Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Okta Breach Occurred While Company Held ISO 27001 Certification from Schellman
Language on Schellman’s website and the certificates suggest the hacks should not be possible.
With Soriano Indictment, DoJ Appears to be Closing on Cask Executives
James Soriano was previously accused of accepting bribes from CMMC assessment body Cask Government Services.
RingCentral Stores User’s Credit Card Information in Pile of Paper by Fax Machine
Oh, and they have ISO 27001 certification from Coalfire, because, of course.
Rep Says ISO/IEC Will Address “Smart” Standards’ Destruction of Consensus, But Later
“Smart” standards will bypass consensus voting so they can be updated in continuously and in real time.
ISO HQ Orders Immediate “Amendment” to ISO 9001 to Add Climate Change
A host of other standards, many wholly unrelated to environmental matters, will be affected.
NAAF Joins a Growing Group of International ISO CB/AB “Cabals”
At last count, there are fifteen cabals for certification and accreditation bodies, and it’s not really clear what they do, exactly.
Oxebridge Files Request with US Treasury to Clarify ANSI Position on Russian Sanctions
ANSI misquoted a decade-old OFAC ruling to justify allowing Russians on ISO committees, and ISO republished it.
IAF Finally Ejects Russia… For Not Paying Dues
IAF Chair Emanuele Riva’s accreditation body, Accredia, remains one of the few ABs operating in Russia, raising questions of corruption.
Honoring Sanctions, Finland Strips Properties from Russian Ex-President of ISO
Former ISO President Boris Aleshin faces sanctions against himself personally and his state-run Russian military corporations.
Oxebridge ISO 9001 LinkedIn Group Reaches 200,000 Members!
Oxebridge’s ISO 9001 users group on LinkedIn has now surpassed 200,000 registered users.
The Purge: ISO Ejects Russian Critic of its Support of Russia, Not Actual Russia
ISO and Standards Australia have ejected long-time standards expert Alex Ezrakhovich for his social media posts against Russia.
Assessing Conflict of Interest Risks in the ISO 17000 Series Standards
How to identify and manage conflicts of interest to ensure impartiality and objectivity for conformity with the ISO 17xxx standards.
That Time ISO 9001 Certificate Mills Tried to Literally Certify Cement Life Jackets
They used to say you could get ISO 9001 certified if you made cement life vests. Well, now you can.
IAF Pretends It’s Making CertSearch Participation Mandatory
The editors at Quality Digest can breathe a disingenuous sigh of relief because the IAF has announced it is making participation in its CertSearch database mandatory. You see, QD has been lying for years that CertSearch was already mandatory, and refused to run a...
ISO 9001 Rewrite Update – None of the News is Good
US TAG grants leadership to private consultants, while ISO TC 176 rejects considering “implementation” of ISO 9001 while drafting the standard.
After Ignoring Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, ILAC’s Feller Suddenly Discovered War Sucks
Etty Feller ignored the Russian invasion of Ukraine for years, but is suddenly decrying the war in Israel.
AS9100 Rebranding to “IA9100” is Going to Cost the Industry a Fortune
Companies will have to sped time and money to change all document references from “AS9100” to “IA9100”, or face audit nonconformities.
Regarding the AOG Technics Scandal
AOG Technics does not appear to have ever held any ISO or AS certifications, despite its claims to the contrary.
AS9100 Internal Auditor Course Moved to November 6 & 7
The prior class has been rescheduled.
Using Indented Lists to Present Audit Evidence
A simple formatting trick helps ensure bulletproof audit evidence and robust reporting.
ISO 27001 Certified Company Found Leaking Children’s Data, Takes No Action
Airtable was found to be leaking PII for minors as young as 10, despite holding ISO 27001 certification and claiming SOC2 compliance.
ChatGPT Is Not Ready for Real World QMS Use
As it exists now, ChatGPT creates more problems than it solves when using it for QMS support.
Grifter Cannibal Holocaust: Cyber AB Eats Its Own Supporters
Cybergrifting: former supporters and founders of The Cyber AB are livid that it made itself their biggest competitor, overnight.
UKAS Violates UK Sanctions Against Russia, Continues to Accredit in Russia
The UKAS mark appears on two certificates issued in March 2023 to SB-Group in Moscow.
PJLA Pulls Video of “Consultant Referral Program” After Raising Questions
Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation’s head admitted the program gave an “incentive” to participating consultants.
Bold Claims of “Assurance” Put ANAB in Grave Legal Risk
ANAB repeatedly claims its accreditation “ensures” or “assures” quality and conformity, despite a flood of evidence suggesting otherwise.
Real-World Scenarios for CMMC’s Disastrous Conflicts of Interest
Four scenarios that show how The Cyber AB’s conflicts of interest will play out during actual CMMC assessments.
Thumb on the Scale: TC 176 Leadership Pre-Selects ISO 9001 Revision Chair
A consultant from Trinidad will head up the ISO 9001 rewrite committee, despite Trinidad only have 0.006% of the world’s certificates.
Cyber AB Releases Consulting Tool, “Demolishes” Pretense of Objectivity, ISO 17011 Conformity
The Cyber AB’s “CRT” tool would give unfair advantage to some end users, and not others.
DoD Inspector General to Audit CMMC Program and AB Oversight
The DODIG announced it will begin an audit of the DoD’s accreditation activities for CMMC in mere days.
VIDEO: ISO 9001:2015’s Biggest Error (and How to Fix It)
How the authors of ISO 9001 confused measuring a QMS vs. measuring its processes, and how users can work around the problem.
VIDEO: CMMC is D.O.A – Why Congress Will Never Let CMMC Launch
Congress will not allow John Sherman’s DoD office to hand control of CMMC to China, Mexico and Italy.
Nominees for ISO 9001 Rewrite Committee Include No Actual Users
Of nine nominees, six are private consultants and three are from national standards bodies; none are end-user representatives.
ISO Survey 2022 Analysis: IAF CertSearch Gunks Up the Works
Oxebridge performs its annual analysis of the official ISO Survey data related to worldwide ISO 9001 certificates.
NSF, Rina, Other CBs Suspended from Providing SMETA Ethics Audits
A total of four CBs were suspended, and two banned, from providing the retail organization certification audits.
