SEP2 LIMITED

SEP2 Consultancy Service

SEP2 have a team of cyber security consultants that are able to assist your organisation in all elements of cloud security and cyber security in general, based upon a SIFA rate card.

Features

• CISSP certified consultants
• Any type of project related activity
• Technical design, creation of HLD and LLD
• Project implementation
• In hours or out of hours
• Knowledge transfer as part of activities

Benefits

• Expert skills reduce risk and maximise investments
• Years of experience
• Gain knowledge during the work activities
• Compliment your team with additional resources

£1,495 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  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 sales@sep2.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

999445122058862

Contact

sep2 sales team
03300437372
sales@sep2.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: SEP2 have a team of cyber security consultants that are able to assist your organisation in all elements of cloud security and cyber security in general, based upon a SIFA rate card.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Sep2's Knowledge Transfer training is performed based on specific requirements identified by our customers, often in the very specific customer environment to provide the best level of training, rather than just based on specific training material, instead based on a customer specific environment, learning exactly what they are interesting in knowing.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: The sep2 services team are experts in the deployment of cyber security solutions across all cloud platforms.; Migration to the cloud is a process that many organisations are considering; and sep2 are able to help when it comes to there-architecture that should take place when considering the cybersecurity protections in a hybrid, public or private cloud environment.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: The QA and testing that sep2 can offer includes services such as; ; Policy reviews; Best practise considerations; Security Check-ups; License audit ; Software version and patch level audit

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
• Certified security testers: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: Sep2 support provides 24x7x365 support for Priority 1 incidents, with a response time of 30 minutes. Priority 2 incidents are responded to during office hours within 1 working hour. Priority 3 incidents are responded to during office hours within 4 working hours. Priority 4 incidents are responded to during office hours within 12 working hours.; ; All sep2 customers have an aligned account manager who manages all aspects of the customer relationship. sep2 support is priced depending on the number of licenses included. At an additional cost, a technical account manager can be aligned to a customer where additional technical resources are required.

Service scope

• Service constraints: All services are subject to availability and scope; it is highly suggested to contact sep2 prior to purchase to check the availability of consultants and to validate the specific scope that the customer requires.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Sep2 support provides 24x7x365 support for Priority 1 incidents, with a response time of 30 minutes. Priority 2 incidents are responded to during office hours within 1 working hour. Priority 3 incidents are responded to during office hours within 4 working hours. Priority 4 incidents are responded to during office hours within 12 working hours.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: All sep2 customers have an aligned account manager who manages all aspects of the customer relationship. sep2 support is priced depending on the number of licenses included. At an additional cost, a technical account manager can be aligned to a customer where additional technical resources are required.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Alcumus ISOQAR
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 21/10/2020
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Nothing. All service elements of SEP2 are included within the scope of the ISMS
• 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:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  SEP2 have a published Carbon Reduction Plan, available at https://www.sep2.co.uk/carbon-reduction-plan/. As per the information within that plan, SEP2 are committed to achieving Net Zero by 2035. SEP2 already have a number of initiatives in place to help manage our carbon footprint, including: • During 2020, SEP2 fleet vehicles were changed to be 100% Batter Eclectic Vehicles (BEV), and any and all additions to the SEP2 fleet will continue to be full 100% BEV. • SEP2 are a member of Cycle2Work scheme and encourage employees to reduce their emissions through cycling to work. • SEP2 provide re-usable bottles and cups for all employees and do not allow single use paper or plastic cups in the offices. • Hybrid home working is common across SEP2 to reduce commute emissions and direct Scope 2 GHG emissions. Future considerations in support of our plans to be Net Zero by 2035, the following future initiatives are being discussed within the SEP2 Senior Leadership Team • Electric car salary sacrifice scheme for employees who do not have a fleet vehicle • Projects to increase management of Scope 2 emissions through use of PIR/non-occupancy timers and other such technology within our office space • Review of company travel policy to better understand carbon emissions within Scope 3 that can be managed in this way • Review of our Scope 3 emissions within our supply chain to better understand our abilities to manage these with our suppliers By the end of 2024 SEP2 aim to have an established Environmental, Social and Governance committee which will have produced a report capturing the current initiatives that are in place within SEP2 to manage such considerations, as well as capturing a 12, 36 and 60 month plans detailing future initiatives in aim of meeting our NetZero by 2035 stated mission.

  Tackling economic inequality

  During one of the topical discussions in the Women in SEP2 group, Maya wanted to explore the reasons why, during recent recruitment for the SEP2 Central Response Team, only 7% of applications were Women. Maya said: “We considered the full route into Cyber Security, where does the interest begin? And how can we create opportunities? We decided it made sense to start with younger kids, getting them interested at an early age and showing them how exciting Cyber Security can be! We expanded this to not only girls and women, but to other minority groups who exist in schools and may not have the same level of access into a career in tech”. The outcome of this was the development of the SEP2 Cyber Schools initiative. SEP2 partnered with and invited local high schools within the Leeds area to come into the SEP2 offices and SOC and to participate in a day of activities to help educate students as to the potential career opportunities within the Cyber Security industry. Key goals of the event was to show the attendees of SEP2 Cyber Security School one of three distinctive areas of our business, as a good general starting point: 1. Attack (White hat, of course) 2. Defend 3. Analysis By providing a sample session on each focus area, we hope to encourage our students to be able to help identify their areas of interest and start to ask practical questions on how they can advance their learning to get one step ahead of their competition as they try to get their first foot through the door. We also held group presentations covering an overview of the industry as well as more practical sessions led by our People Manager who specialises in Learning and Development on topics such as CV writing.

  Equal opportunity

  SEP2 is a Medium Sized business, having between 50 and 250 employees. SEP2 is owned by three individuals, and a core commitment from the owners is shared and social responsibility. Within SEP2, there is a Share Ownership Scheme which over the past years and with future considerations included will see over 10% of the ownership of SEP2 be owned by our employees at all levels and across all teams. This is delivered primarily through a EMI incentive platform where employees are given actual shares, not share options as part of their ongoing development with SEP2. SEP2 have an award-winning Apprenticeship programme that spans a number of our different teams. Within the last 3 years we have had 20 apprentices join and go through this programme. Of the total, 8 are still within the programme and 8 have graduated into full roles within SEP2. Women in SEP2 is a community that fosters empowerment and collaboration. We aim to create a supportive and safe space for the Women in our business; a place where ideas can be shared, achievements celebrated, and advice sought from other Women in Tech. Each session is based around a 'Ponder Point', that we collectively think about before the session and come together to discuss. Anyone in the group can suggest a ponder point, some of the previous ones being Imposter Syndrome, Being Assertive Without Being Seen as a B*tch, and the underrepresentation of Women in Tech. Maya Lea-Langton, Cyber Security Analyst, has found a lot of value in joining these meetings. They said, “These sessions are also valuable for being a space to get to know people you may be unlikely to meet day-to-day due to remote working or being in different departments. Being able to have fun and thought-provoking discussions makes asking for help easier.”

  Wellbeing

  SEP2 pay the Living Wage to all employees SEP2 offer a number of benefits to our employees including being a member of the Cycle2Work Scheme to allow for employees to access bikes and cycling equipment without initial upfront expenditure. SEP2 are also a member of the TechScheme, which is a similar initiative allowing employees to purchase technology from places such as Currys via a salary sacrifice scheme. In addition, in 2022 to assist our employees with the cost of living crisis, SEP2 partnered with Sodexo to offer an employee benefit portal (SEP2 Rewards) that brings a huge number of options to our employees such as 3-10% savings on day to day shopping at locations such as Asda, Tesco etc, as well as benefits for the wider family such as discounted cinema tickets, bowling tickets etc. This is all available via an easy to use app and has enabled many of our employees to make significant savings across their daily spend. SEP2 provides our employees access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP provides; • Freephone advice, information and counselling service • 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year • Online information regarding health, fitness, nutrition and stress management resources SEP2 recognises the importance of employee wellbeing and seek to support this via Medicash, a healthcare cashback scheme which is delivered within our EAP program. With this benefit our employees are able to claim back their medical outgoings to a specific amount plus giving them numerous other services and products. Medicash can be extended to employee spouses and up to 4 children under the age of 18 who will receive half of the outlined monetary benefits.Medicash is available for all SEP2 employees and all new joiners will be auto enrolled onto the scheme

Pricing

• Price: £1,495 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  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 sales@sep2.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.