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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Skillfront Scammers “Liked” Post Revealing Their Credit Card Fraud
Meanwhile, the US nonprofit Veterans & Youth Career Collaborative appears to be mixed up in this, too.
ISO 9001 Update Is Being Met with Unyielding Criticism
ISO 9001 users from around the world are frustrated with TC 176.
The Indefensibles: Registry of ISO Certificate Mills and Accreditation Mills
A growing list of known unaccredited or self-accredited entities in the ISO scheme, plus “conflicted” accredited bodies.
Flood of “Perfect Scores” Reveal CMMC is a Sham
You get a perfect CMMC score! And you get a perfect CMMC score! And you get one, too!
Fun List of Ways ISO 9001 Doesn’t Comply with ISO’s Directives on Standards Development
ISO 9001 is a mess, and doesn’t come close to complying with ISO’s own rules on how to write standards.
Complaint Against Husk Registrars Closed
IAS ran the clock out, allowing Husk time to dodge accountability.
Germany Won’t Join GLOBAC Because It’s An Illegal Cartel
Meanwhile, Turkish Spiderman already trademarked the GLOBAC name and set up shop as a certificate mill.
Intertek Invokes Super-Invisible-Magic Risk Assessment to Shut Down Complaint
Intertek admitted to stuff while trying to deny stuff.
Quality Magazine Wants to Remind You that ISO Consultants Are On Meth
Andy Nichols’ new article on the ISO 9001 revision will have you smoking weird shit, too.
Fed Contractor Bragged About ISO 27001 Certificate, But It’s Fake
Cloud7Works bought ISO 9001 and 27001 certs from an Indian certificate mill.
New AS rules: Can’t Fire Your Registrar for Bogus Audit Findings
by Christopher Paris SAE finally released AS9104/1, the document which defines some key rules for certification bodies ("CB's, or registrars) when conducting AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 certification audits. Never mind that this rulebook comes a few years after the release...
Oxebridge Releases “Internal PEAR” Form for AS9100 Users
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources has released a customizable "Internal Process Effectiveness Assessment Report" (PEAR) form for users of AS9100 Rev C. The document was developed by Oxebridge to assist clients in ensuring their internal processes are...
Do It Yourself “Rapid ISO 9001” – Ten Quick Pointers
by Christopher Paris Recently, a fellow posted a question on LinkedIn asking for tips on how to implement ISO 9001 quickly. Like a batsignal going up, I was compelled to reply. I came up with a list of 10 -- okay, 11 -- points that summarized what I have been saying...
ISO 9001 For Dummies Book Coming Soon
Winter Haven FL --- Work on the upcoming ISO 9001 guidance book by Christopher Paris, tentatively called ISO 9001 For Dummies, continues and should be made available on this website shortly. The book, whose title may have to be changed if a publishing arrangement with...
Ignore the Hype and Do Nothing! “Upgrading” to ISO 9001:2008 is Automatic!
The release of ISO 9001:2008, like its predecessors, has been followed by a growing chorus of marketers attempting to sell training courses, webinars and books on the "new" standard, despite -- and in direct contradiction with -- one single fact: ISO 9001:2008...
Eyesore 9001 Second Edition Released! Now updated for ISO 9001:2008!
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge has updated its hilarious satire document on ISO 9001 called EYESORE 9001: A SMARTASS' GUIDE TO ISO 9001:2008. The second edition is updated for the latest version of ISO 9001, and not only includes biting satire and...
Smithers Releases AS9100 C Analysis Tool
Akron OH -- Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), an accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar, has released an "AS9100 Rev C Analysis Tool and Checklist" that summarizes key and critical changes between the previous version of the aerospace quality management system...
Addressing AS9100’s “Ghost Clauses”
The updating of the aerospace standard AS9100 from Rev B (released in 2003) to Rev. C (released in January of this year) has generally been seen as a good thing. The new revision clarifies some language, adds some important (yet not-particularly-difficult) new...