STONE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Stone Managed Internet Security Service - Cisco Umbrella

Stone utilises Cisco Umbrella to deliver the most secure, reliable, and fastest internet experience to more than 100million users daily. Umbrella unifies firewall, secure web gateway, DNS-layer security, cloud access security broker (CASB), and threat intelligence solutions into a single platform to help businesses of all sizes secure their network.

Features

  • DNS and IP Layer enforcement
  • Threat Intelligence from Cisco Talos
  • Malicious content blocking
  • Intelligent Proxy
  • Central Policy Management
  • Manage user’s internet access through category-based content filtering
  • Regular updates and early access to new Umbrella functionality

Benefits

  • Easy to deploy Ransomware protection
  • Extend protection beyond organisation network
  • Prevents threats over all ports and protocols
  • Protects resources without delay or performance impact
  • Cisco Talos expertiese
  • Improve overall Security of web access
  • Enrich your incident response and SIEM data
  • No need to train or maintain expert staff
  • Specialist advice in the event of an identified security incident

Pricing

£3 to £25 a user a month

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

8 5 6 2 1 1 6 8 7 9 6 9 0 8 2

Contact

STONE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Antony Mellor
Telephone: 08448 22 11 22
Email: tenders@stonecomputers.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
Cisco Umbrella can be extended with Cisco Secure X, AMP for Endpoints, StealthWatch, AMP for Networks, CloudLock, Cisco Email Security, Cisco Threat Response and various manufacturers Firewall, IDS/IPS and anti-virus systems. Cisco Umbrella offers an extension to many SIEM and SOC services including Cisco Talos global threat intelligence.
Cloud deployment model
Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
It should be noted that the Cisco Security Connector is required for Apple iOS devices and this may be an additional cost for the customer. Further, a third party MDM is required to enforce Cisco Umbrella on iOS and Android devices. A third party MDM may also be an additional cost for the customer
System requirements
No specific requirements

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
SLA
- Automated Acknowledgement immediate
- Target resolution within 4 business hours
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.1 A
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.1 A
Web chat accessibility testing
We have a formal contract with the UK's largest charity providing IT support and services for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people, therefore our people and processes support those that have assistive technology needs.
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Support provided through our Network Operations Centre in Staffordshire on a 24/7 basis. Full details found in our service description document.

Onsite engineers are quoted based on the rate card included within our proposition.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Stone provide a proof of value free of charge for upto 30 days to enable customers to trial the service before deciding whether to invest in the platform.
Our technical architects provide installation, commissioning , user adoption and training services to ensure the customer has full understanding of the solution.

Once operational we will assign a service delivery manager to monitor and maintain your service.

Further bespoke training is available upon request.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • ODF
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Stone and the customer agree an exit strategy unique to thier installation. We will ensure that as a minimum the customer is provided with:
- Any management data or information that is used within the service
- Transition timelines, and onboarding process to another provider
End-of-contract process
Contract termination is included within the price of the Stone service. We include:
- Commercial assistance
- technical documentation to support the process

Onsite technicians, or project managers to onboard to new parties are charged as per the rate cards included within the service description if required.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
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
None
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
WCAG 2.1 A
Description of service interface
A web based service management portal for configuration and user provisioning, day to day management, reporting and service usage and for application configuration policy enforcement is provided.

In addition to multiple prevention and detection capabilities, Cisco Umbrella offers dashboard views, granular endpoint visibility and response tools to handle security breaches quickly and efficiently.
Reports are not limited to event enumeration and aggregation. The actionable dashboards built into Cisco Umbrella enables streamlined management and faster response.

Events and endpoints are categorised by priority and tied into workflows to track progress during investigation.
Accessibility standards
WCAG 2.1 A
Accessibility testing
All assistive interface testing has been performed by Cisco who are the manufacturer of the cloud software service. Assistive testing details can be provided from Cisco on request.
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
The API is provided via an open framework to allow for integration into other threat management and threat intelligence platforms. Details of the API can be provided on request from Cisco, the manufacturer of the cloud software service.
API documentation
No
API sandbox or test environment
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
There are different packages available for different use cases, as described within our service definition document.

We will provide each organisation with the own management portal, to enable us to tailor the security policies for their requirements.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Cisco public hosted cloud service with 100% up time over the last 5 years. The solution is scalable to millions of users without any impact on service performance

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Inbuilt reporting metrics include: end user devices, by user, device, group, location.

Full reports on security activity by threat, location, type.
Reporting types
Real-time dashboards

Resellers

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

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
European Economic Area (EEA)
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
Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest
Physical access control, complying with another standard
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
Within the web portal
Data export formats
CSV
Data import formats
CSV

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
Data protection within supplier network
IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99.999% SLA
Approach to resilience
Resilient routing to resilient Cisco public cloud data centres
Outage reporting
Email alerts and a public dashboard available on the Cisco portal

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
IP restrictions, two factor authentication of approved users and protective monitoring/logging
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users receive audit information on a regular basis
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users receive audit information on a regular basis
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
NQA
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
11/05/2019
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
N/a
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
Yes
Who accredited the PCI DSS certification
Securitymetrics
PCI DSS accreditation date
07/03/2019
What the PCI DSS doesn’t cover
N/a
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
No

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
Stone is an ISO270001, PCI-DSS and Cyber Essentials accredited company with a wide ranging Information security policy that forms part of our ISO9001 accredited quality management system.

The information security policy Is reviewed quarterly by the board of Directors, with a named contactable escalation path to the CEO.

Stone is registered with the ICO and adheres to industry best practice for the management and handling of all GDPR applicable data

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Configuration and change management is delivered through the Cisco portal. Depending on the service taken from Stone, our service manager will own and implement change requests once all parties have approved the proposed change.
Project controls are in place to ensure the integrity of your service isn't compromised.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Cisco manage the Vulnerability management approach.
Patches and service improvements are updated centrally, and deployed into the live environment following successful and thorough testing.

This is completed automatically without any intervention.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Cisco manage the Protective monitoring approach. The Stone service desk can provide additional support to act as interface into Cisco. Incidents can be logged with either , phone, email or online through the aforementioned services.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Cisco manage the end to end Incident Management approach.
The Stone service desk can provide additional support to act as interface into Cisco.
Incidents can be logged with either , phone, email or online through the aforementioned services.

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

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

Effective stewardship of the environment.
At Stone, nothing goes to waste. We are committed to protecting our planet and reducing the impact the IT industry has on the environment. We deliver this by:

• Stone’s zero to landfill pledge. Certification in-line with the Defra waste hierarchy and audited by Valpak, Stone delivers the assurance of external audit to the zero to landfill pledge, ensuring redundant IT equipment is never needlessly treated as waste.
• One of the best tools to limit temperatures from rising above 1.5o is tree planting. Stone plants a tree for every £1,000 worth of boost points collected, with 500 trees planted since 2020 in partnership with the National Forest. Most recently, Stone has partnered with Ecologi, to plants tree in areas where they will make the most impact.
• The multi-award-winning Stone 360 app encourages technology users to reduce carbon footprints by responsibly recycling redundant technology whilst earning rebates. Rebates can be used as:
o Cash rebates
o Charity donations to any charity
o Donations to Stone charities
o Boosting the value of the rebate by 20% when spend on Stone products or services.
• Once devices are sanitised of data and refurbished, they are made available to communities at highly competitive pricing. This reduces the carbon footprint for schools, charities, and social enterprises whilst supporting IT supply chain challenges. Stone also makes charitable donations of refurbished technology. Through the IT Schools Africa programme, Stone has donated almost 4,000 devices to help bridge the digital divide, and support global circular IT provision.
• Alignment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 - responsible consumption and production. Stone is committed to the efficient use of natural resources, using sustainable options and by setting a series of policy-aligned internal goals and measurables to track progress.
Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity

Stone understands the value of ensuring good representation of disabled people in the workforce, and in skills development both within the workforce and that of the community it serves. The following represents two examples of value from the services Stone delivers:
• Increasing representation of disabled people in the workforce: As a Disability Confident employer, Stone commits to recruit, retain, and develop disabled people to serve your organisation. Contracting a supplier displaying the Disability Confident badge will also show disabled people that you recognise their value, supporting you in recruiting and retaining disabled people. Stone commits to providing:
o Inclusive and accessible recruitment
o Accessible communication of vacancies
o Interviews to disabled people
o Reasonable workplace adjustments
o Support for existing employees

• Supporting families of disabled or seriously ill children to have the same opportunities, as other families: By selecting Stone you will directly contribute towards a 12-year partnership with the Family Fund. Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people under 21. Stone provides a comprehensive range of technologies and related support for the families via phone and online portal, highlighting products available and providing easy-to‐digest information, written with the families in mind and free from technical jargon) and via a text and messaging service.

“Stone have been integral to us fulfilling our technology grants effectively and with unwavering customer service. The partnership enables us to provide a wide range of digital equipment across multiple platforms, the majority with assistive technology, which help support the needs of those with disabilities. Stone have proven themselves to be flexible and adaptable to change as we have grown, and the needs of the families we support have evolved, displaying strong values and commitment to our partnership and our cause.”

Pricing

Price
£3 to £25 a user a month
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
Trial of full version of solution.
Trial last between 14-28 days, but extensions are available upon request

Report of performance of solution at end of trial
Link to free trial
https://www.stonegroup.co.uk/solutions/networking-and-infrastructure/wifi/cisco-umbrella/

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