Washington, D.C., December 2, 2020 – CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality), an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, has announced that The Olinger Group has been recertified to ISO 27001, one of the most widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standards.
The Olinger Group achieved its initial certification in October 2017. This recertification will extend until October 2023. The company’s certification is verified annually by CIRQ’s independent audit establishing continued compliance and protection of data.
ISO 27001 provides a framework for companies to manage their data security. It establishes requirements for information controls to manage people, processes and technology. The standard covers both the technological aspects of security as well as corporate security, physical security, etc., and relies on regular risk assessments enabling a company to consistently identify and treat security threats. ISO 27001 is accepted worldwide as an assurance that proper and continual measures have been taken to protect valuable company data.
The scope of The Olinger Group’s certification covers the management of Information Security for the processes necessary to deliver market research and consulting services to its clients.
“We are honored to have achieved ISO 27001 recertification and be part of a select group dedicated to the highest information security standards,” commented CEO Jude Olinger. “It demonstrates to the industry, our clients, and research participants our commitment to protecting and securing their most sensitive information. It’s the right thing to do for everyone involved and our clients recognize the benefits to them.”
CIRQ conducted an in-depth surveillance audit of The Olinger Group’s information security policies and procedures as part of this recertification.
About ISO 27001
ISO 27001 provides requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system. The information security management system preserves the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information by applying a risk management process and gives confidence to interested parties that risks are adequately managed. It is important that the information security management system is integrated with the organization’s processes and overall management structure and that information security is considered in the design of processes, information systems, and controls. It is expected that an information security management system implementation will be scaled in accordance with the needs of the organization. This International Standard can be used by internal and external parties to assess the organization’s ability to meet information security requirements. ISO 27001 can be mapped to other information security schemes such as Hitrust, NIST and Soc2. Compliance with the standard also enables a company to meet global security laws, such as the NIS Directive and the GDPR.
About The Olinger Group
For more than two decades, The Olinger Group has been a national leader in market research for the world’s top companies and brands. With both quantitative and qualitative capabilities, The Olinger Group specializes in custom, primary research designed specifically towards each client’s unique set of needs. From one-off, ad hoc projects to multi-year tracking studies, The Olinger Group uncovers deep, actionable insights for clients across numerous industries, including consumer packaged goods, entertainment, finance, healthcare, retail, education and many more. Employees are very active within the market research industry, which allows the company to employ the latest in scientific research techniques and methodologies, and remain at the forefront of industry innovation.
About CIRQ
A subsidiary of the Insights Association, CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality) was established to provide assessment and certification services to market research firms seeking certification to ISO 20252:2019 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. A non-profit entity, CIRQ is committed to providing timely, thorough and impartial assessments of its customers’ quality management or information security management systems in regard to certification to corresponding standards. CIRQ was established in compliance with all ISO requirements for certification bodies that provide auditing and certification services. To conform to its mandate of objective and impartial audits to these ISO standards, CIRQ is independently operated and managed under the oversight of an independent Board of Directors and submits to annual moderation by external authorities on ISO certification bodies.
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