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 awarded certification to Evanston, IL-based Slice MR for compliance with the ISO/IEC 27001:2022, a widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standard.
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 certification of Slice MR’s Information Security Management System covers the management and oversight of corporate infrastructure, systems and services required to deliver market research related services such as data collection, data processing, data analysis, and design to its clients and support the internal business processes. These include the use of Microsoft 365 cloud services, survey programming and panel hosting platforms and data analysis tools. The certification runs through September of 2027.
“Being ISO 27001 certified is a great honor, but more importantly, it’s a validation point. Since we are a company with employees, contractors, and vendors based all over the world, establishing security practices amongst these groups that protect us, as well as our valued clients and panelists, is of upmost importance,” said Frank Hayden, CEO of Slice MR. “As a valued member of the research community, earning this certification has elevated our organization and ensures that we remain driven to not only adhere to our already high-quality assurance standards, but to continually improve upon them.”
About Slice MR
Slice MR is a global market research firm that helps top researchers, agencies, and consultants access online survey insights from hard-to-reach B2B, niche consumer, and healthcare audiences. From targeted panel access to advanced survey programming and consultative design, Slice provides a comprehensive full-service toolkit enabling researchers to quickly deliver key insights with confidence.
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, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701. A non-profit entity, CIRQ is committed to providing timely, thorough, and impartial assessments of its customers' research process management or information security management systems regarding certification to corresponding standards. CIRQ was established in compliance with all ISO requirements for certification bodies that provide auditing and certification services and is fully accredited by ANSI’s National Accreditation Board. 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.