by PsyphaDeejay | Oct 25, 2013 | Archived, General, ISO 9001
Mark Sutton Non Ferrous is that rare thing, an enterprise using skills that are over three thousand years old, trading with major customers across the UK, and about to benefit from ISO9001 accreditation as an SME “punching above it’s weight” Someone from a...
by PsyphaDeejay | Oct 8, 2013 | Archived, General, ISO 9001
Many small businesses consider use of an ISO Consultant to be a luxury for larger enterprises. Certification would take too long, cost too much and not really benefit them at all, apart from a certificate on the wall and a large lever-arch file. Yet many of my...
by PsyphaDeejay | Jul 2, 2013 | General, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
What can you compare the job of ISO Consultant to? Occasionally, it seems a very strange job, running an ISO Consultancy. There are parallels with being a vicar, priest, or miscellaneous other minister of religion. Now, I wouldn’t say that being an ISO...
by PsyphaDeejay | Nov 26, 2012 | General, ISO 27001
The whole Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend seems to be “the perfect storm”, but perfectly addressable through the security issues ISO 27001 addresses. However, a quick Google reveals some interesting and disturbing statistics. 75% of IT directors see BYOD as their...
by Colin Brown | Sep 11, 2012 | General, ISO 27001
Occasionally, I’m shocked at what companies spend on ISO 27001 certification.. An MD recently told me he had been quoted £1500 a day for implementing an ISO 27001 Information Security System, with a minimum of 14 days consultancy required, a total cost of...