Guildhawk, formerly known as Today Translations, became the first tech-enabled language service provider (LSP) in the world to secure the ISO:27001 data security standard in 2013 and has now achieved the new ISO:27001 2022 standard. Serving global blue-chip clients that include Mitsubishi, Barclays, Amgen, and the United Nations, Guildhawk takes security very seriously, passing every ISO:27001 audit with zero non-conformities and receiving praise from inspectors.

The new 2022 standard has 93 controls compared to the 114 in the previous version from 2013. The new controls are organized into four themes (Organizational, People, Physical, and Technological) instead of the previous 14 domains. The current standard introduced 11 new controls to address modern security challenges, such as threat intelligence and cloud security. Holders of ISO:27001 certification must migrate to the 2022 standard by 31 October 2025. After this date, certifications to the previous 2013 version will become invalid. 

Maintaining ISO:27001 delivers tangible results for companies. The certification has contributed to Guildhawk winning major clients and global contracts that require the evidence of compliance that ISO:27001 provides. The controls have also been applied to the development of GAI Translate™, the secure AI translation software developed by Guildhawk for clients in high-risk sectors like law, mining, and pharmacy.

“Global organizations expect their suppliers to apply robust controls to protect data and to be able to evidence compliance. ISO:27001 certification and the audits that test controls gives the assurance that everything from linguist vetting to safe delivery of translations is secured by design,” says David Clarke, Chief Security Officer at Guildhawk and former Head of the City of London Police Fraud Squad.

“For global businesses, the simple question is no longer, ‘Is the translation accurate?’ but ‘Is my data safe during the translation process?’” says Jurga Zilinskiene MBE, Founder and CEO of Guildhawk.

All professional LSPs strive for the best quality translations. For Guildhawk, quality begins with security, since protection of data is non-negotiable for their clients primarily in regulated sectors.