The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc on Tuesday announced its re-certification under the ISO/IEC 27001:2013.
The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, said that the re-certification was consequent upon the recent audit of the company’s compliance with information security risks controls by the British Standards Institution (BSI), United Kingdom.
While receiving the re-certification report in Lagos, Jalo-Waziri said that one of CSCS’ key areas of focus remained the protection of commercially sensitive information belonging to the company and its investors.
He restated the company’s commitment to upholding the highest standards of security for the processes, people and technology powering its services.
Jalo-Waziri enthused: “The confidentiality, integrity and availability of information under our custody is held sacrosanct. The audit involved a series of process validation and assurance check of controls with respect to company and client data management.
“The ISO recertification provides assurance to all our customers that we have controls in place to identify and mitigate potential risks to confidential information. BSI is one of the world’s largest accreditation bodies for ISO certifications.
“We also work hard to ensure that we build trust and credibility in the market so as to inspire confidence among our stakeholders,” he added.
Jalo-Waziri said that the re-certification served to test and affirm CSCS’ commitment to information security at all levels of the business and expressed his appreciation to the company’s internal and external stakeholders for their commitment and steadfastness in ensuring the success of the recertification audit.
The company first obtained the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification in 2015. It is conducted by the BSI every three years and in between, a yearly surveillance audit is done. The CSCS’ next recertification audit will be conducted in 2022.
