Scam Company Uses IRCA Name to Steal Money from Victims
Sushin Business Solutions demands an up-front wire transfer, and then never delivers actual training.
IAF Chair Blames Counterfeit Scandal on Rogue Auditor
Despite selling counterfeit titanium for Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Intertek only suspended the company’s AS9100 for lack of payment.
Company Selling Fraudulent COVID Cures Claims ISO 9001 Certification from URS
GNH India continues to sell Biocence products which were deemed “fraudulent” by the US FDA.
Akkreditierung Austria Tries to Shut Down OASIS Complaint Again
Accreditation body representatives continue to assert a formal response had been sent, despite not having done so.
AB Certification Rejects Formal Complaint, Requests Oxebridge Reporting Be Removed
AB Certifications issued an ISO 9001 certificate to Cotecna, a competing certification body, in apparent violation of accreditation rules.
$50 Training Series: Process-Based Internal Auditing
$50 two-hour online class for internal auditors wanting to learn how to conduct process-based management system audits.
Official IAQG Supply Chain Handbook Publication Contains Plagiarized Material
A publication on Human Factors copies text from documents published by ICAO and CAA, and uses it without attribution.
In Violation of International Rules, Cotecna Holds ISO 9001 Certification Alongside ISO 17021 Accreditation
Cotecna’s Indian office issues ISO 9001 QMS certifications while holding an ISO 9001 certification itself, setting up insurmountable conflicts of interest.
Italian Company Under Investigation for Counterfeit Boeing Parts Held AS9100 Certification
Manufacturing Process Specification SRL of Italy held multiple AS9100 certifications during a three-year period in which it allegedly sold counterfeit aluminum and titanium parts to Leonardo for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Cask Criminal Sentencing Delayed Until June 2022, as Prosecutors Pursue “Big Fish”
The move suggests Federal prosecutors are preparing to move against senior officials at Cask.
Yikes, Rough Week for Online Certification Body Audit Platforms
Both Intertek’s iEnable and the IAQG OASIS systems are down, putting clients at risk of losing ISO 9001 and AS9100 certs for no fault of their own.
Calling The Wakeman! Microsoft Shills for CMMC, But Can’t Manage Its Own Cybersecurity
Microsoft’s Richard Wakeman is head of Azure, which was hacked by China. Awkward.
Here Are All the “Oversight” Bodies Who Refused to Perform Oversight on CB Complaint
As the Future Builders scandal continues in South America, seven bodies have refused to take any action, even as they get paid to do so.
IAS Accredited Bodies Falsifying AS9100 Certificates
The floodgates of fake Indian AS9100 certificates are about to open, thanks to lax IAS and APAC oversight.
10 Signs CMMC is a Cult
The CMMC actors check off all ten common indicators of a cult.
Did Inside Cybersecurity Ban Me for Pointing Out Inaccurate Reporting?
After correcting reporter Sara Friedman regarding her CMMC reporting, I’m suddenly banned from the site.
Cyber AB Remains in Noncompliance with DoD Contract, DoD Doesn’t Care
DoD ignores violations of contract requirements by the body it authorized to oversee cybersecurity contract requirements.
ISO Abandons Decade-Long Attempt to Create Single Definition of “Risk”
ISO is forced to admit that despite its name, it can’t really “standardize” things.
Belarus Ejected from IAF Regional Body, But Only “Because Reasons”
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has ejected Belarus, but apparently not to honor international sanctions.
IAF Quietly Approved “Phantom” Accreditation Body UAF as Full Member
The United Accreditation Forums’ rise from shady, thuggish accreditation mill to full-fledged IAF member and ANAB peer raises a lot of disturbing questions.