During the Munich meeting, atsec’s representatives presented atsec’s business model and persistent principles in information security consulting, and discussed the global development of the atsec brand. The atsec experts also shared information about building atsec’s successful management system consulting and product evaluation businesses. Both parties discussed technical topics in information security evaluation and certification in Germany and other CCRA (Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement) countries. atsec co-founder Staffan Persson, atsec Germany lab director Gerald Krummeck and atsec China manager Yan Liu discussed these technical topics with the visiting Chinese experts. Zhuohui Liu, the vice director of Certification and Accreditation Administration of P. R. China, and Xiaohua Chen, the vice director of China Information Security Certification Center, introduced the current situation and development of information security certification in China. Both the atsec and ISCCC experts have many years of experience in information security, and they found many technical topics of interest to discuss.

Staffan Persson, Managing Director of atsec Germany and atsec Sweden, said: ”We are very pleased to have had the Chinese delegation with us, sharing their experience with information security evaluations. We will continue to follow future information security development in China, especially because the Chinese government has mandated the use of information security standards to evaluate the security functionality and assurance measures applied to certain products.”

The meeting followed closely on the recent successful 8th International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC) in Rome, in which both the atsec and ISCCC teams participated.

About China information Security Certification Center
China Information Security Certification Center ("ISCCC") is approved by State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform, and authorized by eight administration departments, such as: Information Work Office of State Council, Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China. ISCCC is the only body which is responsible for information security certification in accordance with Regulations on Certification and Accreditation of the People’s Republic of China and implementation rules, related national laws and regulations of compulsory certification and information security administration.

About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT (information technology) security consulting and evaluation services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich (Germany) in 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, the U.K., and China. atsec leverages its deep security, process, and standards expertise to consult on a wide range of IT security needs, enabling clients to establish integrated security management procedures in order to manage security risk and improve data, product, and business process reliability. atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, HP, Oracle, Cray, BMW, SGI, Vodafone, Swisscom, Ericsson, RWE, Wincor-Nixdorf, Time Antaeus and Huawei.