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BANGALORE:
Net4, India's leading IP Communications Service provider, today
announced that its infrastructure of Data Centre and Web Hosting
has passed the security compliances recommended by the Indian Computer
Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Information Technology.
Net4 has been certified by Appin Security Group IIT Delhi which
is empanelled with CERT-In, to audit network/hosting companies as
per the guidelines laid down by them.
Till
now, NIC (National Informatics Centre) has been the only organisation
authorised to host the websites of various government, quasi-government,
semi-government, autonomous and other organisations authorised by
the Government of India. However, with the recent compliance guidelines
announcement by CERT, private organizations that comply with the
security recommendations by CERT can also host government web content
and applications. Having passed the compliance audit, Net4 becomes
India's first privately operated Data Centre and Hosting Services
company capable of hosting government websites.
Speaking
on the occasion, Net4 India CEO Mr. Jasjit Sawhney said: "Net4
has once again demonstrated its proactive approach to issues critical
to its customers and its own business. The CERT-In guidelines are
very exacting and the testing processes in order to comply, are
very rigorous. We are glad to add another first to our name and
look forward to the tremendous business opportunity in the hosting
of Government content and applications that we can now address.
The
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) provides proactive
services in the nature of Advisories, Security Alerts, Vulnerability
Notes, Incident Notes, and Security Guidelines to help organisations
secure their systems and networks. It also provides reactive services,
when security incidents occur, to minimise damage.
The
CERT-In guidelines' compliance certification by Appin Security Group
gives a further stamp of approval to Net4's Data Centre & Hosting
Infrastructure. Net4 was the first service provider in the world
to be certified for ISO 27001 Information security, in the year
2005 for all its Data Centres.
In
order to ensure the highest consistent security standards at Net4's
Data Centre & Hosting Infrastructure, Appin Security group shall
regularly conduct security audits. Adhering to the CERT recommended
guidelines, Net4's infrastructure is armed with intrusion detection
systems, intrusion prevention systems, multi-layer security for
servers and applications and regular penetration testing exercises
to ensure that the infrastructure is secure.
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