ISO 27018

ISO 27018 Cloud Privacy PII Protection

The international standard for protecting PII in public cloud services. Show your enterprise customers that personal data in your cloud is safe, private, and compliant.

Key Benefits

Why Choose SecComply?

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PII Inventory & Classification

Map all personally identifiable information processed in your cloud environment and classify by sensitivity.

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Privacy Control Implementation

Implement ISO 27018's extended privacy controls covering consent, data minimisation, and purpose limitation.

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Breach Notification Controls

Establish processes to detect, contain, and notify PII breaches within regulatory timeframes.

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GDPR & DPDP Alignment

Map ISO 27018 controls to GDPR and India's DPDP Act obligations for dual compliance efficiency.

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Sub-processor Management

Review and document sub-processor agreements and data transfer mechanisms for cloud services.

Certification Audit Support

Complete evidence preparation and audit support for ISO 27018 certification or attestation.

Process

Our Process

PII Mapping & Scoping

Identify all PII flows in your cloud, define processing purposes, and assess data controller/processor roles.

Gap Analysis vs ISO 27018

Evaluate current privacy controls against ISO 27018 requirements and identify remediation priorities.

Privacy Control Implementation

Implement technical controls — encryption, access controls, data retention, breach detection — and update privacy policies.

Documentation & Evidence

Create PII processing records, privacy notices, consent mechanisms, and sub-processor agreements.

Certification & Ongoing Compliance

Support through Stage 1 & Stage 2 audit and establish monitoring for continuous ISO 27018 compliance.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

ISO/IEC 27018:2019 is a code of practice for protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds. It extends ISO 27001/27002 with specific controls for cloud service providers that process personal data on behalf of customers.
Cloud service providers (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) that process personal data for enterprise customers — especially those serving EU customers (GDPR), Indian businesses (DPDP Act), or regulated industries like healthcare and finance.
ISO 27018 aligns closely with GDPR processor obligations. Achieving ISO 27018 provides strong evidence of GDPR compliance for cloud processing activities and can be referenced in Data Processing Agreements.
Yes — and it should be. ISO 27018 is designed as an extension of ISO 27001. SecComply implements both together for maximum coverage and certification efficiency.

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