Qudos Quarterly Newsletter – March 2023

The Qudos Quarterly Newsletter – March 2023 2 March 2023 Quarterly newsletter on ISO management systems Qudos publishes a quarterly newsletter to provide free information and guidance on compliance and risk management systems. The content offers valuable information and resources to help with your management system – some of which is not publicly available anywhere…

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Management system objectives for a very different year

Management system objectives for a very different year Management system objectives 2023 21 February 2023 – Setting ISO management system objectives for a very different year – taking a new perspective in 2023. ISO requirements for setting objectives At the simplest level, an objective is a statement of a desired outcome. Most of us respond…

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Is there a hole in your internal quality audit programme?

Is there a hole in your internal quality audit programme? Internal Audit Programme 8 February 2023 – This article discusses the hole in many Internal audit programmes, and how to fix it. The hole in many internal audit programmes Quality management systems need checks and maintenance to ensure that they are being effectively implemented to…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 10 Improvement

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 10 Improvement ISO 27001 Clause 10 Improvement 24th November 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #17. ISO 27001 – Clause 10 Improvement. This clause forms the Act step of the PDCA cycle. It has two elements: 10.1 Continual improvement 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action…

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Our November 2022 Newsletter

Our November 2022 Newsletter 9 November 2022 Our latest newsletter was recently released to subscribers and is now being made available to our blog readers.  The newsletter includes: New ISO 27001 information security standard Free presentation on the new standard Free information security webinars  World Quality Week Quality Conscience: doing the right thing Qudos 3…

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Cyber Security Month – Qudos 3 SSO option

Cyber Awareness Month – SSO Now available in Qudos 3 Qudos 3 SSO. Contact Qudos for details. 4th October 2022 – Cyber Security Month | SSO now available in Qudos 3 Cyber Security Awareness Month October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and in the light of recent events it couldn’t be more timely. Local and…

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Our August / Sept 2022 Newsletter

Our August / Sept 2022 Newsletter 19 September 2022 Our latest newsletter was recently released to subscribers and is now being made available to our blog readers. This edition of the newsletter has a strong focus on internal audits – a critical component in making your management system successful. The newsletter includes: The need for…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 4.2 Interested parties

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties 18 April 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #2. Clause 4.2 has just 2 apparently simple requirements. In plain English, they are: Determine who is interested in your ISMS (Information Security Management System), and…

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ISO 27001 Information Security  – Clause 4.1 Context of the organization

ISO 27001 Information Security –  Clause 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context 11 April 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #1. In order to plan a management system, we need to need to first understand the internal and external factors that may affect the ability to achieve  objectives.…

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