Lottoland Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

World leading online lotto betting operator, Lottoland is proud to announce that they have achieved ISO 27001 certification. ISO 27001 is an international standard for information security, meaning that Lottoland have invested in the training of people, processes and system to ensure they securely manage the Companies data.

ISO 27001 is designed to cover much more than just IT, it requires that management:

• Systematically examine the organisation’s information security risks, taking account of the threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts;
• Design and implement a coherent and comprehensive suite of information security controls and/or other forms of risk treatment (such as risk avoidance or risk transfer) to address those risks that are deemed unacceptable; and
• Adopt an overarching management process to ensure that the information security controls continue to meet the organization’s information security needs on an ongoing basis.

Lottoland hold eight licences across the globe, all of which in some form need elements of ISO 27001, as it provides confidence to both regulators and customers that data is managed securely and that the company is meeting international standards. Lottoland customers trust them to keep their data secure, this certification demonstrates their effort and commitment to go above and beyond the requirements of the regulators of the markets where they operate.

During February Lottoland underwent the final stage two audit by the Certification Body Risk Associates Europe Ltd Auditors and passed the audit and have now been issued with their ISO 27001 certificate. The certification lasts for three years.

Nigel Birrell, CEO of Lottoland commented; “We are really pleased to have been awarded with our ISO 27001 certificate, it shows how seriously we take our commitment and investment in regards, to training, processes and systems, to ensure that we securely manage all of our data. I’d like to thank all of the internal team for their tireless efforts over the last 8 months to build out our policies and procedures to ensure we complied with all aspects of ISO 27001.”