The General Data Protection Regulations, and related UK Legislation, places responsibility on organisations to be ‘accountable’. Although many of the requirements were already in place under previous legislation, organisations need to evidence their compliance and could face higher fines for…
The first International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety has quite rightly caused much excitement, but for many SMEs implementing any ISO Standard can be daunting, and a new health and safety standard particularly so. Although ISO Standards are structured…
The Long awaited International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management, ISO 45001, has finally arrived. You can purchase the new standard NOW and start reviewing the requirements, based on ISO’s Annex SL common clause structure; which makes integrating Health…
In 2017 Bitcoin gained a lot of attention for its incredible increase in value, with a range of around £650 at its lowest, to over £14,000 at its highest. While this has attracted many professional and hobbyist investors…
With the GDPR deadline been and gone (25th May 2018), Assent Risk Management released a FREE online course to help break down the requirements of GDPR and give you a breakdown of some actions that will help you to prepare.…
ISO Certification is important to many businesses as it demonstrates good governance and can be used in tenders to win new business. However, things don’t always go to plan and sometimes your ISO Certification can be put at risk. …
UPDATE [6th April 2020]: Due to the current COVID-19 situation, IAF has extended the transition period for certified companies to migrate from OHSAS18001 to ISO45001 by 6 months and now ends on 11 September 2021. UKAS Technical note. UPDATE [12th…
The international standard for information security management, ISO 27001:2022, takes a risk based approach and covers both digital and physical assets. The 93 controls contained in Annex A of the standard includes those for physical security, human resource security…
CEO FRAUD: How Assent Tackled a Phishing Attempt! CEO Fraud is a phishing technique where fraudsters impersonate authority figures to request payments or data from individuals within the company. The fraudster’s aim is to get the target to make a…
