One of the first airports in South and South East Asia
Hyderabad, 12th March, 2009: The auditors of BSI (British Standards Institute) have awarded GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL)and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport an ISO 27001:2005 (Information Security Management System) certification. This is the highest certification from BSI for Information Security, which not only consists of IT but also Information Technology and Communications, Human Resource, Facilities and Administration (Operations), Finance/ Legal, Physical & Environmental Security and Technical Services.
GHIAL’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is one of the first airports in South and South East Asia, to be certified as ISO 27001 compliant. Till now very few airports around the world are ISO 27001 certified.
ISO 27001 is a global standard for setting and management of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Appin Security Group, which operates the Security Operations Center for GHIAL, worked with the GHIAL team to implement the various security processes and procedures which enabled GHIAL to get the requisite certification.
Speaking on this occasion Mr. P.S.Nair, Chief Executive Officer of GHIAL said, “We are the first airport in India to get the ISO 27001 certification. The certification shows that GHIAL is complying with Global Information Security standards and is committed to ensure that the airport's security is top notch. With the ISMS (Information Security Management System) implementation the airport security has increased significantly. It also shows a high degree of maturity of GHIAL's IT organization.”
Mr.A.Viswanath, Chief Commercial Officer, GHIAL, said that, “At GHIAL, our constant endeavour is to promote application of the best technologies of information business and its protection, so as to create trust amongst our business partners and at the same time, assuring the success of our business operations. Mr Viswanath also added that, “the Information Technology at RGIA has improved productivity and has immensely helped the Airport users particularly the Airlines and passengers.”
About GHIAL: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.(GHIAL), is a joint venture company promoted by GMR Infrastructure Ltd., (63%); Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (11%), Airports Authority of India (13%) and Government of Andhra Pradesh (13%), with a mandate to develop a the world-class Rajiv Gandhi International Airport spread over 5,495 acres in Shamshabad, about 25 kms from the main city of Hyderabad. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will position Hyderabad as an important aviation hub in the coming years.
About ISO 27001: ISO/IEC 27001, part of the growing ISO/IEC 27000 series of standards, is an information security management system (ISMS) standard published in October 2005 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full name is
ISO/IEC 27001:2005 - Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security management systems -- Requirements but it is commonly known as "ISO 27001".