International SOS Achieved Certification For Information Security Management

TREVOSE, Pa., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- International SOS, the world's leading medical and travel security services company, has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for Information Security Management.

The certificate acknowledges that all of International SOS' digital products, including their flagship TravelTracker, Assistance App, TravelReady, and Communications Portal, are developed and supported in compliance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2013.

Gregoire Pinton, COO of Assistance at International SOS, said:

"ISO 27001:2013 is globally recognized as the benchmark certification to demonstrate best practice in the application and management of security for information systems. Achieving this certification demonstrates our commitment to safeguard customer and partner data."

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system. Certification to the standard indicates the company's information security management system is integrated with the organization's processes and overall management structure and that information secrity is considered in the design of processes, information systems, and controls.  BSI (British Standards Institution) conducted the independent audit.

International SOS has achieved compliance to a number of ISO standards as part of its continuous quality improvement program, including global certification across all International SOS business lines to ISO 9001:2008 for our integrated Quality Management System. It's Assistance Center in London was the first service platform in the world to be certified in the delivery of telehealth services (ISO/TS 13131:2014 ED1).

International SOS provides medical and travel security services 24/7/365 to clients working and traveling aboard. For more information about International SOS' Quality Program, visit https://www.internationalsos.com/about-us/quality.

About International SOS
International SOS is the world's leading medical and travel security risk services company. We care for clients across the globe, from more than 1,000 locations in 90 countries.

Our expertise is unique: More than 11,000 employees are led by 1,400 doctors and 200 security specialists. Teams work night and day to protect our members.

We pioneer a range of preventive programmes strengthened by our in-country expertise. We deliver unrivalled emergency assistance during critical illness, accident or civil unrest.

We are passionate about helping clients put Duty of Care into practice. With us, multinational corporate clients, governments and NGOs can mitigate risks for their people working remotely or overseas. www.internationalsos.com.

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