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I am writing to request some information about your WAN and remote access infrastructure to better understand the public sector connectivity landscape. I would like to request the following information:
ii) Internet Circuits
C
When do your current contracts expire for?
i) MPLS
ii) Internet Circuits
D
Have you adopted or are considering SD-WAN as a technology?
i) Fully adopted
ii) Partially adopted
iii) Considering / Reviewing
iv) Have not considered
E
In light of Covid and the increase in home working, have you considered or adopted technologies such as SASE (secure access service edge)?
F
If you have not adopted SASE, how do you currently provide remote access? i.e. VPN.
G
What vendor do you currently use for VPN connectivity?
H
When does your current VPN contract (support / licences) expire?
I
Do you outsource your current WAN infrastructure or mange this in-house?
J
If outsourced who do you outsource this to?
K
If outsourced, when does this current agreement come to an end?
Response
It is considered that providing this information may cause a security risk and therefore it has been refused under Article 42 (a) (Law Enforcement) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.
Article applied
Article 42 - Law enforcement
Information is qualified exempt information if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice -
a) the prevention, detection or investigation of crime, whether in Jersey or elsewhere.
Public Interest Test
It is recognised that there is a public interest in providing information in a transparent manner, however this public interest is not considered to outweigh the interests of the government in preventing cyber-crime or maintaining the integrity of its law enforcement assets. It is considered that release of this information may increase risks, particularly in view of major cyber-attacks that have occurred in other jurisdictions in recent years.
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