RESTON, Va., July 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STG Group, Inc. (OTCQB:STGG), a leading provider of mission-critical technology, cyber, and data solutions to multiple Federal Agencies, is pleased to announce that it has recently been awarded an ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Management System certificate for STG’s Integrated Managed Operations, Solutions, and Intelligent Collaboration (MOSaIC) and Information Security and Service Management Systems (ISSMS). The certificate applies to the management and control of the provision of Information Security (IS), Infrastructure and Operations, and IT Services to Global Enterprise business activities.
STG satisfied all requirements for certification of an integrated management system (IMS) with ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013, successfully demonstrating integration of each respective management system standard and the IMS program in totality.
STG’s proprietary quality framework, MOSaIC provides a holistic approach for managing strategic decisions and information security. It elevates STG’s overall security posture and builds cultural sensitivity to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of all information within its systems.
“STG reached a new benchmark by achieving the ISO 27001 certification and its full integration with our existing ISO certificates,” said Paul Fernandes, President of STG. “Continuously strengthening our security program with robust security controls, quality processes, and risk management demonstrates our commitment to STG’s and our customer’s mission-critical operations and protecting the integrity of the systems we support.”
The ISO (International Standards Organization) 27001:2013 is a process-based standard which mandates specific management steps that must be in place to control risks to information systems. Certification recognizes organizations that can link business objectives with operating effectiveness. Companies that achieve management system certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 have demonstrated effective implementation of documentation and records management, top management’s commitment to their customers, establishment of clear policy, good planning and implementation, good resource security and management, and efficient process control, measurement, and analysis.
About STG
STG Group, Inc. is a leading provider of mission-critical technology, cyber and data solutions to more than 50 US Federal Agencies. Applying decades of experience, the company works to ensure the security of the digital domain, the effectiveness of complex IT systems and the delivery of quality intelligence to decision makers. STG is a Washington Technology Top 100 Company. Visit STG at www.stg.com.
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