SÃO PAULO, Jan. 23, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc.'s (NYSE: LVLT)
Brazilian subsidiary, Level 3 Comunicações Do Brasil Ltda.,
received the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System
compliance certificate for the services provided in its data
centers in Cotia/São Paulo and Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. The certification is an internationally
recognized standard to help ensure the practice of adequate and
proportionate security controls are in place to safeguard
customers' information and intellectual property assets.
Learn more about Level 3's Data Centers. Visit:
http://datacenters.level3.com.
Examples of ISO 27001 Requirements Implemented:
- Access control, which ensures all persons accessing
Level 3 data centers are previously authorized and registered.
- Risks analysis and treatment and incident management,
ensuring information security risks have been identified and
addressed in order to eliminate or minimize damages in the event of
an incident occurring.
- Business continuity management underscores the critical
nature of data center operations to Level 3. There is a plan,
developed and tested, to manage crisis situations so customers can
count on services even in challenging circumstances.
Key Facts:
- Level 3 operates 3 data centers in Brazil, and more than 360 worldwide.
- In 2013, Level 3 received the ISO 27001 certification for its
ISMS supporting Advanced Security Testing Services for its data
center in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
- Level 3's data centers host both Level 3's and customers' IT
environments.
- Level 3's global data center footprint has direct connectivity
to its more than 320,000 km of fiber network and metro market reach
in more than 60 countries.
- Level 3 data centers are managed on-site by a team of
specialized technicians.
About the Certification:
- Granted for a period of three years, the certification was
approved after an extensive audit of data center processes and
infrastructure conducted by TÜV Rheinland, a provider of technical,
safety and certification services.
- TÜV Rheinland evaluated various security controls applied to
the services and infrastructure of those data centers.
Key Quote:
Gabriel del Campo, Regional
Vice President of Data Centers and Security, Level 3 Latin
America
"This certification highlights the extensive measures Level 3
has implemented to protect our customers' confidential data and
information systems. We implemented technology improvements
including extra controls, new roles, functions, processes and
procedures to safeguard our data center services environment for
our customers."
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Vyvx, Level 3 Communications, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo are
either registered service marks or service marks of Level 3
Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level
3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important
factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals
include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: increase
revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and
operating performance; develop and maintain effective business
support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions;
avert the breach of its network and computer system security
measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and
generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage risks
associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; manage
continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; successfully integrate future acquisitions;
effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency
and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial
international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent
liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt
obligations. Additional information concerning these and other
important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
Contact
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Investors:
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Ashley Pritchard
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Mark
Stoutenberg
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+1
720-888-5950
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720-888-2518
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ashley.stewart@level3.com
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mark.stoutenberg@level3.com
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Paula
Vivo
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Latin
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+55
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paula.vivo@level3.com
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