Security7 Achieves Elite Status through Globally Recognized Audit for Cloud and Managed Services Providers; Provides Quality Assurance and Stamp of Reliability for Customers
CHICO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Security7 Networks today reported that it has been successfully audited and certified under the MSPAlliance® Unified Certification Standard for Cloud and Managed Service Providers (UCS).
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The UCS was the first certification created specifically for the managed services and cloud industry. Every certification comes with a written report with the entire process documented, validated, and signed by a 3rd party accounting firm. The UCS has been reviewed by governmental agencies and regulatory bodies across the globe and used and accepted in 5 continents around the world.
"The UCS audit is a rigorous audit and certification process that not only benchmarks and verifies the quality of the company providing cloud or managed services, but speaks to the level of commitment to their customers," said Charles Weaver, MSPAlliance CEO. "We are very proud to have Security7 Networks join our elite body of certified Cloud and Managed Service Providers."
The UCS is based on a wide range of criteria used to ensure that service providers have met and surpassed well-established standards of excellence and client care, such as:
- Physical & Virtual Security
- Business & Financial stability
- Appropriately documented policies and procedures
- Efficiency in IT management practices
- Customer data security and privacy
- Company is under regular external review from the MSPAlliance and its auditors to continually maintain and improve standards of care of excellence
- The UCS audit is performed by an independent accounting firm
"Security7 Networks is thrilled to have successfully completed our SSAE 16 and UCS examinations," said Ray Scholl, Chief Information Security Officer. "This certification is a testament to our commitment to our customers and provides them with the confidence that our operations have been tested and audited to the highest standards possible."
Established in 2000 by Managed Service Providers, for Managed Service Providers, MSPAlliance is the world's largest Professional Association and Accrediting Body for the Managed Services and Cloud Industry. Created to meet the needs of the Managed Services Professional, as well as to educate and protect the consumers of managed services and cloud, MSPAlliance works diligently to enhance the professionalism, ethics and credibility of its members and the industry worldwide.
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