ERAI Report: Counterfeit Electronics On the Decline Despite Increase in Sales
The report failed to credit efforts by China to curb counterfeit product production in that country.
Cyber AB Hires CISO of Unisys, Ignores Whole $4M SEC False Claims Scandal
Mathew Newfield was CISO at the time of Unisys’ response to the Solar Winds attack.
Flurry of Scandals Rocks Nepal ISO Scene as Whistleblowers Try to Root Out Corruption
Nepal is trying to fight back against corruption, even as oversight bodies ignore it.
KSQA Auditor’s Credentials Suspended After Audit Report Falsification Scandal
IAS and IAQG still refuse to take action against the certification body itself, however.
Not Trusting ABs, IAQG Will Ramp Up CB Witness Audits for AS Scheme
IAQG’s ACOT will conduct its own witness audits of AS9100 CBs, separate from those performed by official accreditation bodies.
Oxebridge Seeks Machine Shops for Sub-$10K AS9100 FactoryQA Pilot Program
Beta program costs $9,000 and includes full QMS documentation + 10 weeks of training.
Nepal’s New Accreditation Body Seeks Quality Infrastructure Experts
Nepal Accreditation Forum has published a call for Lead Assessors, Technical Assessors, and Technical Experts.
CMMC Cyber AB Divests CAICO, Paving Way for ISO 17011 Accreditation
ISACA will take over operation of the CMMC scheme’s credentialing body.
Filipino Scammer Who Accused Oxebridge of “Extortion” Shuts Down
One less scammer in the ISO certification scheme.
AS9100 Update: New IA9100 to Have “Frequent, Smaller Updates”
The change will create “moving goalposts” for IA9100 conformity.
VIDEO: Refusal to Uphold ISO Accreditation Rules Violates Civil, Criminal Law
An in-depth breakdown of how the failure by IAF to enforce accreditation rules violates of civil and criminal laws.
ISO Standards Developer, IFAN President Outs Himself as Climate Denier
Dave Felinski called climate change “one of the bigger scams,” putting him at odds with his masters at ISO.
The Middle Manager Madness of Calling Shotgun
Now, every department manager is claiming the same magical powers to suck up to the CEO.
ISO Climate Change Addendum Added Clause Conflicts Within Standards
Now, sentences in ISO standards contradict each other.
ISO/IAF Auditing Practices Group on AI Included ZERO Experts on AI
Also, ISO doubles-down on forcing CB auditors to verify copyrights.
DEKRA Won’t Fire Director Who Made Obscene Phone Call to Oxebridge
Kevin Campbell screamed profanities and sounded drunk, but DEKRA is cool with it.
VIDEO: Both AI and (now) Humans are Hallucinating about ISO 9001:2026
Chris Paris debunks the false claims about ISO 9001:2026 searching the actual standard in real time.
Indian Scammers Already Selling CMMC Certifications
We told you this would happen.
Full Timeline of NeoSystems Collapse
Far more problems are unveiled for the parties , as well as grave risks for NeoSystems’ clients.
GUEST POST: ASQ – A Professional Society Hollowed Out By Greed
Dan Burrows dissects what went wrong with the American Society for Quality
JASANZ Website Update Goes Surrealist, Salvador Dalí Rolls in Grave
Apparently, the Australian AB doesn’t want anyone to be able to buy their services.
An ASQ Story
A General, a Lawyer, and an IT Guy walk into a Milwaukee bar…
Trolled By Turkish Cert Mill, IAF Abandons “GLOBAC” Re-Branding
Turkish Spiderman defeated the IAF and proved to be a true hero.
Certificate Mill Sent Fake Email Claiming Oxebridge Was Extorting Them
Apparently we want $1,000,000 from a guy who works above a third world yarn store.
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.
Qatar Scammer Removed Trump Seal, Replaced It with Fake BBB Accreditation
Green Quality Services WLL is claiming better business accreditation by the “IBA.”
Scammers Created Fake IAF CertSearch Website Clone
“IAFcrtsearch” — intentionally misspelled — seems ready to scam users who can’t read good.
GOP Candidate Claims Training on Three ISO 9001 Standards That Don’t Exist
Theresa Fronczak had three chances to get her dates right, and whiffed all of them.
Oxebridge Releases THE AUDITOR: YEAR FIVE Comic Strip Collection
The fifth annual collection of comics featuring Ray Battlesbee is now available for free download.
Orgasm Clinic Claims ISO 9001 and the Jokes Write Themselves
Oh, come on, now!
Fed Contractor? You Might Be Overpaying for ISO 9001 Audits
Treating people like Soylent Green can save you money; don’t eat them, though.
Here Are All the Supporting Standards Referenced in ISO 42001:2023
ISO 42001 references as many as thirty supporting standards you may need to buy to ensure full compliance.
Oxebridge FOD Posters Now Available for Free!
We just made all our FOD posters available for FREE because why not?
Video: How to Make Your Audit Nonconformities Bulletproof
Three requirements for indisputable nonconformity writeups.
No, AS9100 Didn’t Issue a “Climate Change” Addendum
But you have to do it anyway, because they issued a hidden “resolution.”
COTO Log Users: How to Address the New ISO 9001 Climate Change Addendum
ISO 9001 and AS9100 users will have to implement the climate change considerations immediately, but there’s an easy way to do this.
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.
Using Indented Lists to Present Audit Evidence
A simple formatting trick helps ensure bulletproof audit evidence and robust reporting.
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.
If You Outsource Special Processes, Should You Exclude AS9100 Clause 8.5.1.2?
There is a correct answer in this long-standing debate, and one that will avoid a major AS9100 nonconformity.