ISO/IEC 27701:2019 Privacy Information Management System
ISO/IEC 27701:2019 is a data privacy extension to ISO 27001. This newly published information security standard provides guidance for organizations looking to put in place systems to support compliance with GDPR and other data privacy requirements. ISO 27701, also abbreviated as PIMS (Privacy Information Management System) outlines a framework for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Controllers and PII Processors to manage data privacy.
Benefits of ISO/IEC 27701:2019
- This reduces risk to the privacy rights of individuals and to the organisation by enhancing an existing Information Security Management System.
- This standard is a great way of demonstrating to customers, external stakeholders and internal stakeholders that effective systems are in place to support compliance to GDPR and other related privacy legislation.