Screenly is now certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, the international standard for Information Security Management Systems. This was not a self-assessment. Our security practices, cloud platform, device software, and operational procedures were independently audited and accredited by Glocert International Certifications, under IAS and IAF accreditation.
For customers, the short version: the security posture we have built Screenly around is now formally validated against the most widely recognized security standard in the world, across the entire product, from the cloud console down to the software running on the player connected to your screen.
The longer version is worth reading, because it starts with a question most people have never asked.
Why security matters in digital signage
Digital signage has a quiet security problem: almost nobody thinks it has one.
A signage player is a networked computer that sits inside your business for years. It hangs behind a TV in a lobby, above a counter, in a hallway, physically accessible, rarely inspected, and often forgotten by IT the week after installation. That combination makes poorly secured signage one of the softest targets on a business network, in three distinct ways:
Screens are a public stage. A compromised display does not fail quietly. It shows whatever the attacker wants, to your customers, in your building, with your brand around it. Signage hijacking is embarrassing in a way most breaches are not, because the evidence is literally on the wall.
Players are a network foothold. A signage device with default credentials, open ports, or years-old firmware is not just a risk to the screen. It is a machine inside your network perimeter, and an attacker who owns it can use it to reach the things you actually worry about.
Nobody is watching. Laptops get patched because people use them daily. Signage devices, left to their own devices, do not. An unmaintained player accumulates known vulnerabilities every month it runs, and it may run for five years.
This is why we have always treated signage as a security product that happens to put content on screens. Screenly’s architecture is zero trust by design: no default credentials, no open inbound ports, encrypted communication between player and cloud, and security updates that install automatically so a fleet stays patched without anyone visiting a device. Our SOC 2 Type II certification put independent verification behind our operational controls.
ISO 27001 extends that verification to the whole system of how we work.
What ISO 27001 actually certifies
ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard for how an organization manages information security: not a single product feature, but the full system of risk assessment, policies, controls, monitoring, and response that a company operates. Certification to the 2022 revision means an accredited external auditor examined that system and verified it meets the standard.
Three things about our certification are worth spelling out:
It was independently audited. Certification was performed by Glocert International Certifications under IAS and IAF accreditation. External auditors examined our practices; this is their conclusion, not our claim.
It covers the entire ecosystem. The certification scope includes design, development, operations, maintenance, cloud infrastructure, device software, APIs, and customer support. Not just the cloud console. Not just the corporate office. The whole path your content and data travel, including the software on the physical media players.
It is a continuing obligation, not a plaque. ISO 27001 mandates continuous security monitoring, annual audits, and strict risk management. Keeping the certification means our security has to keep evolving alongside the platform, on the record, under external review.
What this means for our customers
Externally verified trust. The screens, data, and network connections you put behind Screenly are protected by controls that rigorous outside auditors have examined and accredited, at every layer from console to player.
Faster vendor onboarding. If you are an IT, security, or compliance team evaluating signage vendors, ISO 27001 certification answers a large share of a security review up front. Alongside our SOC 2 Type II report, it gives procurement a recognized, verifiable baseline and shortens the path from evaluation to approval.
Security across the whole lifecycle. Because the certification scope runs from development through operations, cloud, device software, APIs, and support, there is no uncertified layer in the stack you deploy. The player on the wall is covered by the same audited management system as the cloud that manages it.
Security as a feature you can verify
Plenty of products describe themselves as secure. Our view has always been that security claims are only worth what an outsider can verify, which is why we pursue certifications that put auditors between our claims and your trust. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 now joins SOC 2 Type II in that column, and the annual audit cycle means it stays there only as long as we keep earning it.
You can read more about our security practices and certifications on our security page. If you are evaluating digital signage for an environment where security matters, banks, healthcare, government, or simply a business that takes its network seriously, we built Screenly for you.
