London, 9 September 2010 – ControlCircle, the leading datacentre and managed services provider, today announced the company has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:20005 certification for information management and physical security at its UK operations centres. The internationally-recognised standard provides assurance that ControlCircle maintains the highest levels of security for its clients’ information assets. The award is part of an ongoing process to achieve ISO 27001 accreditation at all ControlCircle sites as the firm expands its global footprint deeper into Europe, North America and in the Asia Pacific.
Damian Milkins, CEO ControlCircle commented: "The certification underscores ControlCircle’s commitment to preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our clients’ information assets. The ISO 27001 accreditation was achieved in a breakneck time of five months and demonstrates ControlCircle’s continued commitment to achieve the appropriate certifications.”
ISO/IEC 27001:20005 is the only auditable international standard which defines the requirements for an information security management system. The standard is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls. This accreditation acknowledges that ControlCircle adopts a process approach for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and improving an information security management system. The certification covers physical infrastructure, site security and access management, communications and operations, legal compliance criteria, back-up and disaster recovery systems.
Thomas Songu, compliance manager at ControlCircle added: “At ControlCircle we address the complex IT outsourcing needs of numerous enterprises and large companies. Our clients need to feel confident that as an organisation we understand the physical and application security requirements when operating in the cloud environment and that we excel at protecting their data. ISO 27001 validates our security processes and demonstrates to customers that we meet industry best practice.”
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