Assent Christmas Charity Week 2022
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/IEC 27002:2022 8.9 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
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…
5 Basic Cyber Security Measures
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…
Q&A Blog – How ISO 14001 Environmental Management is Changing with Kathy Clements
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…
Where to Download Your ISO Certification Marks
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…
Q&A Blog with Robert Clements on the ISO 27001:2022 Update
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…
How ISO 9001 can help your Business
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…
BS 9997 Fire Management Standard & Integrating with ISO 45001 Q&A with Jonathon Quayle
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 to Jonathon Quayle, a product development manager from BM…
Cost-of-Living Crisis: 5 Things Businesses Can do!
We’re entering Autumn 2022 and the news is dominated by the “Cost-of-Living” crisis, a perfect storm of huge energy price rises, high inflation and other factors that affect private individuals and businesses alike. For those operating a business it’s a…
