Net4 becomes the 1st private hosting company to comply with CERT-In guidelines on security
BANGALORE: Net4, India‘s leading IP Communications Service provider, today announced that its infrastructure of Data Centre and Web Hosting has passed the security compliances recommended by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Information Technology. Net4 has been certified by Appin Security Group IIT Delhi which is empanelled with CERT-In, to audit network/hosting companies as per the guidelines laid down by them.
Till now, NIC (National Informatics Centre) has been the only organisation authorised to host the websites of various government, quasi-government, semi-government, autonomous and other organisations authorised by the Government of India. However, with the recent compliance guidelines announcement by CERT, private organizations that comply with the security recommendations by CERT can also host government web content and applications. Having passed the compliance audit, Net4 becomes India‘s first privately operated Data Centre and Hosting Services company capable of hosting government websites.
Speaking on the occasion, Net4 India CEO Mr. Jasjit Sawhney said: "Net4 has once again demonstrated its proactive approach to issues critical to its customers and its own business. The CERT-In guidelines are very exacting and the testing processes in order to comply, are very rigorous. We are glad to add another first to our name and look forward to the tremendous business opportunity in the hosting of Government content and applications that we can now address.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) provides proactive services in the nature of Advisories, Security Alerts, Vulnerability Notes, Incident Notes, and Security Guidelines to help organisations secure their systems and networks. It also provides reactive services, when security incidents occur, to minimise damage.
The CERT-In guidelines‘ compliance certification by Appin Security Group gives a further stamp of approval to Net4‘s Data Centre & Hosting Infrastructure. Net4 was the first service provider in the world to be certified for ISO 27001 Information security, in the year 2005 for all its Data Centres.
In order to ensure the highest consistent security standards at Net4‘s Data Centre & Hosting Infrastructure, Appin Security group shall regularly conduct security audits. Adhering to the CERT recommended guidelines, Net4‘s infrastructure is armed with intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, multi-layer security for servers and applications and regular penetration testing exercises to ensure that the infrastructure is secure.