Qatar Fuel Additives Company (Qafac) has secured International Organisation for Standardisation certification for information security – ISO/IEC 27001:2005 - said Paladion, a globally acclaimed full service managed security provider.
In a statement, Paladion said it was successful in facilitating Qafac’s ISO certification, making it the first oil and gas company in the Gulf Co-operation Council region to attain ISO 27001 status for the entire organisation.
Paladion emphasised that the achievement was a display of Qafac management’s exemplary vision and set the bar high for other information security providers in the industry to follow.
“Paladion carried out comprehensive risk assessment of Qafac’s security posture, based on which an information security management system (ISMS), that would comply with the ISO 27001 standard, was designed and implemented.
Following this, Qafac received the prestigious accreditation after audit by an external certifying authority, the statement said.
Qafac general manager Nasser Jeham al-Kuwari said he was satisfied with the efforts put in by Paladion in helping the company obtain the ISO certification.
The ISO/IEC 27001:2005 is the most rigorous global security standard for information security management systems.
In the case of Qafac, the company was awarded ISO 27001 status after successfully showing “a continuous, structured commitment towards managing sensitive company and customer information.”
Paladion said, “The certification demonstrates that the security of Qafac is in line with world-class standards and meets the needs of the company’s customers.”
Paladion Middle East COO Firosh Ummer said, “ISO 27001 is a globally accepted standard that provides a risk-based approach to secure sensitive information assets. Our highly-skilled technical expert team is privileged to have assisted Qafac with this significant achievement. Qafac now has processes to ensure that information security threats are identified quickly and preventive actions taken to minimise impacts.”
Amit Roy, Paladion’s vice president and regional sales head (Middle East and Africa) said, “We are honoured to have facilitated Qafac in obtaining the ISO 27001 certification within the required timeframe.”
Roy said, “At Paladion, we understand and encourage organisations to follow best practice in security and have therefore developed a more economic and pragmatic options-based solution for every organisation. With ISO 27001, Qafac now has a system in place to minimise risk to its operations, ensure it has cost-effective security and improve the general efficiency of the organisation. Paladion has implemented and achieved ISO 27001 certifications for more than 70 clients across the world; achievement of this prestigious certification is a great honour for all involved,” Roy added.
Released in 2005, the ISO/IEC 27001 has rapidly become the most widely recognised international standard specifically aimed at information security management.
