Dr. Thomas Nowey, Head of IM Information Security at Krones, explains the perceived importance of this accolade: “This certification is important for us. Inquiries from prominent clients regarding the firm’s security concept are becoming ever more frequent at Krones as well. Now we’ve been certified to an international standard, with our system’s quality having been officially confirmed for us and our clients.” Nowey himself had seen his professional expertise validated back in 2011, when he won the 1st German Championship in the IT security category, organized by Hanover University of Applied Science and an IT trade periodical.
Information security management is a broadly diversified field: it ranges from raising staff and vendor awareness levels and protecting access to the company’s premises and its sensitive areas, all the way through to complex IT security architectures for protecting data. Following various preliminary audits in 2013, TÜV South tested Krones’ security concepts in a Stage-One audit at the end of March 2014. This was followed two months later by the certification audit, in which TÜV South’s experts verified in Neutraubling, Freising, and Rosenheim how these concepts are being translated into procedural reality. Krones met all the requirements laid down in ISO/IEC 27001.
“We congratulate everyone involved at Krones AG on this successful certification”, said Christian Erichsen, Department Head Customer Competence Center at the technical inspectorate TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH. “Successful operation of the information security management system in conformity with ISO/IEC 27001 bears witness to the company’s up-to-the-future focus. To guard against the security risks of today’s IT scene, you need a systematic, structured approach, one that protects confidential data, assures the integrity of company data, and increases the availability of the IT systems concerned.”
