KUALA LUMPUR, July 19- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has joined the league of 74 other companies in Malaysia qualified for the Information Security Management System (ISMS) Certification.
“MAS is the first Malaysia-based carrier company to be certified. The certification for the Data Centre Operations is part of its corporate-wide ISMS implementation programme,” said Chief Information Officer Faridah Abdul Rahman in a statement Thursday.
She said the certification acknowledged that MAS was committed to maintaining confidentiality of business and customers’ information and ensuring that company information and assets are for authorised use only.”
“Receiving the certification is another milestone in our airline’s journey to pursue with total determination, a consistent achievement of maintaining a secure operational environment for our customers, staff and other stakeholders,” said MAS Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya after receiving the MS/IEC ISO 27001:2007 certificate from CyberSecurity Malaysia CEO Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab.
“This accreditation certifies that MAS maintains best practices in information security,” he added.
– BERNAMA
