ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 establishes an Information Security Management System (ISMS), focusing on:

✅ Confidentiality

✅ Integrity

✅ Availability

✅ Information-security risk management

✅ Cybersecurity controls and resilience

Whereas,

ISO/IEC 27701:2025 establishes a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS), focusing on:

✅ Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

✅ Responsibilities of PII controllers and processors

✅ Privacy risks and accountability

✅ Lawful and responsible processing

✅ Data-subject rights and privacy obligations

The simplest distinction:

🛡️ ISO 27001 asks: “Is the information adequately secured?”

👤 ISO 27701 asks: “Is personal information being processed responsibly and with proper accountability?”

A company can have excellent cybersecurity and still fail at privacy.

Data may be encrypted, access-controlled and securely stored—but if it was collected without a valid purpose, retained too long or used beyond its intended scope, the privacy risk remains.

Security without privacy is incomplete.

Privacy without security is impossible.

Together, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 create a stronger foundation for digital trust.