In recent months (2025) we have seen a steady increase in interest for the ISO 20000-1 international standard for IT Service Management. After helping a number of new clients through the process we understand better why. The UK Government’s Crown…
Assent Risk Management has maintained a long-standing relationship with Darktrace, a global leader in cybersecurity AI, providing support for their ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certifications through internal audits and ongoing consultancy services. This foundation of trust and collaboration positioned…
Self-Sovereign Digital Identity Platform ID Crypt Achieves ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 14001 Certifications Find ID Crypt Global Technology Start-Up ID Crypt Global has successfully implemented multiple ISO standards and achieved certification with UKAS accredited body Alcumus ISOQAR, with…
In February 2022 a revised version of ISO 27002:2022 “Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security controls” was published with some significant changes. This is relevant because Annex A of the ISO 27001 standard is based on this…
The Coronavirus has caused major economic disruption, with every industry forced to rethink how they operate. Sadly some industries, by their nature, are unable to adapt to COVID-Secure Controls and they are suffering greatly. However, those organisations that can adapt…
Defeating Encryption: Are popular messaging apps REALLY that secure? Texting has become a large part of all our lives – in fact, texting is the most prevalent form of communication for under 50’s. We trust in the security of these…
cdl Group are your ‘better business partners’ for Print Management, Logistics, IT Services and Fintech. With a large charity client base, information and cyber security is important to cdl Group. ISO 27001 Assent began working with cdl Group in…
A difficult to detect phishing attack is catching Outlook users off guard, as it uses the built in Rules feature to forward emails to an attackers third party mailbox. In most cases the rules are configured to detect keywords related…
Digital currencies, such as BitCoin, have brought the profile of blockchain technologies in to the public domain, and with it comes new risks to manage including CryptoMining. In the early days, mining crypto-coins was a lucrative past-time for someone with…
