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TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. Becomes One of CERT-In Empanelled Information Security Audit Service ProvidersMUMBAI, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- - TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. is empanelled by CERT-In for the block period 2016-2019 for providing information Security Auditing Service - TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. will now undertake IT Security Audits for government organisations and other sectors of Indian economy Globally acclaimed German digital and cyber security expert TÜV SÜD, today announced that TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. is now empanelled by The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) as information security auditing service provider. To this effect, TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. will conduct information security audits for government organisations and other sectors of Indian economy to help enhance the company's reputation whilst building consumer trust. The audits will be performed as per 'The Terms and conditions of Empanelment' as issued by CERT-In from time to time and published on CERT-In Website. (Logo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/568955/TUV_SUD_South_Asia_Logo.jpg ) The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Govt. of India, has been designated to serve as the national nodal agency for incident response under Section 70B of Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008. CERT-In's primary role is to raise cyber security awareness among Indian community, to provide technical support and advise them to help recover from cyber security incidents. TÜV SÜD assesses the security posture of enterprises against external and internal threats and is equipped with capabilities to provide testing and consultancy services such as Enterprise IT Security Assessments, IoT security, Industrial Security, Data Protection, EU GDPR, Red Team Assessments, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT), Forensics and Vendor risk management to name a few.
Recently, RBI through a circular released on April 6, 2018, has mandated that payment service providers need to have their data stored locally in India. In this regard, they have mandated a system audit to be conducted by CERT-In empanelled agency and submit their report to the RBI by the end of this year. With this empanelment, TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. may also have option to support payment service providers by conducting thorough IT system audits and present timely reports. In the advent of Industry 4.0 gaining foothold and the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) within the industrial space; digitisation is bringing about advances in contemporary automation, IT security & privacy and smart manufacturing technologies. TÜV SÜD helps companies integrate the latest technologies into their businesses across sectors while ensuring functional safety, interoperability, and minimising IT security risks. They also support companies to tap into the potential of digitisation and minimise the risks involved in increased connectivity. Further information is available at http://www.tuv-sud.in. About TÜV SÜD TÜV SÜD is a leading international service organisation catering to the strategic business segments industry, mobility and certification. Headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 1866, it has over 24,000 employees representing more than 1000+ locations throughout the world. Optimising technology, systems and know-how, the interdisciplinary specialist teams act as process partners to strengthen their customers' competitiveness. About TÜV SÜD South Asia TÜV SÜD South Asia is the leading consulting, testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company with presence across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. With more than 1400 employees, TÜV SÜD South Asia has serviced over 10,000 clients to date through the past two decades. It is present at 32 locations including 19 labs across the three countries. Today, TÜV SÜD South Asia is internationally competent to provide TIC solutions cutting across a wide range of sectors that include management systems, conventional and renewable energy, water, sanitation, environmental technology, infrastructure, transit systems, real estate, food, supply chain, agriculture, toys, consumer electronics, textiles, leather and related products, automobile and components, and technical as well as soft-skills training. For further details visit http://www.tuv-sud.in/ Follow us on social media platforms - Twitter and LinkedIn
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