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ISO/IEC 27018: Protection of personal data in public clouds

A code of practice for public cloud providers that process personal data on behalf of customers.

ISO/IEC 27018 extends ISO/IEC 27002 with controls for public cloud providers acting as PII processors, customer consent for processing, transparency about sub-processors and data locations, return and deletion of data, and notification of breaches.

We help you implement these controls, update customer contracts and data processing agreements, and present them to your certification body alongside your ISO 27001 audit.

Who it is for

  • Public cloud and SaaS providers acting as processors
  • HR, payroll, health and customer-data platforms

What you gain

  • Demonstrates processor commitments to customers
  • Supports GDPR processor obligations
  • Pairs naturally with ISO 27017 and ISO 27701

Your path to certification

  1. Gap assessment

    We compare what you do today with every requirement and control, then give you a prioritised gap report and a realistic timeline.

  2. Design and documentation

    Scope, policies, procedures, risk methodology and records, written to fit how your teams actually work, not a template binder.

  3. Implementation and training

    We help owners put controls in place, train the people who run them and start collecting evidence.

  4. Internal audit and management review

    An independent internal audit and a structured management review prove the system works before the certification body looks at it.

  5. Certification audit support

    We prepare you for Stage 1 and Stage 2 with your chosen accredited certification body and help close any findings quickly.

  6. Surveillance and continual improvement

    Optional managed support keeps evidence current through annual surveillance audits and the three-year recertification.

ISO/IEC 27018 questions

How does ISO 27018 differ from ISO 27701?
ISO 27018 is a code of practice focused on public cloud processors; ISO 27701 is a full privacy management system for controllers and processors. Cloud providers often use both.

Ready to start on ISO/IEC 27018?

Tell us which standard or customer requirement you are facing. In a free 30-minute call we will outline the gaps, a realistic timeline and what it will take to be audit-ready.