Hannover, 20 January 2014

Talanx Systeme AG, the central IT service provider for the Talanx Group, was certified in December 2013 by the German technical inspection agency TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001:2005. TÜV Rheinland thereby attests to the high priority attached to information security within the company. Talanx Systeme AG has demonstrated that it handles in an orderly and responsible manner the risks arising out of the provision of information-processing services.

"This certification documents that Talanx takes the issue of information security very seriously. Our clients' data is in safe hands with us", Michael Krebbers, a member of the Management Board of Talanx Systeme AG, emphasised. By means of optimised policies and specifications the certified approach also reduces the expense and effort associated with implementing information security measures.

In 156 action fields all security-related aspects of the IT and business processes as well as of the infrastructure were comprehensively and independently tested - ranging from policies for storage media and the use of e-mail through IT risk management to the emergency power supply for the computer centres. TÜV Rheinland was especially positive in its assessment of, among other things, the organisation of information security and the management of communication and operations, including in crisis scenarios. The auditors did not impose any conditions whatsoever. Recertification is scheduled for November 2014.

ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard governing information security management. It is primarily concerned with the secure handling of information assets and risks deriving from the development, provision and operation of IT services. Talanx Systeme AG was assisted in its efforts to achieve certification readiness by TÜV Trust IT GmbH.

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