David Cockcroft

David joined Alcumus ISOQAR as a Lead Auditor in February 2020. He conducts pre assessment, Stage 1, Stage 2, Surveillance, Extension to Scope and Recertification audits throughout the UK to a variety of business sectors; as well as working within the academy as a tutor.

Lead Auditor: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001+SSiP, ISO 41001

In 2023 he assumed the role of the sector manager for information security and business continuity. Responsible for the technical running of the day-to-day delivery of the standards, and the management of the UKAS accreditation.

Prior to starting with ISOQAR he has achieved the NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety leading to being granted a Graduate/Certified member of IOSH. He brings to the role a wealth of experience in industry and audits in many different sectors.

With experience from 25 years serving in the Army working predominantly within the catering, facilities management, and health and safety, David is an expert in his field

Outside work he loves to travel, visiting different places, but Canada is probably a favourite. David’s true love is actually skiing!

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ISO 27001
You’re only as good as the company you keep, so the saying goes. Without doubt, one of the most important things to get right when implementing the ISO 27001 Information...
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ISO 27001
One of the first and most important things you will have to do when thinking about implementing ISO 27001 is identify the ‘scope’ of your Information Security Management System (ISMS). The scope...
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ISO 27001
Now, it’s true to say that in this day and age most organisations store the bulk of their information digitally – but by no means all of it. Look around...
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ISO 9001
When you’re building your information security defences, you obviously need to prioritise where to focus your energy and resources. This means you need to know where to look for weaknesses,...
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ISO 27001
The updated version of the ISO 27001 standard has now officially been released. Its full title is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection — Information Security Management Systems — Requirements....
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ISO 22301
Under normal circumstances, if your business takes a downturn or fails, you’d take a look at yourself and the way you run things. You’d possibly conclude that it was your...
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ISO 22301
It was the first management system to be built around what was known at the time as Annex SL (subsequently renamed Annex L). This defines a format for how standards...