The Schellman Blog

Tampa-based Schellman, a leading provider of cybersecurity attestation and compliance services, announced today that President and CEO Avani Desai, has signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ commitment as part of the organization’s effort to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Did you know that we’ve just come to the end of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

If you’ve ever created payloads for different pen testing or red team projects, you might have run into the problem that comes after bypassing antivirus/endpoint detection and response (AV/EDRs)—after successfully circumventing these, the code and techniques used only works for a few weeks or months before getting flagged as malicious.

If you order a martini from a bar, the bartender will likely make it the standard way: gin, bitters, vermouth, and a twist of lemon. If you go to a different spot, the mixologist might make it with vodka instead of gin and garnish with an olive. Maybe one time, you request it shaken not stirred. No matter which way you order, you have final say on how you address your need for a martini.

Today, after much anticipation, ISO announced that ISO/IEC 27001:2022 has officially been published. Ever since ISO/IEC 27002:2022 was published in February of this year, the industry has waited for this—that includes Schellman.

American journalist Sydney J. Harris once said that “the two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.”

If your organization is pursuing ISO 27701 certification, you may face unforeseen challenges that can potentially slow down the entire process. Many times, they just crop up suddenly, derailing your hopes of providing privacy assurances to your customers (at least temporarily). As an ISO Certification Body, Schellman has performed countless 27701 certification assessments over the years, and our clients have encountered some of the same gaps many times over. Now, we want to help you avoid them.

If you know the game of football, you know that the quarterback runs the show. He calls the plays, reads the defense, and leads the team—that position is often considered the primary factor in a team’s success. You won’t win the game if the QB doesn’t perform.