Galaxy Backbone Ltd, the leading ICT Services provider to the Federal Government said that it has achieved yet another feat in securing critical national ICT infrastructure.
Galaxy has again become the first public institution in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa to achieve certification with a newer version-ISO27001:2013 by the British Standard Institute (BSI).
The company received the certificate for the newer version – ISO27001:2013 from the British Standard Institute this week, after undergoing Information and Security Management Systems (ISMS) verification and recertification audit exercise in June 2014.
Galaxy received the initial certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 in 2011. That certification was valid for 3 years and expired on 5th July 2014 and thus threw up the need for a fresh assessment for Galaxy to retain the certification.
Giving reasons for the recertification of the initial version – ISO27001:2005 and transition to the newer version, Igoji Owoicho, head of Internal Audit and driver of ISMS in Galaxy Backbone stated that, “based on BSI rules, companies already certified against the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 revision will have to transit to a newer version which came in to force in October 2013.
Gerald Ilukwe, outgoing managing director/chief executive, Galaxy Backbone, said that the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification is an independent revalidation of our ability to protect information assets from all manner of threats.
According to him, Galaxy Backbone will use the opportunity of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification to raise stakeholder awareness on information security issues such as cyber security, information security, disaster recovery and business continuity planning and its implications for supporting the role of ICT in governance and national development.
In achieving this feat, Owoicho stated that the company focused on the key objective of putting in place a globally accepted standard of information security management process that would guarantee the trustworthiness of its Data Centre services and Network Operations Centre.
The certification has increased the confidence of our customers and key stakeholders to our commitment to benchmark international best practices in our business processes.
More significantly, the certification further reinforces the important role of ICT as a major tool towards the attainment of a 21st century economy and society.
With the certification, Galaxy Backbone is well positioned to support Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the delivery of efficient and cost-effective services to Nigerians.