Maldives Pension Administrative Office (MPAO) has signed an agreement to obtain ISO: 27001 certification. The consultancy agreement was signed with KPMG, a Dutch company.
Under the agreement, the firm is required to enable Pension Office to obtain ISO 27001:2013 certification before the end of 2019. Accordingly, the firm would also carry out a comprehensive study of the existing systems and procedures, documentation in the set-up identified for certification and should harmonise them with ISO standards, culminating in the certification.
ISO 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of the organisation. It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks tailored to the needs of the organisation.