Mankind’s Growing Ecological Debt.
The human race has been living beyond its means in more ways than we realise, a report revealed today. Today, August 19th 2014, is the day that we have used up all our natural resources for the year and have…
SPOF – The Single Point of Failure (People)
The concept of avoiding a single point of failure is not new. Information systems have long been developed to maintain high availability and good resilience if a component part fails. The Internet is perhaps the most powerful example of a…
Assent – already implementing Annex SL
ISO published Annex SL with the objective of “delivering consistent and compatible management system standards in an attempt to make this process easier”, however while some consultancy firms are waiting for it’s appearance in a revised ISO 14001, Assent has…
PCI DSS – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
A requirement for all organisations that store, process or transmit payment card data, compliance is essential to maintain customer confidence and reduce the risk of fraud. The standard can be confusing with reference to the self assessment questionnaire (SAQ) or…
Penetration Testing
Test your network infrastructure both locally and remotely with Penetration Testing from our technical partners. Regular testing can identify gaps in network security and enable you to correct issues before they are exploited. A pen test provides an impartial and…
The Password Challenge
Passwords are a common method of protecting information and they are used every day in all kinds of situations. However passwords face numerous threats that could put your data in to the hands of organised criminals, or those more close…
Environmental Tips for Summer
So the World Cup seems to have come to a shuddering halt for England, but Wimbledon is on and we’re having some surprisingly warm weather. It must be summer! It’s easy when we get to this time of year to…
Consultants Find Base at Cardiff Gate
Risk management firm Assent has strengthened its Welsh connection with a presence at the Cardiff Gate International Business Park. The company has seen a steady increase in enquiries from the Cardiff and Swansea areas suggesting that businesses in South Wales…
Are Roads About To Become The Green Energy Producers Of The World?
I was browsing the internet the other day, when I came across something that was so unusual, I was sure it had to be an April Fool’s joke doing a second round. It was a picture of a glowing road…
