The Info Know-how Group of Iran (ITOI), the federal government physique that develops and implements IT companies for the nation, is on the lookout for suppliers of cloud computing.
The org lately posted a notification of its need to judge, grade, and rank cloud gamers to evaluate their suitability to host authorities companies.
On the finish of the train, the group hopes to have a panel of at the very least three cloud operators able to dealing with authorities companies.
The federal government company will base its assessments on compliance with requirements equivalent to ISO 27017 and ISO 27018, which outline controls for safe cloud computing and safety of personally identifiable info.
ITOI additionally expects corporations that take part in its analysis to be compliant with the NIST SP 800-145 definition of cloud computing.
Sure, Iran acknowledges that NIST – the USA’s Nationwide Institute of Requirements and Know-how – regardless of concerning America as a trenchant enemy.
ITOI has forged the web extensive, by in search of cloud operators with the capability to ship IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS. Service suppliers that ship personal, public, hybrid or group clouds are additionally welcome, as are service suppliers who specialise in safety, monitoring, assist companies, or cloud migration.
Organizations that move ITOI’s exams will earn a “cloud service ranking certificates” that makes them eligible for inclusion on an inventory of licensed cloud companies suppliers.
The Register reminds readers that many jurisdictions have made doing enterprise with Iran an offense.
The story behind this story might also be of curiosity as a result of The Register’s Asia-Pacific desk tracks ITOI’s RSS newsfeed, which for a lot of months didn’t publish any updates.
That modified after Iran closed its internet to stop cyberattacks throughout the 12-day conflict with Israel and the USA. As soon as the battle ended, the RSS feed sprang again to life. ®
