ISO Accredited IT Services

ISO 9001 is the international certification of quality assurance. It lists several organisational systems and practical measures that need to be in place, and an annual audit by an external certification body is required.

In short, this is the international standard for information security management. Together with complete adherence to them, it lists 118 procedures and controls that need to be in place. Moreover, it comes with annual auditing from an external certification body. Some companies comply with as few as 50/118 controls, but Venom IT scores 116/118. Because we don’t have loading bays, and not having secure areas such as clean rooms.

In contrast, this is a UK standard for basic information security management. It lists numerous controls to ensure that firewalls, system configurations, access control, malware protection and patches & updates are in place. In addition, there’s up-to-date and correctly configured. Under the new IASME certification scheme, there is now an additional control set for GDPR compliance.

Next, we come to the International Code of practice for Cloud Providers and lists additional controls that are added to the existing ISO 27001 controls. Moreover, GDPR makes specific mention of ‘codes of conduct’ as ‘an element by which to demonstrate compliance.’ This provides assurance that Venom IT stores and handles data according to industry best practice.

Then there is the International Code of practice for Data Privacy and lists 25 additional controls in addition to the existing ISO 27001 controls. GDPR makes specific mention of ‘codes of conduct’ as ‘an element by which to demonstrate compliance.’ This provides assurance that we will handle all personal data correctly, in line with industry best practice, and in line with GDPR principles.

G-Cloud 12 is a framework that effectively provides pre-approval for government tenders relating to Cloud Services. Venom IT also has specific approval for Cloud Hosting, Cloud Software and Cloud Support.

NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit provides approval for processing NHS data

CiSP (Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership) is an NCSC and IT industry joint initiative for the sharing of cyber threat information. Moreover, it helps service providers get early warnings about threats, possible strategies for mitigation, and a platform to share ideas and experiences. They vet members before being capable of entry for ISO Accredited services.