KVH Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Richard Warley, hereinafter referred to as “KVH”) announced today the attainment of company-wide Information Security Management System (hereinafter referred to as “ISMS” [*1]) certification on October 13, 2010, meeting security requirements set by the international ISO (JIS Q) 27001 [*2] standard.
KVH has been ISO (JIS Q) 27001-certified since October 2004, though the scope was initially limited only to its Tokyo Data Center and expanded to customer services in October 2005. At this time, with the launch of KVH Cloud Services, the certification has been expanded to include IT Management Services (Cloud Services, Managed Services, Data Center facilities) as well as Network Services (Data Communications, Voice Communications, Internet Access Services) so that the company’s entire range of services is now officially recognized as ISMS-compliant.
To ensure the security of its business and customer information, KVH has instituted stringent information security measures under its Information Security Policy and will continue actively pursuing opportunities for improved security moving forward.
Summary of certification
- Location: The entire company (Tamachi, Tokyo Data Center, Akasaka, Yokohama and Osaka Offices)
- Scope of registration: Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of following domestic and international services:
- IT Management Services (Cloud, Managed, Data Center)
- Network Services (Data Communications, Voice Communications, Internet Access Services)
- Certification Standard: ISO/IEC27001: 2005 (JIS Q 27001:2006)
- Certificate Number: IS 87997
- Certification date: October 28, 2004
- Expiry date: October 25, 2013
- Certification Registrar: BSI Group Japan K.K.
- Certification Registry: ANAB(ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board) , JIPDEC (Japan Information Processing Development Corporation)
[*1] The Information Security Management System is a system whereby an appropriate security level is established based on security policy and risk management conducted in a comprehensive and continuous manner.
[*2] An international standard for the management of information assets and for safeguarding business continuity. It defines requirements for an information security management system (ISMS).
