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Telefonica UK Limited

Zscaler Security from Virgin Media O2 Business

Zscaler is a global cloud-based information security company that provides Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions; Internet security, web security, next generation firewalls, sandboxing, SSL inspection, antivirus, vulnerability management and granular control of user activity in cloud computing, mobile and Internet of things environments.

Features

  • Cloud Security
  • Secure Web Gateway
  • Cloud Based Internet Gateway
  • Next Generation Firewall
  • DLP
  • APT - Cloud Sandboxing
  • Wifi Security

Benefits

  • Protects all internet traffic on all devices
  • SSL Inspection
  • Visibility of end user activities
  • Security Analytics
  • Full Remote Location Protection
  • Reduced Management Overhead
  • Protect against Data Exfiltration
  • Compliance Enforcement
  • Identify Compromised Endpoints
  • Stop Infections including Zero Day Attacks

Pricing

£4.54 a user a year

  • Free trial available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

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Contact

Telefonica UK Limited Steve Smith
Telephone: 07834 571216
Email: publicprocurement@virginmediao2.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
Public cloud
Service constraints
None specified
System requirements
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Standard, Premium and Premium Plus; Side by side comparision available at https://www.zscaler.com/resources/data-sheets/zscaler-premium-support.pdf
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
No
Support levels
Standand, Premium, Premium Plus (All 24/7, level depends on the response time SLA) https://www.zscaler.com/resources/data-sheets/zscaler-premium-support.pdf
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Z-Scaler Deployment Advisory Services
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
HTML
End-of-contract data extraction
Not applicable - no persistent data maintained online.
End-of-contract process
Realtime service stops

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
Other
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
None.
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
API is available on request, documentation can be found at https://help.zscaler.com/zia/api
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
HTML
API sandbox or test environment
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
End user notifications, policies, reporting

Scaling

Independence of resources
Automated scaling capability.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Service is monitored aggressively for quality by external 3rd party with public domain reporting.
Reporting types
Reports on request

Resellers

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

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
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
Datacentre security standards
Managed by a third party
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest
Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
Data sanitisation process
No
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
Not applicable.
Data export formats
Other
Other data export formats
Not applicable.
Data import formats
Other
Other data import formats
Not applicable.

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
Other
Other protection between networks
Zscaler Platform is a Security Platform.
Data protection within supplier network
Other
Other protection within supplier network
Zscaler Platform is a Sercurity Platform.

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99.999%, assured by contractual commitment
Approach to resilience
N+1 fallover data-centers.
Outage reporting
https://trust.zscaler.com/ & email notifications

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Other
Other user authentication
Only authenticated users will be able to use the service. Any not authenticated IP that tries to connect to the Zscaler service will be refused connection at a rate of 16 connections every 2 hours. Users will be authenticated via location or credentials (either hosted by Zscaler or logged in via an external SAML/LDAP IDP)
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Production can only be accessed via Jump infrastructure. Jump infrastructure access requires the following:
1. Session being initiated from whitelisted IP Space
2. User having a valid OKTA account in corporate and password
3. User having a valid jump account and password
4. User having a secure token (Physical token)
5. User being member of specific group with their private key protected by passphrase

Furthermore, production access is restricted to specific commands executed based on user role and job function. For commands outside of regular day-to-day job function there is an escalation process to control ability to execute additional commands.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
Other
Description of management access authentication
Zscaler Cloud service is managed via a single web based (HTTPS) management UI. Authorised users can be created on the hosted DB or it can be integrated with a customer SAML solution for IDP initiated SSO authentication. SAML solutions can in turn support strong authentication, certificate based authentication etc. Admin access logs are available in the admin UI. Configuration audit logs can be exported to CSV format.

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 6 months and 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
User-defined
How long system logs are stored for
Between 6 months and 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
BSI
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
23/01/2022
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Certification covers the protection of all Buyer and employee information that is managed by the Supplier.
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
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
ISO/IEC 27001

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Following industry best practices with ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Following industry best practices with ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Following industry best practices with ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Following industry best practices with ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

The Supplier has a track record of driving positive change for our people, communities and our planet. For example: Through the Supplier's "Meaningful Connections Plan" and "Blueprint" sustainability strategies, the Supplier sets long-term goals to reduce emissions, protect our natural resources, and create a meaningful impact on society. The Supplier has a made huge progress towards the company's Net Zero ambitions in our own operations and making significant headway in our supply chain. Progress is summarised below; these learnings and best practice can be shared with Buyers when awarded a new contract. Carbon Neutrality Target: net zero operations by 2025. Net zero operations, products and supply chain by 2040. 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. Renewables By the end of 2025: • Change masts on landlord sites to renewable energy • 40% of the Suppliers vehicles will be electric By the end of 2030 the Supplier will use 100% green energy. Decarbonisation The Supplier is investing in carbon-removal projects and supporting the decarbonisation of the UK economy by providing the connectivity to underpin a low-carbon digital revolution. Carbon Footprint The Supplier has commissioned consultancy to calculate the company's footprint in line including the standards below: • World Resources Institute/World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2004 • Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition Carbon offsetting The Supplier plans to reduce full value chain emissions by at least 90% by 2040, in line with science-based targets. Some residual carbon emissions are expected that will be difficult to completely eliminate (e.g. flights). When 90% is reached, the plan is to offset the rest, using gold standard offsets (usually investing in nature-based solutions, such as tree planting).
Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

The Supplier continues to contribute to economic recovery and ambitions to level up society following Covid-19. Examples include:
In 2020, as part of the Supplier’s COVID-19 response, we co-launched ‘Community Calling’, a phone gifting scheme focusing on deprived areas within the UK, aiming to donate 10,000 smartphones to those who were shielding and needed support. That target has been reached so the project has expanded to more vulnerable people in need across the UK.
The Supplier’s Essential Broadband (EB) tariff was launched in November 2020 for new and existing customers who are in receipt of Universal Credit. The tariff offers 15Mbps for £15 per month, with no prices rises, and no fixed-term contract length. Since its launch, feedback has led to the development of a new and improved customer acquisition journey, now with an automatic live chat feature to simplify the process for eligible customers. Thousands of customers use this and the Supplier is working with government to understand who is eligible so those who need it most know about the offer and how to access it.
Tech-Lending Community Hubs: In January 2022, the Supplier launched a new project that will see grant funding of £400,000 become available to organisations interested in setting up tech lending hubs. This fund will provide one-off grants to organisations who work with temporary accommodation services, that could feasibly set up a lending hub, whereby residents can borrow tablets on a short-term basis. The tablets will be loaded with free data provided by the Supplier through the National Data Bank. Funding has now been awarded to five beneficiaries throughout the UK, which will see pilots operated with all five. Once this process continues to establish, the target is to expand this in collaboration with more customers, as part of the Buyer’s social value partnership.
Tackling economic inequality

Tackling economic inequality

The Supplier is building an ambitious new strategy that will deliver social, economic and environmental benefits so our people, customers and the communities we serve can continue to have confidence in our values, integrity and mission to create positive change. The Supplier has significant experiencing delivering social impact and social value programmes throughout the UK in collaboration with the public sector. The Supplier has a solid portfolio of social value initiatives, many of which promote an inclusive economy. These include: -Working with organisations such as LMP Education and JobSkilla to help unemployed people back into work -Creation of a National Databank, which aims to end data poverty in communities across the UK. The National Data Bank provides free of charge SIMS for residents experiencing data poverty. -A wealth of expertise in working with small businesses, through Wayra (start-up cohort) and 5G accelerator hubs. Public sector customers also benefit by having access to subject matter experts in this space, as well as partnerships such as the ones with Neighbourly, and Good Things Foundation. In addition, the Supplier has a significant focus on digital skills, being brought to the forefront through the launch of our new sustainability strategy. Volunteering Since February 2022, all of the Supplier's employees have five paid volunteering days per year to support and connect with their local communities, digitally and in person, and support brilliant organisations. The Supplier looks for volunteering opportunities where employees can share expertise with local community organisations and registered charities, focusing on resolving local issues.
Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity

The Supplier is an equal opportunities employer and is certified as Disability Confident Level 1; in the process to become Level 3 with a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, supporting disabled people throughout a recruitment and interview process. As part of the "Belonging Strategy", the Supplier will also ensure home-based working contracts will come into place across the business to offer more opportunities for disabled people, unpaid carers, and part-time workers without inhibiting and restricting career progression. The Supplier has a dedicated team responsible for diversity and inclusion. The Belonging Strategy underpins ambitions to ensure the creation and maintenance of a fair and inclusive workforce. To focus on supporting priority groups furthest from the labour market, the Supplier has created an Inclusive Recruitment Programme; to review all current processes that fall within our end-to-end recruitment journey for both internal and external talent and to ensure they are fully inclusive, equitable and accessible to all. The Supplier has made significant progress, partnering with Microlink, supporting workplace adjustments process; Implementation of Textio that is a platform which enables us to write inclusive and accessible job adverts and recruitment content; Creation of page specifically centred around Belonging and DEI on our external Careers Site. The Supplier has worked in partnership with Scope for the last five years, aligned with our Sustainability Strategy, supporting millions of disabled people into employment. The Supplier also has existing strategic partnerships with The Valuable 500, Business Disability Forum, Purple Space and have signed up to the Work With Me pledge.
Wellbeing

Wellbeing

The Supplier promotes a culture of health, education and wellbeing so that we can support all employees, both personally and professionally. We also want to extend this to our customers and the communities where we operate, supporting the wider ambition of a happier, healthier population. The Supplier is working with ‘Tickets for Good’ on a mission to make events more accessible and inclusive. The vision of the ticket donations service is to help event organisers/venues, sponsors and performers distribute surplus inventory, making sure it’s done in a fair and inclusive way. We have created a custom distribution system for the donation of unsold tickets to live experiences. Health and wellbeing at work The Supplier's "Thrive" programme provides a comprehensive range of advice, tools and policies to support our people and ensure they can be their best at work. As part of Thrive, the Supplier provides free health checks for all employees. The online MyWellbeingCheck© is available for all employees to access at any time. The Supplier also offers the following management development modules as part of learning and development programmes: • Stamp Out Stigma: Managers’ mental health awareness, • Anxiety and Depression: Managers’ toolkit, • Workplace Stress: Managers’ survival kit. From September 2020, employees have access to ‘Unmind’, a mobile app to help manage and track mental wellbeing. The Supplier's Ride-to-Work scheme helps employees enjoy all the benefits of cycling during the daily commute. Everyone can apply for it at any time throughout the year, reducing their carbon footprint, improving fitness and saving money. The Supplier works in collaboration with our Buyers, sharing and promote best practice on wellbeing, in the workplace and local communities.

Pricing

Price
£4.54 a user a year
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
A 30-day evaluation is available. Please contact the Supplier for more information.

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 publicprocurement@virginmediao2.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.