Rack Centre achieves certification to ISO/IEC 27001
Rack Centre, Nigeria’s Premium Data Centre has obtained the global ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for an Information Security Management System. ISO/IEC 27001, Information Security Management System is the most rigorous global standard for information security and confirms that an organisation has put in place best practices for information security processes and is ensuring data integrity, confidentiality and customer asset safety.
Mr Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director, Rack Centre, said “achieving certification to this standard shows that Rack Centre is committed to assessing and managing security risks and managing sensitive data. Our ISO/IEIC 27001:2013 certification is enterprise wide and was achieved after a seamless process as indicated by the Assessors. We are delighted with the formal certification to this global standard which affirms that Rack Centre stands for excellence and industry leadership in all its activities”.
Theuns Kotze, Managing Director for BSI Middle East and Africa, in congratulating Rack Centre, said “it had fulfilled the requirements of this distinguished certification and recognise the advantages of implementing an Information Security Management System for itself, the stakeholders and its customers. Rack Centre has clearly demonstrated that it operates to a global level of excellence”.
Tope Aladenusi, Chief Strategy Officer and Cyber Security Leader, Deloitte West Africa, has congratulated Rack Centre on the achievement, pointing out that, "Deloitte has supported Rack Centre to further enhance a culture centred on security which made it easy for it to go through the audit. The focus on knowledge transfer throughout the engagement was thorough and all members of the core team and stakeholders were carried along throughout the project. The implementation focused on developing an overall risk and information security framework that aligns with Rack Centre’s business objectives and helped to further fortify its Data Centre and Enterprise IT operations to be Secure, Vigilant and Resilient’".
About Rack Centre
Rack Centre is 100% owned by Jagal, a Nigerian conglomerate holding that operates leading energy businesses and manages a diverse portfolio of investments. Rack Centre, is a state-of-the-art, Tier III Design Certified data centre offering carrier-neutral colocation services. It is the most connected in West Africa, offering 16 major carriers in the country and direct connection to all undersea cables serving the South Atlantic Coast of Africa. Its Cloud on GroundTM services offers a locally hosted cloud marketplace. Colocating within Rack Centre allows companies to avoid fixed infrastructure investments and to leave the growing complexity of managing power and environmental issues to specialists.
