We are pleased to launch the Assent Journey project, with the help of some funding from the Growth Accelerator Scheme. The Assent Journey will focus on supporting our growth through further engaging with our clients and identifying improvements to our…
All large UK companies will be affected by ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme). It may sound like an opportunity you could pass on if you wanted, but is in fact legislation. At least once every four years large companies will…
We have recently updated our Risk Management website with more information on the auditing services we provide to help clients verify processes and manage risk. The new auditing pages include a focus on supply chain audits, which are becoming more prominent as more…
We have always considered knowledge transfer as an important part of our consultancy practice with clients. It is out belief that rather than reducing our scope of chargeable services, empowering clients to manage aspects of their own risk management systems…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
