Petrodata to expand data services with new certification

Multi-clientele data storage service provider, Petrodata said it has been awarded the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) 27001 certification recently.

The company which was incorporated in 1994 with a share capital of N250 million, said in a press statement made available to BusinessDay, that the certification comes with provision of data management services, combining cloud services and disaster recovery; electronic document management systems (EDMS); software services (PSS), collocation services; data storage, data transcription and well log digitization services.

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) is a global standard that sets out requirement for an information security management system. To earn an ISO certification, a company must have complied with the entire ISO standard. The ISO 27001 is the best-known standard in the family of 27000 that describes how to implement an information security management system (ISMS) to protect information.

The standard outlines a system to identify and examine any security risks to the information a business processes and establish policies to manage those risks. The intention is to get an organisation to design, implement, maintain and continually improve a set of controls and measures to manage any threats to their information assets.

In Petrodata’s case, its compliance with the standard was certified by DAS Certification, a member of United Kingdom’s SN Registrars Holding Limited.

According to Wole Sheboiba, managing director of Petrodata said “The ISO 27001 Certification aligns with our strategic vision for Petrodata as a storage and data management service provider.

“We are honoured to have earned this certification, demonstrating that our highest level of controls is in place when handling client’s confidential information.”

He also stated that Petrodata in continuing its commitment to provide further assurance of security controls and practices has established a governance program that includes the management committee which has the responsibility to support ongoing security improvements;

“Since we believe the race for quality has no end,” Sheboiba said.