Certification
What is Certification?
Formal attestation by an accredited body that an organisation's management system meets the requirements of a specific standard (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 9001).
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What the standards actually require on certification
Requirements naming certification across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Manage internal and external personnel covering ISMS audit team roles and responsibilities.
27006-6.1.2 · Personnel Involved in Certification →STAR Certification is a third-party independent assessment that integrates the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 with the CCM, including a maturity assessment, performed by an accredited certification body.
STAR-L2-01 · STAR Certification (ISO/IEC 27001 + CCM) →Whoever violates the provisions of Licences, Permits or Certifications under the Law faces a fine of EGP 500,000 to 5,000,000.
EGY-PDPL-Art.45 · Penalty for license/permit/certification violations →GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 certification + audit + compliance architecture. CERTIFICATION BODIES (CBs): ~140 accredited CBs operating in 130+ countries; CBs must hold ISO/IEC 17065 product certification accreditation + meet GLOBALG.A.P.
GGAP-Certification-CB-Auditing-MajorMinorMust · GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 Certification Bodies, Audit Lifecycle and Compliance Categories →Global CBPR Forum certification operates through ACCREDITED ACCOUNTABILITY AGENTS (AAs). AAs are third-party private-sector organizations accredited by the Forum to certify Controllers (Global CBPR) + Processors (Global PRP);
CBPR-AccountabilityAgents-CertificationProcess · Global CBPR Forum: Accountability Agents (TrustArc, Schellman, BBB, JIPDEC) and Certification Process →GLI-33 certification lifecycle + audit. CERTIFICATION LIFECYCLE: (a) INITIAL CERTIFICATION - operator submits system + documentation + test data + scoping document to GLI (or other accredited testing laboratory - e.g.
GLI33-CertificationLifecycle-OngoingAudit · GLI-33 Certification Lifecycle, Annual Audit, Re-Testing on Change →Questions people ask about certification
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