Michele Kersey

Announcements April 6, 2023

IBM Cloud Expands C5 Compliance

3 min read - IBM Cloud VPC and PaaS services completed assessment for Cloud Computing Compliance Controls Catalog (C5) for all public global MZR data centers. The German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) launched the Cloud Computing…

Announcements March 24, 2023

IBM Cloud Achieves ISMAP Compliance

2 min read - IBM Cloud IaaS and PaaS attained Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) Registration for all public global MZR data centers. ISMAP is a Japanese government program to assess the security of public cloud service providers (CSPs). The purpose of…

Announcements December 15, 2021

Archive: Public Cloud Industry and Compliance Announcements and Blog Posts

3 min read - Learn more about what’s new in compliance by reading these announcements and blog posts. IBM Public Cloud compliance posture is constantly being expanded to ensure that our clients are able to achieve the security, privacy, and regulatory compliance status they…

Announcements December 15, 2021

IBM Public Cloud Expands ISO27K Certifications for PaaS and VPC Products

< 1 min read - New services available in 2021 have completed their ISO27K audits. IBM Cloud PaaS offerings that recently achieved ISO27K certification include the following: IBM Cloud Activity Tracker event routing IBM Cloud App Configuration IBM Cloud Block Storage Snapshots for VPC IBM…

Announcements August 16, 2021

IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud Offerings Achieve PCI DSS and SOC Compliance

2 min read - IBM public cloud has expanded its security and compliance posture. IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) offerings are now audited against the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) System…

Announcements November 11, 2020

Additional IBM Cloud Services Achieve PCI DSS Compliance

< 1 min read - IBM Cloud again expands compliance for Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). IBM’s public cloud completes annual PCI DSS assessments using an approved Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), and the resulting…

Announcements September 14, 2020

IBM Cloud VPC Available for HIPAA-Ready Workloads

< 1 min read - IBM Cloud continues to expand offerings available as HIPAA-ready. IBM Cloud is now ready for HIPAA-ready workloads on the following VPC Gen 2 offerings: IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud IBM Cloud Virtual Server for VPC IBM Cloud Block Storage for…

Cloud July 17, 2020

IBM Cloud Achieves PCI DSS Compliance for Cloudant and VMware Dedicated Offerings

< 1 min read - IBM Cloud again expands compliance for Infrastructure and Platform as a Service (IaaS and PaaS) offerings with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). IBM Cloud Platform completes annual PCI DSS assessments using an approved Qualified Security Assessor…

Announcements March 12, 2020

IBM Cloud Infrastructure Services Achieve K-ISMS Compliance

< 1 min read - IBM Cloud infrastructure services has attained Korea Information Security Management System (K-ISMS) certification for its data center in Seoul, South Korea. K-ISMS—a Korean government-backed certification sponsored by the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA)—is designed to assess if an organization’s…

Cloud March 10, 2020

IBM Public Cloud Services Added to SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, and SOC 3 Reports

2 min read - IBM public cloud continues to expand our compliance posture for Infrastructure-and Platform-as-a-Service (IaaS and PaaS) offerings with the System and Organization Controls (SOC) framework. The System and Organization Controls (SOC) framework, developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants…

Announcements October 28, 2019

IBM Cloud Infrastructure Services are Certified for Compliance with the ENS in Spain

2 min read - IBM Cloud Infrastructure Services has attained ENS High certification for its data centers in the EU and UK via a thorough assessment by an accredited independent auditor. View the IBM Cloud Infrastructure Services Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS) High certificate.…