European enterprises assured of security governance with Interoute
Interoute attains SAS70 Type I standard for its Amsterdam, Berlin and Geneva Data Centres
Geneva on 15 December 2010
Interoute, owner operator of Europe’s most advanced next-generation network, today announced compliance to SAS-70 Type I (Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70) for its Amsterdam, Berlin and Geneva Data Centre operations. This internationally recognised assurance standard demonstrates Interoute’s commitment to providing outstanding managed hosting solutions to the world’s leading corporations. The SAS-70 audits were completed by PwC, one of the world’s leading risk assurance consultants.
“SAS-70 is the definitive global risk management assurance standard for outsourced ICT solutions”, said Emad Ghanipour, Country Manager of Interoute managed Services Switzerland. “The SAS-70 control audit highlights the effectiveness of our compliance controls in both managing the operations and data risks for our customer’s critical solutions. It’s a significant accomplishment, built on our integration of ISO 27001 and ITIL industry best practices into our Data Centre operations”.
Managing the security and operations risks for outsourced ICT solutions is critical to the success of corporations in today’s demanding environment. Enterprises trusting their data to external service providers demand the highest levels of security and independent compliance assurance. The SAS-70 audit report highlights the effectiveness of the ISO 27001 and ITIL best practice controls integrated into Interoute’s managed hosting operations, and provides enterprises with the necessary assurance that their critical systems and data are protected from the ground to the cloud.
Interoute offers a full portfolio of managed hosting and security solutions to enterprises, providing dedicated capacity and protected transmission products, MPLS VPN, DDoS protection, firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Protection Services, as well as secure managed hosting solutions. Interoute has adopted and integrated industry best practice standards, SAS- 70, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and ITIL to secure the security and quality objectives for its customers. These controls are integrated across our entire product portfolio and operations processes.
Interoute plans to achieve compliance with SAS-70 Type II during 2011.
About Interoute
Interoute is the owner/operator of Europe’s most advanced and densely connected voice and data network, encompassing over 55,000 km of lit fibre, 8 Data Centres, 32 purpose-built colocation centres and on-net to another 150 partner Data Centres across the European footprint. Interoute’s full-service next generation network serves international enterprises from a broad range of sectors including aerospace, automotive, finance, pharmaceutical and retail, plus every major European incumbent, as well as the major operators of North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research agencies. These organisations find Interoute the ideal partner for hosting content, providing wholesale bandwidth and transit services, corporate connectivity or creating new services. With established operations throughout mainland Europe, in North America and Dubai, Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks throughout Europe’s major business centres. Providing service and support in 15 European languages, Interoute is a key part of Europe’s Digital Supply Chain. The network is future-proofed, endowed with Europe’s largest fibre and duct reserve, and is a leader in the deployment of advanced network technologies, from the ground to the Cloud. www.interoute.ch
