What happened?
ISO/IEC 27701:2025 is the current edition of the privacy information management system standard. It provides requirements and guidance for organisations managing personally identifiable information and is designed to work with management system practices such as ISO/IEC 27001.
Why it matters
Many organisations already use ISO 27001 to structure information security governance. ISO/IEC 27701 helps extend that governance into privacy roles, privacy risk, data processing responsibilities, and operational controls for personal information. For Malaysian organisations, this is especially useful when ISO 27001 work also needs to support PDPA readiness and customer privacy expectations.
Practical checks
- Map personal data processing activities to the ISMS scope and risk assessment process.
- Clarify controller, processor, owner, and custodian responsibilities in policies and procedures.
- Review whether privacy controls are reflected in supplier contracts, retention rules, access control, and incident response.
- Use ISO/IEC 27701 as a privacy extension roadmap instead of treating privacy as a separate paperwork exercise.
The practical takeaway is that ISO 27001 and privacy compliance should share evidence where possible: risk registers, supplier reviews, incident logs, access reviews, and management reporting can often support both.