eHDF Achieves Level – 4 Accreditation for its CDC

eHosting DataFort (eHDF) today announced the Certificate of achievement (CREST Maturity Model) for its Cyber Defense Centre (CDC)/ Security Operation Centre (SOC) based in Dubai Internet City. The Cyber Security Incident Response certificate demonstrates the maturity level of eHDF’s Cyber Defense Centre (CDC)/ Security Operation Centre (SOC) and showcases the effective policies, processes and procedures the company has in place in helping customers to detect, contain, eradicate and recover from significant Cyber Security incidents in a fast, effective and secure manner.

eHDF managed to complete the stringent certification process in a record time within few weeks due to the existing compliance with several other industry standards like PCI-DSS, CSA-STAR and ISO 27001, 22301, 20000, 9001. This places the company high on its maturity in security mandates and governance. The procedure required thorough assessment to evaluate the Process, Technology and Systems that govern the information Security architecture and to ensure that the standards are met. Additional measures were incorporated to meet the required controls.

“Having started our Cyber Defense Centre earlier this year, we have moved towards solidifying our customer confidence not only with our technology and services, but also with our continuous efforts in raising the bar by offering a complete set of Security services. The certification based on CREST framework and maturity assessment model provides added assurances that the eHDF Cyber Defense Centre has appropriate methodologies and expertise to deliver Managed Security Services and effective cyber security incident response services,” said, Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort.

As a Managed Services Provider in the Middle East, eHDF is focused on enhancing and maintaining its security credentials and is committed to raising the bar and meeting customer requirements. The company has been making strong inroads within the cyber security domain – from the launch of the CDC/ Security Operation Centre as well as enhancing its Managed Security Services Portfolio to include, SIEM, Real Time Threat Monitoring, Remote Managed Security Services, Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), PCI Security Services, Incident Response (IR), etc.