Corporate IT Systems of Tata Steel have been certified under BS7799 standard for Information Security Management System by Software Testing & Quality Control (STQC), Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India. STQC is the first accredited BS 7799 ISMS Certification body in India, which offers certification services under accreditation from RvA, Netherlands.

BS7799 is the most widely recognized standard in the world for Information security management systems. This standard provides a comprehensive set of 127 controls comprising best practices for managing information security.

Information security has assumed greater importance recently with increased usage & dependence on IT, growing complexity of IT infrastructure, increasing threats and recent instances of security incidents in different organizations 

Benefits of this certification are:

1. Improved credibility and enhanced customer confidence.

2. Confidence of customers in international trade/business.

3. Assured capability of the organization to meet the changing requirements of information security.

13 organizations, mostly software houses, have obtained this certification in India. Tata Steel is the first organization in Tata Group to receive this certification.

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