Karnataka Bank has secured the ‘ISO 27001:2005’ certificate for its three IT (information technology) units. A press release by the bank said here on Monday that NQA (National Quality Assurance) — which is an assessment, verification and certification body accredited to the United Kingdom Accreditation Service — has awarded ISO 27001:2005 certificate of registration to Karnataka Bank’s three IT units. Two of them are situated in Bangalore, and one in Mangalore. The certification is a global standard which specifies a well documented information security management system within the context of the organization’s overall business risks. It outlines the best practice for ensuring business continuity, and minimizes business damage by preventing and reducing the impact of security incidents. The certificate is valid for a period of three years, the release said.