a target of becoming a Carbon Net Zero company by 2030, powered by cleaner energy used more efficiently at our sites and for our business, with renewable energy supplies.
There are several strategies that Thales and our Cyber offerings implement to fight climate change, including:
1) Sustainable future. Thales has put fighting climate change at the centre of its strategy, highlighted by the fact that tackling climate change is one of the 4 Thales strategic pillars. Thales Cyber security and consultancy offerings have enabled companies to develop secure and sustainable products, prevent product recalls, learn digital lessons and reduce rework that go towards meeting their strategic sustainability objectives and tackle climate change.
2) Travel reduction. Thales has introduced a Smart Working model to reduce the travelling required by the workforce. One pillar of this is arranging virtual meetings with Customers, Stakeholders and interested parties. Thales has also deployed numerous tools to enable Thales UK to effectively operate via remote / smart working. It is expected that meetings under G-Cloud could implement this methodology to offer the same benefits to the customer. Our Cyber Security Consultants, including those specialising in Cyber Security Management have championed this approach for several years, reducing the need for Thales and customers to travel to physical meetings.
3) Carbon reduction. Thales strives to implement carbon reduction, through a series of targets to reduce carbon emissions annually. Smart working, championed by our Cyber Security Consultants and offerings has been a key enabler of this strategy. Additionally, services enabling secure collaboration mean that businesses do not need to procure additional new hardware, thereby having a positive environmental impact.Tackling economic inequality
For the theme of “Tackling Economic Inequality” Thales’s methodology centres on a number of Sub themes these included: Levelling up, Increasing productivity and Education & Training.
Levelling up - Geographical Challenges
Thales is committed to the UK prosperity as a whole and drives economic activity in all parts of the country. In 2020, Thales supported over 25,400 jobs in the economy, driving growth in all four nations of the UK.
Thales works with local government and institutions to provide opportunities for local people and to support redevelopment of deprived parts of the UK. A recent example includes:
Investing in Wales - In partnership with Blaenau Gwent Council, the Welsh Assembly and the University of South Wales, Thales established a £20m National Digital Exploitation Centre in EbbwVale. It’s generating new jobs in high-demand and high-skill areas for a region that has suffered from economic inequality.
Education and Training
Thales is committed to the professional development of the contract workforce and provides access to learning opportunities to ensure employees have knowledge and skills to keep up with the pace of technological change.
Thales has an established early careers programme that attracts both apprentices and graduates (A&G) from a diverse background. In 2023 we hired 154 A&G colleagues, with a 2025 objective of at least 10% of all new hires to be graduates/apprentices.
Where appropriate due to Security Aspects, Thales will enable A&Gs to work alongside projects teams to learn ‘on the job’ and gain valuable insights beyond academic lessons.
School STEM Workshops. Careers Fairs & Volunteering
Thales has an established partnership with the Smallpeice Trust to deliver STEM and careers workshops to members of underrepresented groups in schools/colleges serving disadvantaged communities.
All employees benefit from 24 hours yearly allowance for volunteering.Wellbeing
Thales considers the health and wellbeing of our people to be fundamental to our success as a business. We have a well-established health and wellbeing (H&W) support provision, which has enabled us to rapidly provide critical support to our employees where and when it is needed most.
In 2017, Thales signed the Time to Change pledge, publically stating our commitment to changing the way we think and talk about mental health in the workplace. We have trained 200+ of our people in Mental Health First Aid, a network of supporters who can recognise the early signs of mental ill health, listen whilst assessing for crisis, and provide information.
Help @ Hand
Thales provides every employee & their families access to an Employee Assistance Programme - A 24/7 helpline for in the moment emotional and practical support, or signposting onward resources, such as healthcare or local assistance.
In 2021 Thales developed a ways of working model to support and equip teams, individuals & people managers with resources and frameworks to promote our hybrid ways of working following the pandemic, the framework will promote a culture of wellbeing and psychological safety for teams to work effectively within the new working culture.
Sustained & continued support
Thales also has a dedicated Employee Relations team to provide specific and tailored interventions. Thales will work alongside Occupational Health, H&W providers and rehab services to establish adjustments and tailored programmes to enable employees to return to work in the manner that is safest for them.
Thales will track and monitor working patterns to ensure that all hours worked are booked in the ERP Systems to actively monitor loading on individuals so that individuals maintain a healthy work/life balance. Any significant deviations from the norm will be raised in sprint planning reviews to inform resource balancing actions.
Pricing
- Price
- £650 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Service documents
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