Akkreditierung Austria Makes False Claims to Justify Shutting Down Allegation It Is Violating EU Sanctions
The Austrian accreditation body and its partner Quality Austria continue to promote and issue certificates to Rostec, a company under US and EU sanctions for its role in the forced annexation of Crimea.
CMMC Candidate C3PAO Embroiled in Money Laundering, Bribery Scheme
Cask Government Services has been identified as one of the unnamed companies at the heart of a criminal probe into fraud, bribery and money laundering.
BREAKING: Katie Arrington Threatens “Litigation” Against Oxebridge via Attorney on Twitter
Arrington’s lawyer used Twitter to falsely claim Oxebridge said she was “fired” even as he accused Oxebridge of false reporting.
DAkkS Closes Complaint Alleging Saudi Corruption, While Admitting Issue Is Still Open
A DAkkS official closed a complaint against TUV NORD Middle East, despite admitting it conducted no actual investigation, relying instead solely on the word of TUV NORD.
Regan Edens Exits CMMC-AB After Public Attack Against Industry Advisory Council Member
Edens resigned after publicly calling an IAC member a “troll” and suggesting his only knowledge of defense was from the video game Call of Duty.
ISO 9001 Future Concepts Document Contains Plagiarized Content, Drops “Climate Change”
The authors of TC 176’s Future Concepts document plagiarized large portions of content from online sources, including CourseHero, then failed to provide any attribution.
2019 Tax Returns Show ASQ Lost Money, But Increased Exec Bonuses
ASQ leaders continued to heap bonuses on themselves as the organization lost over $2.3M in 2019.
First Wave of CMMC C3PAO Price Proposals Reveal $150,000 – $300,000 Cost Per Assessment
A review of three recent price proposals for CMMC assessments shows the DOD underestimated costs by an order of magnitude.
BREAKING: John Garstka Named As CISO OUSD A&S, Replacing Katie Arrington
John Garstka has replaced Katie Arrington at the US Dept. of Defense, in a current “acting” capacity.
Akkreditierung Austria Ignores Complaint on Violations of Russia Sanctions, Escalated to EA and APAC
Akkreditierung Austria has refused to even acknowledge a complaint alleging it is in violation of EU sanctions, forcing Oxebridge to escalate the matter to two IAF regional bodies.
OP-ED: Cybersecurity Consultants Need to Learn from ISO History, Not Repeat Same Mistakes
CMMC and other industry consultants are making their case based on threats and fear; quality management consultants tried that for decades, and were rejected.
ASQ Claimed over $7.3 Million in Unrelated Business Income, But Filed for $29,000 Refund
ASQ included “marketing expenses” and other indirect expenses in its calculations of Cost of Goods Sold, allowing it to avoid paying taxes, and request a $29,000 refund.
“Ridiculous Bastardry”: After Minor Update, ISO Converts Previously Free Standard to $170 Paid Version
For decades, the ISO standard for the XML tool Schematron was free; a minor update jacked the price up to $175.
US DOE Figured Out How To Simultaneously Give Middle Finger to DOD and Bankrupt US Supply Chain
We’ve got multiple cybersecurity maturity model schemes, because we’re not destroying the Federal supply chain fast enough.
Turkish Couple in Switzerland Run Shameless ISO 9001 Certificate Mill
Skillfront certifies clients after writing their documentation, while using fake press releases and phony partnership claims to sell their unaccredited certificates.
IQNet Head Posts Pictures of Himself Cooking, Continues to Ignore Role in Humanitarian Abuse
Pedro Castro Alves wants you to know he can cube a watermelon, not that he supports crimes against humanity.
Official CMMC Course Offers “Guaranteed” Certification, Vendor is Admitted Plagiarist
A company that once admitted to plagiarizing cybersecurity materials is now offering an official CMMC course that “guarantees” its students will pass.
OP-ED: SecureStrux Defense of CMMC-AB Highlights the Real-World Fallout of Conflicts of Interest
The RPO’s public defense of the CMMC-AB against allegations of conflict of interest only injects more conflicts, and likely ensures eventual contract protests.
Interview with Mark Stevens on ITAR Compliance
Mark Stevens of AEI talks to cybersecurity expert Leslie Weinstein on ITAR compliance.
New Annex SL Support Docs Provide Ironic Choices With Only One Possible Answer
The new Annex SL “Appendices” have some curious flowcharts in them.
UKAS: Human Trafficking Good, Calling Us Out On It Bad
UKAS CEO Matt Gantley is not a snake-egg hatcher.
Looking Back at Some of Oxebridge’s Humor Graphics – Part VII
Another look at Oxebridge’s sometimes-hilarious editorial graphics.
New Annex SL Support Docs Provide Ironic Choices With Only One Possible Answer
The new Annex SL “Appendices” have some curious flowcharts in them.
NSFW: Even ISO’s Dildo Committee Rejected Its Latest Definition of “Risk”
Yes, they have a committee for that.
The Auditor Strip – What You May Have Missed
Some of the latest comic strip adventures of Ray Battlesbee, the ISO Auditor.
Oxebridge Launches Wiki for THE AUDITOR Comic Strip
Oxebridge has created an official wiki page for THE AUDITOR comic strip.
HUMOR: Selecting An ISO 9001 Consultant Who Doesn’t Just Sell Books
Oxebridge founder Christopher Paris is not trying to sell his book during this video about not selling books.
To Celebrate 1st Anniversary of Comic Strip, Oxebridge Releases THE AUDITOR: YEAR ONE Collection
The entire first year of strips is now available in a single, free PDF e-book.
Oxebridge Launches Patreon Page to Support THE AUDITOR Comic Strip
Fans of THE AUDITOR can now donate to the official Oxebridge page on Patreon.
Wait, What? ISO Consultant Offers “Free” Training, Charges $449 for Certificate
Advisera will give you the course for free, but charges you for the certificate.
ISO 9001 Ignores the Design of Processes – Here’s How To Do It Anyway
ISO 9001 is silent on the design of processes and formal process change management, but implementing them can ensure proper overall process management.
Guest Post: What is the IAF?
Guest post by Anilkumar Merakh discussing the basics and role of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
Traction: Aligning ISO 9001 and the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
Guidance on implementing a “Traction” Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) alongside an ISO 9001 quality management system.
How Q001’s “Quality Culture” Requirement Improves Upon the Quality Policy
Oxebridge Q001 moves beyond ISO 9001’s “Quality Policy,” providing a demonstrable means of proving a company has implemented a true culture of quality.
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 13: Clause 8.5.5 Post-Delivery Activities
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 8.5.5 on “Post-Delivery Activities”
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 12: Clause 8.5.4 Preservation
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 8.5.4 on “Preservation.”
ISO 45001:2018 — “Helping Management and Workers Sleep Well at Night!”
Oxebridge’s ISO 45001 implementation approach can help identify and verify legal compliance.
Benefits of ISO 9001, Part 11: Clause 8.5.3 Customer Property
Extracting tangible benefits from ISO 9001’s Clause 8.5.3 on “Customer and Supplier Property”
Oxebridge ISO 9001 Template Kit Updated to Version 1.14
The kit fixes errors in the prior COTO Log and adds a handful of new optional QMS forms.
Free ISO 9001 Template Kit Updated, Now Supports Google Docs
The latest update to the Oxebridge Free ISO 9001 template kit provides Google Docs capabilities.