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PRIVACY POLICY

Information Security Policy

SEAtS have developed a comprehensive set of practices, technologies and policies with our data centre partners to help ensure that customer data is secure.

Updated at 30-03-2023

Outlined below are some of the mechanisms and processes we have implemented to help ensure that the customer data is protected. Our security practices are grouped in four different areas: Physical Security; Network Security; People Processes and Redundancy and Business Continuity.

Physical Security

Our datacentres are hosted in secure facilities in locations that are protected from physical and logical attacks.

  • 7x24x 365 Securities. The data centres that host the customer data are guarded seven days a week, 24 hours a day, each and every day of the year by private security guards.
  • Video Monitoring. Each data centre is monitored 7x24x365 with night vision cameras.
  • Controlled Entrance. Access to data centres is tightly restricted to a small group of pre- authorized personnel.
  • Two Factor Authentication. Two forms of authentication, including a proximity card, and security guard challenge must be used to enter data centres.
  • Undisclosed locations. SEAtS servers are located inside generic looking, undisclosed locations that make them less likely to be a target of an attack.

Network Security

Our network security team and infrastructure help protect customer data on our platform against the most sophisticated electronic attacks. The following is a subset of our network security practices. These are intentionally stated in a very general way to discourage attack. If The customer organization requires further detail on our network security, please contact us.

  • 128/256bit SSL. The communication between the customer computer and our servers is encrypted using strong 128bit keys. What this means is that even if the information traveling between the customer computer and our servers were to be intercepted, it would be nearly impossible for anyone to make any sense out of it.
  • IDS Our network is firewalled and screened for intrusion detection.
  • Control and Audit. All accesses are controlled and also audited.
  • Secured OS. SEAtS applications run inside secured operating system environments engineered for security.
  • Virus Scanning. Traffic coming into SEAtS Servers is automatically scanned for harmful viruses using state of the art virus scanning software which are updated regularly.

People Processes

Designing and running data centre infrastructure requires not just technology, but a disciplined approach to processes. This includes policies about escalation, management, knowledge sharing, risk, as well as the day to day operations.

  • Select Employees. Only employees with the highest clearance have access to our data centre data. Employee access is logged and passwords are strictly regulated. We limit access to customer data to only a select few of these employees who need such access to provide support and troubleshooting on our customers’ behalf.
  • Audits. Audits are regularly performed and the whole process is reviewed by management
  • As Needed Basis. Accessing data centre information as well as customer data is done on an as needed only basis, and only when approved by the customer (i.e. as part of a support incident), or by senior security management to provide support and maintenance.

Redundancy and Business Continuity

One of the fundamental philosophies of cloud computing is the acknowledgment and assumption that computer resources will at some point fail. We have designed our systems and infrastructure with that in mind.

  • Power Redundancy. SEAtS Data Centre Servers are configured for power redundancy – from power supply to power delivery. UPS Redundancy is N+1.
  • Internet Redundancy. Multiple Tier3 ISPs. So if any one fails or experiences a delay, the customer can still reliably get to the customer applications and information.
  • Redundant Network Devices. SEAtS runs on redundant network devices (switches, routers, security gateways) to avoid any single point of failure at any level on the internal network.
  • Redundant Cooling and Temperature. Intense computing resources generate a lot of heat, and thus need to be cooled to guarantee a smooth operation. SEAtS servers are backed by N+1 redundant chilled
    water systems and temperature control systems.
  • Geo Mirroring. Customer data can be mirrored in a separate geographic location for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity purposes. Please note geo mirroring is only available on selected products and plans.
  • Fire Prevention. The SEAtS data centres are guarded by industry standard fire prevention and control systems.
  • Data Protection & Backup. User data is backed up periodically across multiple servers, helping protect the data in the event of hardware failure or disaster.

Further Information

While we cannot list all the details of our infrastructure for security reasons, SEAtS security practices, policies and infrastructure are proven and reliable.

For more information about SEAtS and our Security, please contact our support team…