Information Security Management System: Behind the Scenes

When most people hear the term Information Security Management System (ISMS), the first thing that comes to mind is the confidentiality of their personal data. The proper use of personal data is governed by regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is based on seven main principles: integrity and confidentiality,  lawfulness, fairness and transparency, purpose limitation, and accuracy.

However, the scope of an ISMS goes far beyond just the regulated use of personal data. It is common practice for any organization to implement and manage an ISMS to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all its information assets. As a language service provider, Janus Worldwide ultimately considers personal data to be one of its information assets due to its interactions with numerous clients, employees, and vendors worldwide.

In addition to confidentiality, the integrity and availability of information are critical to the delivery of any service. Consider a situation where the office of a company with which you have placed an urgent translation order suffers a day-long power outage, or the total or partial failure of the equipment of a vendor that stores materials required for a successful translation.

Either of these events can compromise the quality and timely completion of the job, but with a well-functioning ISMS, your contractor can effectively shield you from such risks.

At Janus Worldwide, we cherish our commitment to business continuity. We have analyzed all risks associated with the loss of integrity and availability of information assets, and implemented risk management measures. We also develop an annual business continuity program that allows us to simulate and navigate potential event scenarios that could disrupt or hinder our service delivery.

The implementation of such business continuity plans enables Janus Worldwide to quickly and adequately restore service delivery in the event of any circumstances affecting our ability to fulfill our obligations to stakeholders.

Janus Worldwide’s ISMS is certified for compliance with the ISO 27001 (Information Security Management Systems — Requirements) international standard, and our partners can trust us to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all information under our control through appropriate risk management.