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Advent IM Ltd

Police Cyber Security Assurance & Risk Management

Cyber security assurance and risk management services to police forces helping them implement HMG, NPCC, Police Digital Service (PDS) and Home Office guidance to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability and effective risk management of information assets. Supported by SIRO, GDPR and Data Protection training.

Features

  • Continuous risk management and assurance using Secure By Design (SbD)
  • Interpretation and implementation of policy and guidance
  • Compliant and secure access to Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS)/PNC
  • Compliant and secure access to National Identity Access Management (NIAM)
  • Security Assessment for Policing (SyAP) development and support (replacing GIRR)
  • Delivered by experienced and qualified NPPV3 cleared Consultants
  • PASF/TPAP Reviews
  • SIRO, IAO, IAA, GDPR and DPA2018 Part 3 training
  • Assessment for Policing (SyAP) development and support (replacing GIRR)
  • Strategy and Information Governance Development and Reviews

Benefits

  • Integrated approach reducing duplication of effort and bureaucracy
  • Implementing security as an enabler to operational policing
  • Adapting methodologies to deliver agile, pragmatic and proportionate solutions
  • Risk is owned and managed force wide, not avoided
  • Digital transformation project assurance demonstrable experience
  • Tailored solutions, fit for purpose not out of a box
  • Independent of product vendors
  • 100% track record in accreditations, certifications and approvals
  • Detailed, working knowledge of police organisational ways of working
  • Direct liaison with Police Digital Service (PDS) for simplified sign-off

Pricing

£750 to £1,500 a unit a day

  • Education pricing available

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 julia.mccarron@advent-im.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

9 3 6 0 5 7 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 5 2

Contact

Advent IM Ltd Julia McCarron
Telephone: 0121 559 6699
Email: julia.mccarron@advent-im.co.uk

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
We assist with and can lead on the design and assurance of all UK and off-shore cloud hosting requirements covering Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service deployments. Ensuring they comply with industry best practice security protocols (e.g. CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, NIST, ISO27017/ISO27018, etc), legislative and regulatory requirements (e.g. DPA 2018) and NCSC, HMG, MOD, Police and NHS standards/processes/guidance such as Secure by Design (SbD), NSCS CAF, NIST CSF, ISO27001:2002, GovAssure, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). JSP440, JSP604, etc. This involves project initiation, discovery phases, reviews and assessments, document and policy creation and reporting and ensures security is embedded throughout the whole delivery lifecycle following either Agile/Scrum/Kanban/Waterfall delivery approaches. We identify cloud-based threats and vulnerabilities using various methodologies such as MITRE, IRAM2, STRIDE and OWASP to support risk analysis and then support the selection of appropriate controls to manage risk appropriately.
Planning service works with specific services
No

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
We provide training to support the information security aspects related to cloud software and hosting including general awareness, DPA/GDPR, and role specific training such as Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), Information Asset Owners (IAO) - Essentials, Intermediate and Advanced and Cyber Security Awareness training for Business Leaders as well as PASF/TPAP training for Police and its suppliers. Many of our sources are CPD certified.
Training is tied to specific services
No

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
No

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
No

Security testing

Security services
Yes
Security services type
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
Other security services
  • Security Assurance
  • Data Protection Consultancy
  • Business Continuity Consultancy
  • Physical Security Consultancy
  • Security Training
Certified security testers
Yes
Security testing certifications
  • CHECK
  • CREST
  • Tigerscheme
  • Cyber Scheme

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
No

Service scope

Service constraints
One full day consists of 7.5 hours exclusive of lunch and travel.
Working week is considered as Monday to Friday exclusive of national holidays.
Weekends are charged at twice the standard day rate.
Standard office opening hours are 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Friday exclusive of national holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
All email correspondence to be acknowledged within 1 working day of receipt or by the end of the next working day if the query is received during a weekend, with an estimated date/time for any queries to be resolved.
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
We are not providers or cloud software or hosting platforms so do not provide support in the traditional technical sense via a support desk.
We do however provide consultancy support to our clients as part of our service delivery.
We are available via Email, Teams, Phone, Onsite
9-5 Mon- Fri excluding national holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.
Support is dependent upon the nature of the requirement

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

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

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
British Assessment Bureau
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
02/02/2024
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
No exclusions - whole organisation is covered
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
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • ISO9001

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

Advent IM is committed to creating a sustainable and inclusive working environment for staff and clients in order to optimise efficiencies and value for money in service delivery with social values part of our ethos and core values. Specifically, we have an Environmental Policy designed to reduce the impact on the environment and fight climate change. We are a paperless organisation, we deliver our services virtually where it is appropriate to do so to reduce travel impact through noise and pollution emissions. We also use public transport where it is appropriate to do so to reduce emissions. We recycle waste and procure materials from renewable sources where possible.

Covid-19 recovery

Advent IM is committed to creating a sustainable and inclusive working environment for staff and clients in order to optimise efficiencies and value for money in service delivery with social values part of our ethos and core values. Specifically, Advent IM provides wellness and well-being support to staff who are affected either directly or indirectly by COVID and for any other mental health issue they may encounter. We provide flexible, remote working options. We have 2 long-covid sufferers within our team and have provided compassionate leave to attend clinical sessions designed to understand the effects of long covid and drive improvements in treatment. We provide all staff with access to a Wellness App to aid recovery.

Tackling economic inequality

Advent IM is committed to creating a sustainable and inclusive working environment for staff and clients in order to optimise efficiencies and value for money in service delivery with social values part of our ethos and core values. Specifically, we are fully supportive of reducing economic inequality and are committed to ensuring that we are able to achieve this through our business operations and delivery of our services. This includes creating employment and training opportunities accessible to all members of society, including underrepresented groups and disadvantaged socio-economic areas; ensuring no gender wage gap exists within the organisation; sourcing local suppliers to support the local community helping build a stronger economic environment as well as fostering opportunities for growth.

Equal opportunity

Advent IM is committed to creating a sustainable and inclusive working environment for staff and clients in order to optimise efficiencies and value for money in service delivery with social values part of our ethos and core values. We fully support the aims of the Equality Act 2010 to promote equal opportunities and fairness for employees, job applicants, clients and partner organisations which we apply through our Equal Opportunities Policy. We are committed to providing a working environment where the rights and dignity of all is respected, and which is free from discrimination, prejudice, intimidation and all forms of harassment and bullying. We are committed to ensuring that all of our employees, job applicants, clients and partner organisations are treated fairly and equally.

Wellbeing

Advent IM has a culture of putting the well-being of its staff first as a happy workforce makes for successful business. The work life balance for us is very important and we put in place processes to ensure that is maintained including a flexible remote/hybrid working environment. Our departmental heads have an open door policy for their teams and we offer flexible support when staff are affected by personal issues beyond their control. We provide all staff with access to a Wellness App to aid with any form of wellbeing issue. We provide an Employer Support Volunteering Scheme which is proven to assist individuals with mental health struggles. We support the Armed Forces Covenant and offer employment opportunities and support to those who serve/served in the armed forces.

Pricing

Price
£750 to £1,500 a unit a day
Discount for educational organisations
Yes

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 julia.mccarron@advent-im.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.