Nippon Express UK Receives BS7799-2: 2002 Certification

The European Information System Center of Nippon Express (U.K.) Co., Ltd. (Kiyofumi Sakurai, Managing Director), one of Nippon Express' subsidiaries in the UK, received BS7799-2:2002 certification in January of this year.

BS7799 is a standard for corporate/organizational information security management systems established by the British Standard Institute (BSI), and this standard places particular emphasis on the operational management aspects of security(*1). Providing comprehensive information system management and development in the Europe region, the European Information System Center offers information support for customers' logistics and operational processing by Nippon Express Group companies. BS7799-2:2002 certification testifies to the high regard earned by the Center's approaches to organizational information security and its protection/management systems.

The European Information System Center pledges to continue operating stable and highly secure information systems and providing solid support for high-quality logistics services.

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BS7799 is an internationally recognized standard established for the construction of systems that maintain and improve management through suitable measures taken by companies in the course of their business activities to protect information assets. This standard actually comprises two classes: BS7799-1 and BS7799-2; the former is an "information security management standard" that has been adopted as the international standard ISO/IEC17799, while the latter comprises "information security management system specifications" linked to Japan's Information Security Management System for evaluating compatibility. BS7799-2:2002 refers to the 2002 (latest) version of BS7799-2.