ISO 27001 and 9001: proficiency proof in terms of security and management skills

What is the ISO 27001 standard?

From a technical perspective, the ISO 27001 standard is a certification allowing a company to ensure the security of its information system and the one from its clients. It also protects the company against any data degradation, loss, and theft. 

From a management perspective, it provides advice to companies that are candidates to ensure good management practices to constantly provide optimal security to employees and clients.

Therefore, this certificate does not only analyze the technological assets of a company but also provides clear guidelines on how to optimize the security of any environment which deals with sensitive information. 

Why should a company be ISO 27001 certified? 

Through an ISO 27001 certification, secure internal information systems are being implemented which guarantees them to be up and running at all times so that no data breach ever occurs. Moreover, precise action will be set up in order to ensure the good usage of these said information systems in the long run.

The benefits of ISO 27001

Concretely, this certification will allow you to :

- Maintain optimal security at 360°.

- Reduce your security-related costs

- Improve and follow the journey of your internal security processes on a long term basis 

What is the ISO 9001 standard?

The ISO 9001 standard focuses on providing a strong foundation for good quality management practices in various areas such as dealing with purchases, finance, logistics, maintenance, and so on. Therefore, the company needs to respect fairly strict guidelines on how to conduct such operations daily. This ensures a high-quality management system within the company. 

Why should a company be ISO 9001 certified? 

By integrating an ISO 9001 standard within your organization, it will allow you to evaluate by yourself the effectiveness of each management processes already implemented. Carrying out effectiveness audits often result in projects being better performed by all of the departments, and in cost-savings which can only be beneficial to your organization. 

The benefits of ISO 9001

Concretely, this certification will allow you to :

- Carry out internal audits on the various management processes in place

- Be certified by an officially and internationally recognized independent organization

- Prove your ability to implement quality management processes for your customers

ISO 27001 standards

• Carry out a risk analysis of the company

Theses analysis intend at evaluating the risk of cyberattacks or theft of company data

• Determine a security policy

Determine your scope of potential action related to information security via the information security management system (ISMS)

• Establish a plan to deal with the risks

Establish a structured action plan by defining specific security actions to address potential risks 

• Implement measures and monitor them

Implement the various security actions via your ISMS

• Implement corrective actions

Evaluate your actions and implement the necessary corrective actions

ISO 9001 standards

• Measure customer satisfaction

Determine the satisfaction of your customers related to the various projects

• Define your objectives

Conduct an internal audit of your management system

• Describe your system

Determine the operational structure of your process linked to your management system

• Control the realization of the operational processes

Implement a new operational process for your entire system

• Evaluate and monitor performances

Evaluate and monitor the performances of your system over time

Our priority, our customers, are the first concerned 

Since 2015, Entelec has been able to validate our ISO 9001 certification with the organization DQS Belgium which has recognized our skills in project management. Recently, we also have been certified ISO 27001 to guarantee our expertise in the field of security. This allows us to strengthen the trust between our company and our customers in order to:

- Bring quality and control in the project management

- Create a real dynamism in the internal management processes

- Improve the security of your internal system