Security Certification

Security Certification

Kakao executes various privacy protection measures in terms of technology, administration, physical hardware, and organizational structure.
Also, Kakao constantly inspects, manages, and operates the internal system by acquiring verification on the level of privacy and information protection from the specialized governmental institution.

  • ISMS-P certification by KISA

    ISMS-P is a system in which a certification body certifies that a series of measures and activities for information security and personal information protection meet the certification standards. Kakao maintains certification for its services, including but not limited to e-mail, KakaoTalk, advertisements and search engine.
    [certified service] Operation of Kakao Services
    [validity date] Feb 1, 2023 ~ Jan 31, 2026

    Learn more ISMS-P (in Korean)
  • ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 27017

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard for information security management systems, administered and managed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). In order to uphold our commitment to protect our users’ privacy, Kakao has acquired ISO 27701 for privacy information management systems and ISO 27017 for the information security of cloud services.
    [certified service] Entire services (including e-mail, KakaoTalk, advertisements and search engine)
    [validity date] July 7, 2021 ~ July 6, 2024

    Learn more ISO/IEC 27001 (in Korean) Learn more ISO/IEC 27701 (in Korean) Learn more ISO/IEC 27017 (in Korean)