Legrand awarded ISO/IEC 27001 certification

Legrand has announced that its building control systems (Legrand BCS) division has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. This certification confirms that Legrand BCS has achieved the most rigorous international standards for protection and security within the software and firmware used for its connected devices, embedded systems, and IT system. This includes the company’s Legrand Shading Systems, Vantage, and Wattstopper brands.

“This certification validates the time and effort we’ve put into ensuring that our customers have end-to-end secure technology solutions,” says Adam Murano, VP Software Excellence at Legrand BCS. “For us, that includes meeting any and every measure for information security when using our products. Not only will specifiers, end-users, and homeowners feel safer and more secure, but this will also help streamline the bidding process. We are proud to be among only the most elite technology manufacturers that have met what is one of the most prestigious cyber security standards in the market.”

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 is an information security standard published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Legrand BCS’ certification was issued by Bureau Veritas upon successfully completing the formal audit process. This certification is evidence that Legrand BCS had met all the rigorous international standards for ensuring the security and protection of employee data, customer data, financials, intellectual property, third-party data, cyber security, cryptography, and data privacy, as set forth by the standard.