For government applications, the finance industry and US subsidiaries, security of information is a must. For many other organisations, low security is simply not worth the risk.
ICO passes and exceeds the levels of redundancy and security covered by the following certifications. For an in depth understanding of how we are able to maintain high availability and high security why not contact us for a tour.
- Microsoft Gold Certified Partner - ICO has been a certified partner with Microsoft since 2001. ICO is a specialist Windows hosting company with a particular focus on .net technologies. ICO staff devote time to the Microsoft .net development community speaking at user groups and sponsoring educational events. Our expertise in this area allows us to troubleshoot problems right down to the code level.
- ISO 27001 - Formerly known as AS/BS 7799 this standard covers best security practices for Data Center Management. Our data center meets and exceeds the requirements of this standard in many areas. This standard is demanded by many US based public companies for all subsidiaries and contractors.
- ASIO T4 Standard - Required for government application hosting. Our datacenter is certified as a "Secure Area" in accordance with the Commonwealth Protective Security Manual 2005, and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Technical Note 4/06 Physical Security of Secure Areas / SR1 Rooms, November 2006.
- ISO 17024 - Our security team is lead by a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. This qualification is certified under ISO 17024 ensuring that professional certified under the program are qualified as Security Professionals. This gives our customers the piece of mind that we have the appropriate skills to deal with security in a proactive manner and resolve issues appropriately should they arise.
- ISO 9001 - Quality Management Certification. This certification covers both the datacenter and our whole organisation. It's your guarantee that you are dealing with a quality focused organisation.