PNB Housing Finance Limited, one of the leading housing finance companies has been awarded for registration of ISO 27001:2013 standard. The ISO certification is the international standard that provides the specification for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). The standard adapts a process based approach for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, maintaining and improving the Information Security Management System.
ISO 27001:2013 takes a risk-based approach to information security, requiring organisations to identify threats to their organisation and select appropriate controls to tackle them. PNB Housing enable frictionless business workflows while ensuring security & controls to prevent unsolicited transactions and perpetrators of fraud.
The company believes in integrated security strategy, a common governance set for people, process & platform, a unified technology solution for complete spectrum of business operation. Information & alerts from all the controlling unit including- perimeter security, endpoint security, network security, application security, web security, email security, physical infrastructure security & identity management converges to a central unified solution giving the cockpit view of all the security vectors. This prepares PNB Housing in effectively identifying, analysing & combating Cyber-attacks.
Talking about the new standards, Mr. Nitant Desai, Chief Centralised Operation and Technology Officer, PNB Housing said, “At PNB Housing, all operational activities are done in a secured manner. Safeguarding customer data is paramount for us and we take risk-based approach to information security thereby proactively identifying any threats to the customers or organisation and take appropriate controls to arrest them in the early stages itself.”
About PNB Housing Finance Limited
PNB Housing Finance Limited (NSE: PNBHOUSING, BSE: 540173) is promoted by Punjab National Bank and is a registered Housing Finance Company with National Housing Bank (NHB). The Company got listed on the Indian stock exchanges on 7th November, 2016. The Company offer its retail customers “housing and non-housing loans”. The Company is also into construction finance loans to real estate developers for residential housing. PNB Housing Finance is a deposit taking Housing Finance Company.