The Bunker attains ISO 27001

31st March 2008

The Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd, providers of Ultra Secure Data Centres and Managed Services on a range of technologies today announces it has attained the globally recognised ISO 27001 accreditation. ISO 27001 represents the only auditable international standard to define the requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

The Bunker has been working to achieve ISO 27001 for over 18 months and after establishing a team of core Bunker employees to manage the accreditation, The Bunker has worked tirelessly ever since to ensure the highest standards of information security are developed and maintained.

The Bunker is a security company that believes security is something which should be built in at source rather than bolted on: Bunker Director of Managed Services, Paul Lightfoot comments: “The Bunker has always maintained an excellent reputation as a team of security professionals – with our strict 1Bunker Protocol™ involving Hardened Source™, Tierless Support™ and Military-grade hosting our focus on security is second to none and with ISO 27001 accreditation to reinforce this, we have an extremely powerful security based proposition.”

With The Bunker ISMS certified against ISO/IEC 27001 The Bunker can now demonstrate independent assurance of their internal controls, meeting corporate governance and business continuity requirements, whilst also demonstrating the observation of all applicable laws and regulations. Bunker CEO, Peregrine Newton adds: “ISO 27001 certification demonstrates to our customers, competitors, suppliers, staff and investors that we use industry-respected best practices – ultimately ISO 27001 is a management standard and I am proud that our company has attained the very highest standards required to achieve accreditation. Bunker customers can now feel more confident than ever that their information is being protected.”