{"id":23816,"date":"2026-08-20T05:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/standards-and-certifications"},"modified":"2026-08-20T05:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:41:52","slug":"standards-and-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/security.de\/en\/glossary\/standards-and-certifications","title":{"rendered":"Standards and certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"cg-beleg\"><strong><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"CIBORIUS\" data-post-id=\"19521\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"CIBORIUS\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/ciborius\">CIBORIUS<\/a> is certified to <a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"DIN 77200\" data-post-id=\"20063\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"DIN 77200\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/din-77200\">DIN 77200<\/a>, <a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"ISO 9001\" data-post-id=\"20211\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"ISO 9001\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/iso-9001\">ISO 9001<\/a>, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, assessed by the VBG for occupational safety and rated silver by <a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"EcoVadis\" data-post-id=\"23752\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"EcoVadis\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/ecovadis\">EcoVadis<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standards<\/strong> define what a service has to fulfil. A <strong>certification<\/strong> is proof from an independent body that a company actually meets those requirements \u2013 examined on site, for a limited period, and repeatedly. In the security industry that distinction matters, because the service itself is hard to inspect: anyone wanting to judge whether a provider works reliably depends on audited evidence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #1e2a38; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: .5rem;\"><span style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600;\">Which credentials does <span data-title=\"CIBORIUS\" data-post-id=\"19521\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"CIBORIUS\" data-href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/ciborius\">CIBORIUS<\/span> hold?<\/span><br\/><span style=\"color: #a0aab4; font-size: 15px;\">Every certificate with its scope and validity<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a style=\"display: inline-block; border: 1px solid #fff; color: #fff; padding: 12px 24px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 14px;\" href=\"\/en\/ciborius-security\/certifications\">See our certifications<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Standard, certification, rating \u2013 three different things<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Standard or guideline<\/strong> \u2013 the set of rules itself, for example <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/din-77200-standard\">DIN 77200<\/a> or a <a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"VdS\" data-post-id=\"20074\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"VdS Schadenverh\u00fctung GmbH\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/vds\">VdS<\/a> guideline. Knowing a standard is not the same as being certified to it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certification<\/strong> \u2013 an independent body audits and issues a certificate with a defined scope and term. It is maintained through surveillance audits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rating<\/strong> \u2013 not a pass or fail but a classification, such as the score and medal awarded by <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/ecovadis-rating\">EcoVadis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statutory obligation<\/strong> \u2013 not a quality credential but a minimum precondition: the instruction or competence examination under <a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"\u00a7 34a\" data-post-id=\"19474\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"\u00a7 34a GewO\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/34a-gewo\">\u00a7 34a<\/a> of the German Trade Regulation Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The most important standards and credentials in the security industry<\/h2>\n<h3>Industry-specific<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/din-77200-standard\">DIN 77200<\/a> \u2013 the German series of standards for security services. The only credential in this list written specifically for the guarding industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"VdS 3138\" data-post-id=\"20225\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"VdS 3138\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/vds-3138\">VdS 3138<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 approval of alarm receiving and service centres: structural, technical and organisational requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"VdS 2172\" data-post-id=\"20218\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"VdS 2172\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/vds-2172\">VdS 2172<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 approval of intervention centres, that is, the part of the security chain that responds to an alarm on the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Management systems<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/iso-9001-quality-management\">ISO 9001<\/a> \u2013 quality management: traceable processes and responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISO 14001<\/strong> \u2013 environmental management: recording, assessing and reducing environmental impact. In guarding, mileage driven is the biggest lever.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/iso-45001-occupational-safety\">ISO 45001<\/a> \u2013 occupational safety: identifying and reducing hazards systematically, in guarding for example for lone working and night duty.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"ISO\/IEC 27001\" data-post-id=\"20233\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"ISO\/IEC 27001\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/iso-iec-27001\">ISO\/IEC 27001<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 information security. Relevant because a security provider knows site plans, locking systems and alarm routes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"ISO\/IEC 27701\" data-post-id=\"20240\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"ISO\/IEC 27701\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/iso-iec-27701\">ISO\/IEC 27701<\/a><a rel=\"popover\" data-title=\"IEC 27701\" data-post-id=\"20240\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"ISO\/IEC 27701\" href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/iso-iec-27701\">IEC 27701<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 data protection, as an extension of <span data-title=\"ISO\/IEC 27001\" data-post-id=\"20233\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"ISO\/IEC 27001\" data-href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/iso-iec-27001\">ISO\/IEC 27001<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/occupational-safety-management-system\">AMS<\/a> \u2013 occupational safety management system, assessed on site by the accident insurance institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sustainability and people<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/ecovadis-rating\">EcoVadis<\/a> \u2013 a rating of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and procurement. Increasingly required in tenders.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/ihk-certified-training-company\">IHK-certified training company<\/a> \u2013 approval to deliver vocational training: an indication that qualification is built in house and not merely bought in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to recognise a credential that holds up<\/h2>\n<p>A logo on a website is not a certificate. Evidence only becomes robust through four details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scope<\/strong> \u2013 which sites and which services does it cover? A certificate for one branch does not automatically apply nationwide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Issuing body<\/strong> \u2013 and whether that body is accredited for the standard (in Germany by the DAkkS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term<\/strong> \u2013 certificates are time-limited, usually to three years, with annual surveillance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certificate number<\/strong> \u2013 so that the evidence can be verified with the issuing body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What this means for clients<\/h2>\n<p>In public procurement and for critical infrastructure, certificates are frequently a condition of admission rather than a bonus \u2013 without them a bid is not evaluated at all. In the private sector they arrive through the supply chain: a company with its own reporting obligations has to be able to document the conditions under which its service providers work.<\/p>\n<p>For the client, no certificate replaces their own judgement about staff and site supervision. But it shifts the burden of proof: instead of believing assurances, you can ask for evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The credentials <span data-title=\"CIBORIUS\" data-post-id=\"19521\" class=\"sr-glossary-link\" aria-label=\"CIBORIUS\" data-href=\"https:\/\/security.de\/glossar\/ciborius\">CIBORIUS<\/span> holds are listed with their scope and validity on the <a href=\"\/en\/ciborius-security\/certifications\">certifications page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIBORIUS is certified to DIN 77200, ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, assessed by the VBG for occupational safety and rated silver by EcoVadis. A standard defines what a security service has to deliver \u2014 a certification is proof from an independent body that it actually does. 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