As they’re now two of the most popular compliance initiatives in the world, many organizations often choose to pursue either SOC 2 or ISO 27001, and others are tackling both. In fact, there are strategic benefits to be gained in undergoing both a SOC 2 examination and achieving ISO 27001 certification, especially as you can do both at the same time.

GettiWhen you commit to getting ISO 9001 certified, you commit to meeting the needs of customers and other stakeholders regarding your product or service through a comprehensive quality management system (QMS). But it’s not enough to meet the standard—you have to get ISO 9001 certified, which involves an initial certification audit, further surveillance audits, and recertification in order to maintain an accredited certification.

Ever been on the road with Google Maps or something similar handling your navigation? Whether you’ve driven the route from Point A to Point B before, or if this is your first time making your way, we’re grateful for the assistance and confirmation that we’re taking the right steps.

While the rapid pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been both developing and impacting several areas of our daily lives continues, so do the concerns about the tech’s safety, privacy, and bias. As there’s no stopping the ongoing integration of AI, organizations are now wondering what they can do to ease those concerns, and the answer is simple—start with protecting your data.

When seeking ISO 9001 certification, part of that road to compliance will be aligning your required quality management system (QMS) with the key clauses (4-10) within the standard, each of which focuses on a specific facet of that management system—context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement.

On February 23, 2024, ISO (along with the International Accreditation Federation (IAF)) published short amendments to all standards aligned with its Harmonized Structure. In the form of new requirement language and one additional note, ISO has now adapted climate change concerns as considerations for a wide range of popular certifications.

Stepping foot into Davos for the very first time was akin to entering a realm of unparalleled wonder. While getting the invitation itself had been surreal, actually walking in as a delegate of the Cyber Future Foundation felt like a dream materializing into reality.

Now that ISO 42001 has been published, organizations are looking more closely at possible adherence to this new standard for artificial intelligence (AI). But those familiar with established ISO standards will know that this new framework for regulating AI will be similarly rigorous and any opportunity to streamline certification—like a gap assessment—will be enormously advantageous.