# IS Partners, LLC - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.ispartnersllc.com - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A US certification body in Pennsylvania that says it is part of Axiom GRC. ANAB accredits it for ISO 27001, and it is an authorised CMMC assessor. ## IS Partners scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 2/5 No published complaint-handling, certificate-suspension or appeals process; only a general 'no surprises, no scope creep' audit-predictability quote from a Senior Director on ispartnersllc.com/it-assurance/iso-27001/ (checked 2026-09-20), with no disclosed outcomes. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001 (ISP-MS-1038) and Cyber AB C3PAO listing are independently verified, and firm-wide credentials (CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA, CISM, CIPP, HCISPP) are published on ispartnersllc.com/about/ (checked 2026-09-20), but the same site markets ISO 42001 certification for which no ANAB accreditation exists, so the disclosed scope cannot be taken at face value without checking the register directly. ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No pricing, rate card or worked examples found anywhere on ispartnersllc.com; every service page routes to 'Get a Quote' (checked 2026-09-20). ### Knowledge of your sector: 3/5 Named client testimonials span healthcare (DentaQuest, AvMed), insurance (VRS Vericlaim) and fintech (MK Decision, XL.net) on ispartnersllc.com (checked 2026-09-20), but no named sector-specialist practitioners or dedicated sector case-study pages were found. ### Independence from what it sells: 2/5 No published impartiality policy separating certification from consulting was found; ispartnersllc.com/it-assurance/iso-27001/ and /iso-42001/ instead promote a 'one-stop shop,' 'no outsourcing' and the same team handling readiness through to certification (checked 2026-09-20). ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 1/5 No professional-indemnity cover, liability terms, or stated incident-support commitment published anywhere on ispartnersllc.com (checked 2026-09-20). ## Sources for IS Partners Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - IS Partners, LLC holds ANAB accreditation (management-systems certification body) for ISO/IEC 27001, status Accredited. - Source: https://anabdirectory.remoteauditor.com/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - IS Partners, LLC is listed as an Authorized C3PAO (CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization) in the official Cyber AB Marketplace directory. - Source: https://cyberab.org/Catalog - Checked: 2026-09-20 - A search of the same ANAB directory for ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) under the name IS Partners returns zero accredited results. - Source: https://anabdirectory.remoteauditor.com/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - IS Partners is headquartered at 1668 Susquehanna Road, Dresher, PA 19025, and describes itself as part of 'Axiom GRC's global platform.' - Source: https://www.ispartnersllc.com/about/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - IS Partners' published privacy policy, last updated 6 June 2023, contains no disclosure of AI or automated tools used in its own service delivery or data processing. - Source: https://www.ispartnersllc.com/privacy/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Externally verifiable ANAB accreditation (ISP-MS-1038) for ISO/IEC 27001, independently confirmed in ANAB's own Certification Body directory rather than taken on trust from marketing copy. - Independently confirmed as an Authorized C3PAO in the official Cyber AB Marketplace, corroborating its CMMC assessment claim from a source it does not control. - Named leadership (David Dunkelberger, John Decesare, Robert Godard) and a firm-wide credential list (CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA, CISM, CIPP, CRMA, HCISPP, CEH, CCSP) published on its About page, with 20+ years of stated operating history. - Publishes named client testimonials, including DentaQuest, AvMed, VRS Vericlaim, MK Decision and XL.net. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Markets 'ISO 42001 certification' and quotes its own Senior Director, Attest Services, claiming independent AI-management-system assessment, but holds no ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 42001 as of the check date, a scope gap invisible without checking the accreditation register directly. - Basis: ANAB CB Directory search (Standard=ISO/IEC 42001, Company=IS Partners) returned 0 results at anabdirectory.remoteauditor.com (checked 2026-09-20), against marketing at ispartnersllc.com/iso-42001/ and the Senior Director quote on ispartnersllc.com/it-assurance/iso-27001/. - No published impartiality policy separates its ISO 27001/42001 readiness-consulting work from its certification decisions; marketing instead promotes a 'one-stop shop' with 'no outsourcing' and the 'same dedicated team throughout the entire process' from readiness to certificate. - Basis: ispartnersllc.com/it-assurance/iso-27001/ and ispartnersllc.com/iso-42001/ (checked 2026-09-20); no impartiality or independence policy page found anywhere on ispartnersllc.com. - No professional-indemnity insurance disclosure, fee information, or complaint/appeals/certificate-suspension process is published anywhere on its public site. - Basis: Site-wide check of ispartnersllc.com homepage, about, and service pages (checked 2026-09-20); every engagement pathway routes to 'Get a Quote' with no figures, terms or process disclosed. - Its own privacy policy discloses no use of AI or automated tools in service delivery, despite selling ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF and HITRUST AI Framework advisory services to clients on the same site. - Basis: ispartnersllc.com/privacy/ (last updated 6 June 2023, checked 2026-09-20) contains no AI-related disclosure clause. ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Your sector adds its own rules to UK data protection law](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/sector-regulated) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.