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ISO 45001

ISO 45001, is the internationally accepted and recognized management standard for occupational health and safety. The standard is used as a method of assessing and auditing occupational health and safety management systems.

ASAE 3402 Type II

Australian Standard on Assurance Engagements (ASAE 3402 Type II) establishes requirements and provides application and other explanatory material regarding the assurance practitioner’s responsibilities when providing a report for use by user entities and their auditors, on the controls at a service organization that provides a service to user entities that is likely to be relevant to user entities’ internal control as it relates to financial reporting

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FISC Security Guidelines (Japan) The Center for Financial Industry Information Systems established the "FISC Security Guidelines on Computer Systems for Banking and Related Financial Institutions" as security guidelines for financial institutions in Japan. It describes controls and security measures related to facilities, operations, and technical infrastructure.

HDS

Hosting of health data is regulated under French law and aimed at protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of patients’ data. Such hosting activity can only be implemented by a hosting service provider (“HSP”) previously approved by the French Ministry of Health's Shared Healthcare Information Systems Agency (ASIP) via a Healthcare Data Hosting (HDS).

HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient data. Any company that deals with protected health information (PHI) must ensure that all the required physical, network, and process security measures are in place and followed. This includes: covered entities (CE); all treatment providers; healthcare payment and operations; business associates; personnel with access to patient information to provide support in treatment, payment or operations. Subcontractors and business associates must also follow HIPAA compliance.

ISO 14001

ISO 14001, the most current version being ISO 14001:2015, specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

ISO 22301

An international standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM), ISO 22301 replaces British standard (BS) 25999. It specifies requirements to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain and continually improve a documented management system to prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptive events such as natural disasters, environmental accidents, technology mishaps and man-made crises.

ISO 27001

An internationally recognized best practice framework that specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). ISMS is a systematic approach to managing sensitive company information including people, processes and IT systems.

ISO 50001

ISO 50001, the most current version being ISO 50001:2011, specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including efficiency, use and consumption. It has been designed to be used independently, but it can be aligned or integrated with other management systems.

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is a certified quality management system (QMS) for organizations who want to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet the needs of their customers and other relevant stakeholders.

NIST 800-53/FISMA

NIST 800-53 is published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which creates and promotes the standards used by federal agencies to implement the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and manage other programs designed to protect information and promote information security.

OSPAR

Financial Institutions ("FIs") rely on the outsourced service providers to perform certain business functions. Loss of customer information or confidential data, or disruptions to critical bank services may result in reputational risk impacts or regulatory breaches. Outsourcing risks must be managed to safeguard the FIs’ operations and customers. The Association of Banks in Singapore ("ABS") has established these Guidelines on Control Objectives and Procedures for the FIs’ Outsourced Service Providers ("OSPs") operating in Singapore.

PCI DSS

The PCI Security Standards Council offers comprehensive standards and supporting materials to enhance data security for payment cards. They include a framework of specifications, tools, measurements and support resources to help organizations ensure the safe handling of cardholder information at every step. The keystone is the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which provides an actionable framework for developing a robust payment card data security process, including prevention, detection and appropriate reaction to security incidents.

SOC 1 Type II

SOC1 is an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) report used to document controls relevant to an organization’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR). The report focuses on an organization's services provided, along with supporting processes, policies, procedures, personnel and operational activities that constitute the core activities relevant to users. The auditing standards for an SOC1 report include SSAE 18 and ISAE 3402.

SOC 2 Type II

A standard designed for technology companies, including: data centers, IT managed services, SaaS vendors, cloud-computing based businesses and other technology. SOC2 criteria is based on the Trust Services Principles (TSP) of security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy as well as controls outside of financial reporting.

SS 507

Singapore Standard for Information and Communications Technology Disaster Recovery Services (SS507) specifies requirements for the ICT DR services. These include both those provided in-house and outsourced and covers facilities and services capability and provides fallback and recovery support to an organization’s ICT systems. It includes the implementation, testing and execution aspects of disaster recovery but does not include other aspects of business continuity management.

SS 564

SS 564 helps organizations in Singapore establish systems and processes to improve the energy efficiency of their data centers. The standard, modeled after the global ISO 50001 certification system, outlines a detailed framework for data center energy and environmental management that's tailored to conditions in Singapore.

TSI

Trusted Site Infrastructure (TSI) is an assessment and certification program to evaluate the physical security and availability of data centers. TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜViT │ TÜV NORD GROUP) has established criteria catalogues such as the TSI.STANDARD or TSI.EN50600, which take into account international guidelines and standards and address the critical aspects of a data center like the environment, construction, fire detection and extinguishing systems, security, cabling, power supply, air conditioning systems, organization and the documentation. The criteria catalogues are being continuously developed in order to always represent the current state of art.

TVRA

The Threat and Vulnerability Risk Assessment (TVRA) is a set of requirements issued by the MAS for all Singapore-based financial institutions with overseas physical presences. It is mandated as a control in the OSPAR and MAS documents. Its standard reference is the Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs’ Guidelines for Enhancing Building Security in Singapore (GEBSS).

UpTime Institute

​As an independent advisory organization, Uptime Institute is focused on improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of the business critical infrastructure that underlies today’s global information economy. Uptime Institute is recognized worldwide for the creation and administration of the Tier Standards & Certifications for Data Center Design, Construction (Facility) and Operational Sustainability.

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