Zadara Completes IRAP Protected Level Assessment

Zadara, Inc., announced its completion of Australia’s Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) process, to comply with Information Security Manual Protected level controls.

The assessment accompanies the expansion of Zadara’s Edge Cloud, with a new availability zone online in Melbourne.

IRAP is governed and administered by the Australian Cyber Security Centre and presents the framework to endorse private and public sector individuals to provide cyber security assessment services to the Australian government.

Completing the IRAP assessment affirms Zadara’s compliance with the program’s standards, ensuring high level of security, integrity, and regulatory compliance and reinforces firm’s commitment to providing secure cloud services for companies that provide services to the Australian government.

The vendor adds this IRAP assessment to its list of existing certifications including SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO27001, ISO27017, ISO27018, ISO27701, HIPAA and EU GDPR.

“Zadara’s IRAP Protected designation will give Australian government agencies more choice when looking for services to securely build modern applications in the cloud,” said Paul Bennett, sales director. “With our new availability zone in Melbourne, we plan to expand and add Edge Clouds in several Australian cities this year, Zadara is committed to making the Australian cloud market more competitive and takes pride in supporting governments worldwide by providing sovereign, secure private clouds.“

Key benefits of Zadara’s IRAP-assessed cloud solution include: 

• Cost Containment: Its services facilitate the automation of user access, ensuring efficient and secure management of sensitive information.
• Verification and Authorization: Users can be verified to confirm authorized access, ensuring the security and compliance of government systems.
• Protection Vs. Cyber Threats: Given the increasing cyber threats government networks and critical infrastructure, the company serves as a crucial component of a modern identity security strategy.

With locations in Sydney and Melbourne, Zadara offers over 500 edge clouds, providing advanced compute, storage and networking services.