KYOCHON F&B, which operates the chicken franchise Kyochon Chicken, said on the 17th that it became the first in the industry to obtain certification for the international standard information security management system "ISO/IEC 27001:2022" from BSI Korea.

Shin Hyun-min (left), head of the Information Security Center at KYOCHON F&B, and Lim Sung-hwan, head of BSI Korea, pose for a photo at the ISO27001 certificate presentation ceremony. /Courtesy of KYOCHON F&B

ISO/IEC 27001 is an international information security standard certification established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). KYOCHON F&B said it received certification from BSI Korea after being recognized as having a management system to systematically and continuously protect information asset.

Based on this international certification, KYOCHON F&B plans to pursue certification for the Information Security and Personal Information Management System (ISMS-P) in Korea and continue to improve its information security management system through strengthening the ISO 27001 maintenance and renewal framework and advancing security processes.

A KYOCHON F&B official said, "This certification is an important milestone in safely managing the company's information asset and further strengthening trust from customers and the market," adding, "We will continue to establish ourselves as a trusted brand through security management that safely protects the company's information asset, especially customer data."

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