Accreditations

The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-based organization that certifies individuals in various e-business and information security skills. It is the owner and creator of the world famous Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)/Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) programmes. These and other services are now offered in over 60 countries.

ISO 9001 is the international standard for Quality Management. It demonstrates that we apply consistent quality standards to our work, documenting our approach to key activities and monitoring those processes in order to ensure they continue to be effective. Our company runs professionally and efficiently for our customers as a result of us working to set procedures and being subjected to external audits, which are performed yearly by an independent certification body.

ISO 27001 is the international Information Security standard. It deals with the preservation of the confidentiality, integrity and availability of vital corporate and customer information. This Standard demonstrates that we have assessed our information security risks and developed controls to continually monitor and manage those risks. The standard provides our clients with the reassurance of knowing that our Information Security Systems are robust.

The ISO 20000-1 is the first worldwide standard to be produced that governs IT services and sets out recommended levels of service delivery for clients. This international standard, which is aligned with the UK ITIL standards, covers processes such as planning & implementing service management, relationship & resolution procedures through to control & release processes. This standard gives us greater control, efficiency and opportunities for continual improvement of service for our customers.

The Institute of Directors is Europe's largest membership organisation for business leaders. Established in 1903, the IoD has been representing senior level professionals since gaining its Royal Charter in 1906, earning a trusted reputation as the business network for leadership. Both ForLinux Directors are members of the IoD and have been through a number of Director training courses with this renowned organisation.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a multifaceted security standard developed by the major credit card companies to reduce credit card fraud. ForLinux is delighted to have achieved PCI DSS compliance and to be registered as an approved supplier by both MasterCard and Visa. The accreditation process is comprehensive and stringent, evaluating the quality of our hosting environment and internal processes for compliance with the standard.

The Open Data Centre (ODC) Alliance is an independent IT consortium comprising of representatives from leading global organisations. The leading objective of the ODC Alliance is to develop and implement a Open Data Centre Usage Model Roadmap which addresses future IT challenges including Carbon footprint, Usage regulations and Cloud provider Assurance and Compliance.
ForLinux is delighted to be an Adopter member of the Open Data Centre Alliance, which enables us to contribute to the Usage Model Roadmap and ensure that the needs and challenges facing SME's across the industry are adequately represented and addressed.