The Coronavirus lockdown has rapidly changed the way that many businesses operate. Although the threat of a pandemic already appeared on many risk registers and business continuity plans, ‘no plan survives contact with the enemy’. As the lockdown continues there…
If your organisation is certified to an ISO Standard, or you are thinking about achieving ISO Certification, then the threat of ‘nonconformities’ is probably playing on your mind. Nonconformities can represent weaknesses or deficiencies within your management system, so it’s…
Since the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic many organisations are relying on remote working using conferencing facilities like Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meets. There are many business activities which can be completed remotely allowing people to work from home and reduce…
Assent are pleased to confirm our membership of the newly revised BSI Associate Consultant Programme (ACP). We have been a member of BSI’s ACP since 2013 and achieved Platinum status under membership number 146 until it was disbanded in 2020.…
Updates: Returning to Work? Check the Government Guidance [13th May 2020] Managing Coronavirus Risks at Work [13th May 2020] Emerging Business Risks from the Coronavirus Lockdown. [20th April 2020] Introduction This blog was posted 4th March 2020, see above for…
ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management. ISO 22301 Goes Further than just a Plan Many organisations have a business continuity plan (BCP), but ISO 22301 takes this further by defining the requirements for a full business…
‘Root Cause Analysis’ is a term that appears often in business but how do organisations use this as a tool to drive improvement? What Does Root Cause Analysis Mean? When things go wrong we want to fix them quickly,…
PLEASE NOTE: ISO 27001:2013 was revised in 2022. The new standard has 93 controls, 11 of which are new. Read more about the new ISO 27001:2022 Standard: What Has Changed in ISO 27002:2022? ISO 27001:2022 Consultants. Unlike other management system…
Global attitudes towards climate change are evolving with many of us expecting businesses to do more to reduce their impact on the environment. We can also affect change through our choices as consumers, for example choosing unpackaged food or buying…
Although many computing activities are now handled in the cloud by a service provider, the Physical Security of information is still an important part of ISO 27001, the international standard for information security. The Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of data…
