ISO/IEC 27018:2018 establishes commonly accepted control objectives, controls and guidelines for implementing measures to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with the privacy principles in ISO/IEC 29100 for the public cloud computing environment.
In particular, ISO/IEC 27018:2018 specifies guidelines based on ISO/IEC 27002, taking into consideration the regulatory requirements for the protection of PII which might be applicable within the context of the information security risk environment(s) of a provider of public cloud services.
ISO/IEC 27018:2018 is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations, including public and private companies, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations, which provide information processing services as PII processors via cloud computing under contract to other organizations.
The guidelines in ISO/IEC 27018:2018 might also be relevant to organizations acting as PII controllers; however, PII controllers can be subject to additional PII protection legislation, regulations and obligations, not applying to PII processors. ISO/IEC 27018:2018 is not intended to cover such additional obligations.
Greater stakeholder confidence. Compliance to ISO 27018
enables CSP's to demonstrate they have implemented security
controls to protect stakeholder confidential information in the
cloud.
Faster enablement of global operations. Because ISO 27018
provides common guidelines across different countries, it
enables CSP's to do business globally.
Supply chain requirement. ISO 27018 certification, provides
CSP's with evidence demonstrating they have implemented
procedures to protect PII, reducing the time taken negotiating
for new business and providing a competitive edge.
Greater legal protection. Certification to ISO 27018 guarantees a
systematic approach to data protection helping CSP's to
address their data security risks and operate within the law.
Acceptance of Proposal and Contract Signature
Gap Analysis (Optional): Pre-assessment of your system to evaluate the current state against requirements of the standard.
Audit Stage 1: Initial Visit to verify the establishment and implementation of the Management System; 4- Audit Stage 2: Certification audit (certificate issued after successful certification audit)
Decision making Stage and Certification Issuance
1st Surveillance Audits (After 1 year of registration) to evaluate the maintenance and the Continual Improvement of Management System
2nd Surveillance Audits (After 2 year of registration) to evaluate the maintenance and the Continual Improvement of Management System
Re-Certification (after 3 Years of initial registration), Signing an other contract
