The financial sector has shown us that some of the largest investments in risk management can still deliver the worst of results. Kingston Smith Consulting’s approach to risk management is different, being highly flexible, focusing resources where they make the maximum difference and delivering the best possible return on investment.
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More than any other business activity, controls assurance has at its heart the avoidance of damage and loss. Knowledge of control weaknesses and their possible consequences is critical to avoiding those losses. Controls assurance exists to identify where a business is operating outside of acceptable boundaries of risk management and control.
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Technology can be transformational in helping to deliver significant business improvements and yet it brings with it some of the greatest and fastest changing threats. With technology taking an ever growing proportion of corporate spending it now represents the major concentration of risk and reward for many businesses. Kingston Smith Consulting’s technology solutions are based on two principles: the need for high levels of technical skill to address technical threats, and awareness that many of the greatest losses come from ‘routine’ risks which are not addressed effectively.
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Whilst the cost of compliance can be significant the consequences of non-compliance can be greater still. Dealing with a regulatory investigation, even if it proves innocence, has an immense impact on time and resource. If guilt is proven, then expensive sanctions are common and reputational damage inevitable.
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Every organisation needs to ensure that the impact of the unexpected is minimised. Those who are least prepared are the most likely to be unable to survive a disaster. Kingston Smith Consulting can help you to fully understand how business continuity management and its related disciplines apply to your organisation and complement a broader risk management framework. We can provide guidance and assistance with your continuity requirements and help you mitigate the risks impacting critical business functions, technology, resources and infrastructure. This will put you in the best position possible should the worst happen, and assist in preserving your profitability, competitive advantage and reputation.
We are fully accredited by the BSI as a member of their ACP for ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management), BS25999 (Business Continuity Management) and ISO/IEC 20000 (IT Service Management).
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Almost every business has critical third party suppliers upon which it relies. Increasingly many businesses are built with outsourced functions fulfilling major parts of their value chain. The most successful achieve a co-operative relationship with their suppliers backed up by mechanisms to ensure the required service, and value, are delivered. But this is often not the case and significant costs can leak out in increased relationship management overheads and service delivery issues. Often major risks exist at the suppliers that are unknown until they impact supplier and buyer alike. Kingston Smith Consulting is one of the few firms able to both identify the root cause of issues with third parties and offer the expertise and commercial skills necessary to deliver pragmatic and sustainable solutions.
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PCI DSS is intended to protect cardholders' credit and debit card accounts and transaction information. The Standard is universal across all major payment card brands - Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB and Discover. PCI data requirements apply to all merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data and any organisation which accepts credit and/or debit cards for payment must comply with the PCI Data Security Standard.
Kingston Smith Consulting is an accredited Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) firm, with trained and experienced professionals who are qualified to provide education, advice and PCI data security assessments, regardless of the level of your PCI obligation.
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CRC is the UK's mandatory climate change and energy saving scheme which has been implemented by the UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
The CRC reflects the Government's desire to see the UK at the forefront of a new green economy. It also provides significant opportunities for forward thinking businesses to profit from the Scheme as they adapt to, and embrace the opportunities presented by CRC.
Kingston Smith Consulting has a comprehensive understanding of CRC implementation requirements and with our supporting methodology we can provide a quick "sanity check" to ensure that your organisation is on the right CRC track.
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The effective execution of change projects has to be a core competence of any organisation that aspires to long term success. In practice change management is often an organisational blind spot with endless examples of non delivery, cost overruns and uncontrolled risks frequently resulting in significant reputational impacts to an organisation. Badly executed change can significantly damage your business and Kingston Smith Consulting has a range of solutions that can help you consistently avoid that outcome.
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