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“Prepare for” an Audit or “We are Ready” for an Audit – Big Difference!

Prism International

Audit Challenges. Audits by a CE are evidence-based. When a client’s Compliance Officer announces a site visit to a RIM provider for the purpose of a compliance audit, expectations are that appropriate documentation is currently in place and readily accessible at the time of the visit. Audit Focus.

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Security Industry Association Earns American National Standards Institute Reaccreditation for SIA Standards

Security Industry Association

This milestone highlights SIA’s long-term commitment to being ANSI accredited across the standards we develop, promote and advocate, which foster interoperability and information sharing in the security industry. SIA is pleased to announce the ANSI reaccreditation of our robust industry standards program,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson.

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The Added Value of Security Data for Proptech

Security Industry Association

Of course, there are some typical “security” use cases, but the real value extends far beyond the walls of the physical security department and presents us with an opportunity to start transforming our team and systems from a “cost center“ to a “business enabler,” which naturally brings many benefits back to the security team (e.g.,

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The Key Differences between FedRAMP A-TO & P-ATO

Reciprocity

The documentation is assessed independently, usually by a FedRAMP-accredited Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) that acts on behalf of the federal agency. The FedRAMP PMO recommends that agencies select an Independent Assessor (IA) from the FedRAMP 3PAO accreditation program.

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ISO 27001 Certification Requirements & Standards

Reciprocity

If using an ISO audit software tool to achieve ISO certification is on your compliance roadmap, here’s a quick primer to get you up to speed and jumpstart your ISO compliance efforts. The ISMS provides tools for management to make decisions, exercise control, and audit the effectiveness of InfoSec efforts within the company.

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SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: Key Differences Between the Standards

Reciprocity

These ideas include internal audits, continual monitoring, and corrective or preventive measures. Management must provide documentation proving the effectiveness of controls throughout the audit period. In many ways, you’re auditing your vendors to verify that they live up to their promises. What Is a SOC 2 report?

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When is an ISO not an ISO?

Plan B Consulting

This week PlanB Consulting are celebrating passing part 2 of our audit and being certified to ISO 9001. With an ISO, you are regularly audited and it keeps you honest. The main certification bodies; BCI, Certification Europe and LRQA, which are usually the ones we go with, had an additional level of checking called UKAS accreditation.