MphasiS, a leading provider of IT and BPO
solutions, on Tuesday announced that, it has been selected for the
SecureSynergy Security Strategist 2005 award in the IT & ITES
category.
Speaking on the occasion, Jerry Rao, Chairman
& CEO, MphasiS said, "We are very proud to have received this
award. It reinforces the fact that our security processes and systems
are world class and constantly evolving to meet a rapidly changing
environment. MphasiS is a company that has been putting security
and privacy of its clients at the forefront of its strategy. Regular
and efficient review and monitoring of systems and continuous upgrades
are critical to our business."
"There are factors, some within a company's
control and some not, which determine the secure functioning of
its services and processes. In the case of unavoidable circumstances
like cases of identity theft, MphasiS has demonstrated the ability
to quickly adapt and push the envelop on security by implementing
superior systems and processes. Based on experience, we have incorporated
our learnings into the company's overall fabric. Going forward,
MphasiS will continue to ensure that security remains top priority,"
he added.
MphasiS was assessed on parameters that
included security policy framework, monitoring and response mechanism,
disaster recovery and contingency planning, employee training, role
of senior management in the sphere of security initiatives, security
certifications received and future security initiatives.
Members of the jury included, Dr. Gulshan
Rai, Director, CERT-In, Prasad Natu, Shared IT Services, ITC Ltd
and Capt. Felix Mohan, Director, SecureSynergy.
SecureSynergy
Security Strategist Awards were instituted to recognise
CIOs/CTOs/CSOs who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the
area of information security. The Awards highlight the criticality
of Security and the need for Indian enterprises to have a well-defined
strategy for information protection and are looked upon as a benchmark
for Corporate India to judge the effectiveness of their Security
Strategies. The event recently took place at Bangkok, Thailand and
was attended by over 400 CIOs and CTOs.
