The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 recently came into force in the UK and it makes a significant amendment to existing provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018, which affect most organisations. It’s important to understand the implications of…
The international standard for a privacy information management system (PIMS) has been revised, and it’s more than just a 2025 update! ISO 27701 PIMS is now a Stand-Alone Standard! Previously the ISO 27701 standard provided additional controls to be applied…
SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) is an information security framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help service organisations demonstrate how they manage data to protect the privacy and interests of their clients. …
The term “Cyber Hygiene” appears in several guidelines and regulations including NIS 2 (the Network and Information Systems Directive) but what exactly is cyber hygiene, and why is it so important? What is Cyber Hygiene? Cyber hygiene forms part of…
Social media has enabled a new type of business to emerge, using the online platforms to communicate directly with their customers and sell during live stream events. While this new type of selling is more personal and intimate, streamers and…
Many of our Assent Risk Management clients implement ISO 27001, the internationally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), because it provides a comprehensive framework for safeguarding data. However, ISO 27001 is just the foundation in a family of…
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 the division vice President of Sales at A-LIGN,…
ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 for Law firms As we move into 2023 many law firms will hopefully be looking ahead to October 2023 and the introduction of a whole new raft of Fixed Recoverable Costs across matters with a…
ISO 27002:2022 introduces several new information security controls including A7.4 –Physical security monitoring. This blog takes a brief look at what is required. Physical security monitoring in ISO 27002:2022 The new control id 7.4 –physical security monitoring has been added…
