Over the past six months in the news we’ve noticed the increase of articles focusing on packaging problems, including the “latte levy”, China’s ban on “foreign waste” and the government’s potential “ban on plastic straws and cotton buds”. As a risk management company, we have some solutions to help you navigate these new requirements including […]
One of the main questions we get asked when people enquire about ISO Certification is How Long will it Take? This is hard to answer as it depends on many aspects and organisations should ensure they are implementing ISO for the right reasons, as rushing the process can store up problems for later on in […]
Are you a small business thinking about ISO Certification? The International Standard for Quality Management, ISO 9001 brings many advantages to Small Businesses including better profit margins, an increase in customer satisfaction and more! Improve Efficiency Implementing a Quality Management System will mean that all staff will be aware and understand your organisation processes, […]
Cyber security can be a daunting term especially for those without a tech background, but there’s no doubting the importance of protecting your IT Systems in order keep the information you are responsible for safe. Here are 5 simple cyber security steps you can take now. 1. Firewalls It may sound like a techie […]
If you’ve had a new car in the last 10 to 15 years, you’ve probably benefited from built in bluetooth connectivity via the car radio or infotainment system. But when you connect your smartphone to your car, do you know how much of your data is transferred in to the car’s memory, and more importantly, […]
Internal Audits can provide a valuable insight in to the performance of your management system and are a requirement of most systems under Annex SL Clause 9.2. However, not all internal audits are conducted equally and you can find a vast difference in quality from one auditor to another. So how can you ensure that […]
With the long awaited International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management now ready to be published in March, we have organised a 1 Day Transition Training Session with ISOQAR at our offices in Southend. This session is open to anyone who has an interest in implementing the new Health & Safety Standard into their […]
ISO 45001:2018 is an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) which is going to supersede ISO 18001 in the next 2-3 years. ISO 45001 is an international standard that is globally agreed/recognised as the same as 14001 & 9001, which use the same file system. It can be used for any size organisation, as […]
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 to finance, such as “Payment”, “Invoice” or “Bank”. Attack Delivery The malicious Outlook rules […]
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 spare computing capacity, often utilising the GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) for speed. Processing transactions on […]