CRI Advantage Receives ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security Management

Boise, Idaho – October 12, 2016 – CRI Advantage, one of the most successful providers of Modern IT Solutions and Consulting Services in the Pacific Northwest serving Fortune 100 clients, State and Local Governments, Educational Institutions, and Federal Agencies, has been awarded ISO 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management.

The company states that starting with managing the IT infrastructure and messaging services worldwide for major Fortune 50 global organizations in the 1990s and leading right up to the present where they are currently providing IT Services and Support Management (ITSSM) within the federal government, they have always been protecting informational assets and have continuously improved their capabilities laying the foundation for the recent ISO 27001:2013 certification.

ISO 27001:2013 certification means that CRI Advantage has been independently assessed and awarded the only internationally recognized and most prestigious Information Security standard available. Additionally, by implementing the latest 2013 version, CRI Advantage’s Information Security Management capabilities are compliant with the latest best practices, controls, and industry standards.

“Over the past years, many well-known global corporations and government agencies have dealt with reported CyberSecurity attacks that have resulted in the loss or exposure of sensitive digital information. Preventing similar attacks and ensuring the safety of all sensitive digital information internally and for our clients is a top priority for CRI Advantage,” stated Monte Brookshier, CEO of CRI Advantage, Inc. “In response, we have put in place extraordinary proactive processes, best practices, and the latest CyberSecurity technology to ensure that the digital information we are responsible for protecting is managed, stored securely, and monitored so our clients can have complete confidence in the safety of the digital information they share with us. Gaining ISO 27001: 2013 certification allows us to deliver a rigorous and unique level of Information Security protection that very few of our competitors cannot offer at this time,” Mr. Brookshier continued.

About CRI Advantage
CRI Advantage, founded in 1988, is an IT Services and Solutions small business serving federal, state, and local governments as well as the private sector, helping clients digitally transform their organizations. Headquartered in Boise, ID with lead offices in Reston, VA and Idaho Falls, ID, CRI has been appraised by the CMMI Institute at CMMI-SVC/3 (Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 for Services) and holds certifications for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000:2011, and ISO 27001:2013. CRI is a U.S. Department of Energy Small Business of the Year awardee. For more information, visit www.criadvantage.com.

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