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Date Announced: 02 Mar 2016
Surf Telecoms, Bristol, UK, a provider of optical network services, announced today that it has achieved the secure government-approved network certification known as CAS(T), which confirms the secure provision of its data services across the country against the growing threats posed by cyber criminals.
Surf Telecoms’ CAS(T) certification – which stands for CESG Assured Services (Telecommunications) – follows a major investment program by the company and a rigorous audit process, in which many aspects of the company’s network and practices were scrutinised, revised and tested. Achieving the CAS(T) standard is the one of the milestones in Surf Telecoms’ transition towards full Public Services Network (PSN) compliance.
Surf is now offering public sector and government organisations and other service providers certified assurance of security for the management of traffic passing through its optical network. The requirements for this increased assurance are set by the CESG (Communications-Electronics Security Group), which is the UK government’s Information Security arm of GCHQ, and the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance within the UK.
Martin Eddlestone Senior Project Manager, Sky Network Services at BSkyB, a Surf Telecoms services customer, said, “As a major broadcaster, network and communications security is a primary concern of BskyB and we are reassured to be in a long-term business partnership with a service provider that meets the stringent CAS(T) requirements. Surf Telecoms’ recent certification means that we can rely on a secure foundation for our business development.”
Kevan Scott Manager at Surf Telecoms said, “The CAS(T) certification demonstrates the reliability of our network. This achievement is a measure of the substantial investment we have made in people, processes and infrastructure in order to future-proof our offering and increase our business in the significant public sector market.”
The Surf Telecoms certification is expected not only to boost business but will also offer new and existing customers a more robust and secure network. It will help maximise efficiencies and deliver better value for money for any organisation benefiting from Surf Telecoms’ connectivity and collocation services.
About Surf Telecoms
Surf Telecoms, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Power Distribution, delivers state of the art telecommunications services across the whole of mainland UK. Having expanded its services from its installed base in the South West of England and Wales, Surf Telecoms now offers a range of telecoms services from 2Gb leased to 100Gb optical wavelengths, dark fibre and secure colocation and site sharing facilities. Together with the agreements from other communications providers, Surf Telecoms offers network coverage throughout the UK.
About CAS(T)
CESG, GCHQ’s Information Assurance arm and the UK Government's National Technical Authority for information assurance, has developed the CAS(T) security procedures to enable Service Providers to provide a defined standard security level of assurance that their telecommunications systems and services are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
E-mail: rslane@westernpower.co.uk
Web Site: www.surftelecoms.co.uk
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