e-know.net hits quality mark
Managed service provider and legal specialist e-know.net has announced that it has been awarded ISO27001 accreditation. The standard is the internationally recognised benchmark for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) where ‘Security’ is defined as anything that affects ‘Confidentiality’, ‘Integrity’ or ‘Availability’ of information within a business
The company began a dedicated compliance project in the New Year, appointing support analyst Stephen Peak to head up the initiative internally. Consultants provided a gap analysis and Stephen then developed and drove through the programme to its successful conclusion. e-know.net was assessed in mid-July, demonstrating conformance with over 100 separate controls relevant to the delivery of hosted managed services; these ranged from the physical protection of the building to network security, from document shredding to the marketing approvals process.
The certification lasts for three years during which time e-know.net will be subject to six monthly surveillance audits to ensure continued compliance.
Commenting on the award of ISO27001, Nigel Redwood, e-know.net’s managing director, said: “We are naturally delighted to have been awarded accreditation for our ISMS – it is the defining quality mark particularly for those companies entrusted with customer data. While stringent procedures as regards data protection and security have long been embedded in the organisation, it provides extra reassurance to clients that these have now been validated by a tough ISO standard.”
