VADS becomes the first Malaysian cloud service provider to receive accreditation from SIRIM QAS International...
VADS Berhad (VADS), Malaysia’s leading Managed Information Communications Technology (ICT)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) service provider today became the first Malaysian Cloud service provider to receive the ISO 27001 certification from SIRIM QAS International, a voluntary, best practice standard relating to information security, effectively ensuring a safe and secure Public Cloud Services platform through VADS’ existing cloud facilities.
Ahmad Azhar Yahya, Chief Executive Officer, VADS, received the certificate on behalf of the Company from Khalidah Mustafa, Managing Director, SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd in a ceremony at Plaza VADS. Also present during the momentous event were the management team members of VADS and representatives from SIRIM.
The ISO 27001 certificate is an Information Security Management System (ISMS) standard which formally specifies a management system that is intended to bring security under explicit control. The standard was published in October 2005 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and is part of the growing ISO 27000 family.
Speaking at the event, Ahmad Azhar shared, “We are delighted to have achieved the ISO 27001 certification for our Public Cloud Services as it is a testament that our product fulfils the international standard of information security systems. VADS acknowledges the importance of data security and how important it is to our customers. Our Data Centres are already ISO 27001 certified and coupled with the ISO 27001 certification for our Public Cloud Services, we are proud to say that customers can be assured of the security of their data as we offer them some of the best information security measures.”
“We chose to adopt the ISO 27001 for VADS Cloud Services as we found it suitable to protect critical and sensitive information and it provides a holistic, risk-based approach to secure information and compliance. The ISO 27001 certification will also allow for an independent review of our information security practices while allowing us to comply with legislation on personal information, intellectual property and other such as Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010 & the Multimedia Commissions Act 1998,” added Ahmad Azhar.
Also sharing her enthusiasm, Khalidah Mustafa said, “We are proud to present our first ISO 27001 certification for Public Cloud to VADS. To be awarded with this esteemed certification is no easy task and VADS had managed to meet the rigorous requirements of this international benchmark for Information Security Management Systems. We, at SIRIM QAS International are proud that a Malaysian company has achieved this prestigious certification and it will definitely create a market differentiation for its product and services.”
ISO 27001 certifications lasts for three years and during the period, the Company will be regularly reassessed and visited by an external auditor who will make sure that the standard is being implemented properly, and recommend improvements where appropriate to ensure that it continuously improves its information security measures over the course of the three year accreditation.
At the same event, Fermin Fautsch, Vice President, ICT Services, VADS presented certificates of appreciation to the team which had worked relentlessly for the past 10 months in achieving and making the ISO 27001 certification a reality.
To learn more about VADS and its products and services, log on to www.vads.com.
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The ISO 27001 Certification implements the information secuirty system within the organization as per ISO 27001:2005 standard. The ISO 27001 Information Security System is part of a growing family of international standard ISO/IEC 27001 - Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) standards.
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