Recently, we have seen thousands of people protesting across Romania with the purpose of fighting corruption. As a severely damaging factor of our societies, corruption is very widespread across the countries of Eastern Europe. However, the second poorest EU state has been facing corruption problems for quite a long time…
Conducting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) audits in Pakistan & Italy on various standards (SA8000, BSCI, ETI based Sedex) and Code of Conduct (COC) of various buyers around the world it can be stated that; CSR is one platform where the whole organization can manage various standards at the same time…
Securing critical business information has become increasingly important for growing organizations. Information Security Policies are effective tools to communicate management’s commitment and expectations from employees and stakeholders regarding security. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of information security polices, including their objective, types, and development lifecycle.…
Much has been written about the value of training and certification. Associations tout certification as a means for an individual to demonstrate their knowledge, confirmed by an objective 3rd party, while training organizations boast at their ability in teaching individuals on how to pass certification exams. Undoubtedly, this is partially…
The new updates from PECB come with a considerable number of new course offerings and updates. Facilitating the distinct materials of study, we assure to continue supporting our belief of providing you with qualitative and credible education. With a constantly growing number of partnerships, we must highlight the necessity of…
Many organizations have continued to see the growing need for ongoing implementation of safety within the workplace. In 1999, BSI (British Institute of Standards) released the OHSAS 18001 standard, the Occupational Health and Safety Management System. This standard was put into place on a global level and has continued to…
Worldwide there are several reasons for project start-ups, but what are the real reasons behind it. Another question to be asked here is “is there enough attention for Information Security in projects”? The drawbacks of information security are both project and business risks. Referring to the investigation of Price Water…
Why care for something like organizational resilience? We’ve got a lot of management and corporate governance tools; we’ve got a dozen or so ISO system management standards; and on top of that, there are a lot of frameworks at our disposal, helping us to better manage an organization. One might…
In 2016, data breaches remain one of the most significant challenges facing law firms and government agencies. Cybercriminals target law firms and government agencies due to the value of the intellectual property and sensitive information that they maintain. Since 2013, for the industries being tracked, approximately five (5) billion data…
The recent supply chain disruption experienced as a result of the Hanjin Shipping Co.’s financial and legal troubles is neither the first nor unfortunately will it be the last case of the supply risks encountered these days. Thus, every organization must consider an integral element of doing business in today’s…
