Third party certifications solve compliance headaches
Regulatory and corporate governance requirements demand that
organisations have the systems and processes in place to protect their data assets.
But certification to compliance standards can be a gruelling and costly
process for individual businesses to undertake.
For many the answer is to outsource their IT systems to a managed hosting
partner.
But how can you be sure about the security and integrity of your hosting
partners' systems?
Third party certifications provide guidelines to ensure the appropriate
technology and business processes are in place to safe-guard your organisations' data
assets.
BS 77999 – regarded as the ultimate global benchmark in information security – is a
comprehensive system for protecting data. It assures integrity, availability and
confidentiality of information assets.
Macquarie Telecom was the first Australian commercial data centre to achieve BS
7799 and was recently re-certified to the international standard.
The company operates one of the most highly certified commercial data centres in
the Asia Pacific region.
Other certifications include a range of best-of-breed vendor accreditations and DSD
Gateway Certification – a pre-requisite to providing secure gateway services to
Commonwealth departments and agencies.
Macquarie Telecom is the only Australian carrier to have attained “Highly Protected
Status” within DSD Gateway Certification – one of the most stringent categories within
the certification.
For SecureVote, a company providing election services, adhering to privacy,
security and legislation requirements is at the heart of its business.
When the company recently looked for a managed hosting partner, third party
certifications were a critical criteria.
“We chose Macquarie Telecom because their certifications such as BS 7799 ensure us that
the security and integrity of our voting systems will be maintained at all
times,” said Ian Parker, Chief Technology Officer and Privacy Officer, SecureVote.
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