One reason we champion international standards at Assent is their ability to make the world a better place and it’s for this reason we watch out for new standards that support positive societal changes. Standards often lead the way in…
As part of Assent’s mission to champion the consultancy industry, Jess from Assent Risk Management has been interviewing experts from all sectors of the consulting profession. In this interview, Jess talks with ISO 9001 lead consultant and auditor, Dr Susanna…
Each year at Christmas, Assent choose a charity to help raise money for, this year our chosen charity is WWF. From the 12th – 18th of December, we will be running a Christmas Charity Week, in which the Assent team…
ISO 27002:2022 introduces several new information security controls including A8.9 – Configuration management This blog takes a brief look at what is required. Configuration management in ISO 27002:2022 The new control id 8.9 – Configuration management has been added to…
Cyber security can be a daunting term especially for those without a tech background, but there’s no doubting the importance of protecting your IT Systems in order keep the information you are responsible for safe. Here are 5 simple cyber…
As part of Assent’s mission to champion the consultancy industry, Jess from Assent Risk Management has been interviewing experts from all sectors of the consulting profession. In this interview, Jess talks with Kathy Clements about ISO 14001 Environmental Management and…
One of the main benefits of achieving ISO Certification is the option to use certification marks on your website, email footer, brochures, and other paperwork to proudly display your achievement. However Certification Bodies have a number of rules when it…
After the revised version of ISO 27002:2022 ‘Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection – Information security controls’ was published in February 2022, it was expected that an updated version of ISO 27001:2013 would be released later in the year. As…
ISO 9001, a quality management standard, is the most popular of the standards, with over 1 million organisations worldwide currently certified to the standard. But what makes it so popular and how can ISO 9001 help your business? What is…
