Company achieves the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for information management and physical security at its UK operations centers.

ControlCircle, a data center and managed services provider, today announced that the company has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for information management and physical security at its UK operations centers. The company avers that the internationally-recognized standard provides assurance that it maintains the highest levels of security for its clients' information assets. It adds that the award is part of an ongoing process to achieve ISO 27001 accreditation at all sites of the company as the firm expands its global footprint deeper into Europe, North America and in the Asia Pacific.

The company explains that ISO/IEC 27001:2005 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 it 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.

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."

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 organization 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."