
Recognized federal standards and frameworks
Compliance
Content management compliance
Manage and govern content from end-to-end. Iron Mountain enables agencies to manage, access and retain content assets. InSight meshes physical records with digital assets, and integrates with Iron Mountain's Policy Center to enforce retention rules and reduce risk. Insight is compliant with multiple federal, state and international standards.
Related link: InSight® Certifications
- FedRAMP High
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022
- ISO/IEC 27701:2019
- ISO/IEC 9001:2015
- SOC 2 Type 2 report from the AICPA
- StateRAMP
- TX-RAMP
ALM facility compliance
Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management facilities operate under strict security and environmental controls to protect IT assets throughout handling and processing. Certifications and standards ensure facilities meet government requirements for physical security, operational integrity, and responsible asset management.
Related links: ALM Certifications | Secure Data Centers
- Service Organization Control (SOC) 3
- Service Organization Control (SOC) Type 2
- NAID AAA
- Privacy+ (i-SIGMA)
- PCI-DSS Attestation of Compliance (AOC)
- ISO 9001: 2015
- ISO 14001: 2015
- ISO 27001: 2013
- ISO 450012: 2018
- Responsible Recycling (R2v3)
- e-Stewards
- RIOS 2016
Data sanitization compliance
Iron Mountain follows recognized standards for secure data sanitization and destruction, including NAID AAA certification, to ensure information is permanently removed from retired assets. Processes align with federal guidelines such as NIST 800-88 and include documented procedures that support auditability and compliance.
Related links: Teraware | Data Center Decommissioning
- NIST 800-88: Iron Mountain Teraware surpasses NIST 800-88 standards
- ADISA Certified Data Sanitization: Passed
- ADISA Threat Matrix Level 2: Teraware is the only software to have done so for multiple types of SSDs and HDDs (incl. SATA-HDD, SAS-HDD, SATA-SSD, SAS-SSD, FC-SSD, and NVMeSSD
Data center compliance
Iron Mountain data centers are designed and operated to meet global and government standards for security, availability, and environmental responsibility. Certifications validate physical security, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance for sensitive workloads.
Related links: Data Center Security | Data Center Compliance
- FedRAMP
- Active status within the IAF CertSearch
- SOC 2 (service organization controls)
- ISO 9001 (quality management)
- ISO 14001 (environmental management)
- ISO 27001 (information security)
- ISO 50001 (energy management)
- PCI-DSS (AoC)
- HIPAA compliance
