A common attitude towards information security is that responsibility lies with the IT department. While it is true that in many cases IT plays the biggest part in how data is stored and processed, a company’s wider operation should not…
It’s a discussion that I am sure is documented again and again in blogs but when I looked around the office for some simple tasks that could form the basis of a summer-job I was surprised at what I found.…
Calibration When clients ask us to help them implement and maintain a quality management system (ISO 9001) there is one point that polarises opinion. Calibration. Measuring, monitoring, cutting and plotting tools are just some examples of the items that might…
Is it an additional overhead or does it reduce costly incidents? ISO 20000 defines the objective of change management: ”To ensure all changes are assessed, approved, implemented and reviewed in a controlled manner.” It’s important to design a change control process…
The international standard for Information Security ISO 27001 is due for an update this year (2013). entry130813-174453
Risk management consultancy Assent is embarking on the double challenge of not only developing consultancy resources for a new management system standard, but also seeking certification in it’s own business. ISO 39001 is the new global standard for a road…
Assent has received it’s certificate of BSI membership following a decision to take advantage of the following member benefits: – Discount on Purchasing Standards. – Use of the BSI Knowledge Centre. – PLUS the standards updating service. – Standards Update…
The Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQs) is usually the first obstacle you need to over come to access those lucrative contracts. It’s at this stage buyers start to discard the weaker candidates based on their answers. In some cases the responses…
ISO standards are renowned for their flexible approach, allowing any business to implement a management system regardless of their size, type or complexity. However, some industries seem to take up ISO standards faster than others and one sector that is…
