ISO 27018 Consultancy

Ensure best practice when protecting personally identifiable information in the cloud, meet relevant data privacy legislation and provide reassurance to customers and cloud users by achieving ISO 27018 compliance.

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ISO27018 is the internationally recognised standard for protecting personally identifiable information (PII) in the cloud.

The Importance of ISO 27018

Many organisations rely on private, public and hybrid cloud services, which can introduce risks such as unauthorised access to personal data, data breaches, and compromised integrity.

Establishing Objectives and Controls for ISO 27018 Certification: Achieving ISO 27018 certification requires that you have established objectives and controls to guide PII protection measures. These measures are aligned with the privacy principles in ISO/IEC 29100 for a public cloud computing environment.

Challenges and Costs of Implementing ISO 27018: Meeting these measures requires specific skill sets, and experience with the certification process. This may be missing within many organisations and can create ongoing management costs as organisations recruit teams of people to start internal projects.

What to Expect From ISO 27018 Consultancy with Bridewell

We provide a full set of services across the entire ISO 27018 standard. These range from assessment, implementation, certification and ongoing management of controls for implementing personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds.

Highly Certified Experts

Our data privacy team hold Lead Auditor and Implementer certifications for ISO standards such as ISO 27701, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.

Extensive Experience Across Sectors

Our approach is underpinned by deep technical expertise across a vast array of technology and industry sectors.

A Strategic, Business Driven Approach

We are capable of delivering ISO 27018 using a variety of approaches and tooling and will align our strategy with your organisation’s business context.

A Deep Understanding of the Cloud

Our consultants are experts in cloud technologies and security, including Azure, AWS, and GCP.

What are the Benefits of ISO 27018?

Overcome Data Privacy Skills Gap

Support your internal data privacy teams by augmenting their capabilities through a highly certified and deeply experienced partner.

Meet Your Data Privacy Goals

Achieve your proposed data privacy outcomes with the support of a partner who uses technology to enable change rather than citing limitations.

Align with Industry Best Practice

Understand the next steps necessary to achieve your target data protection maturity and meet relevant legal requirements, such as the need to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) or to produce a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA).

Improved Insight into Data Privacy

Gain a detailed understanding of your current data protection maturity and a comprehensive view of your personal data processing landscape.

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How it Works

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Our approach breaks down the complex aspects of the standard in a clear and concise delivery model, that makes the process as simple as possible for our clients. Depending on the specific level of support needed, we can provide:

We provide full end-to-end support and help, which enables you to obtain ISO 27018 certification and have all the operational activities completed by our consultants. Using our internally developed methodology, the engagement covers all areas of the framework.

Our partially managed service enables you to gain support as and when required to support existing personnel and stakeholders in their ISO 27018 certification endeavours. We often provide an ISO 27018 consultancy service delivering a subset of the controls that range from risk assessments, technical assessments or chairing senior management review meetings.

We can also conduct internal audits, that allow you to continually assess your security controls against the requirements of the standard.

ISO 27018 FAQs

ISO/IEC 27018:2019 is a code of practice for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in public clouds, acting as PII processors. ISO27018 is an internationally recognised standard which has been adopted by many organisations.

It confirms that an organisation has established objectives, controls and guidelines for implementing PII protection measures. These measures are aligned with the privacy principles in ISO/IEC 29100 for a public cloud computing environment.

It specifies guidelines based on ISO/IEC 27002, taking into consideration the regulatory requirements for the protection of PII. These requirements are applicable within the context of the information security risk environment of a provider of public cloud services.

ISO 27018 applies to organisations of any size and industry, including public and private companies, government entities and non-profit organisations. Any organisation can seek ISO27018 certification if they provide information processing services as PII processors (via cloud computing) under contract to other organisations.

Achieving ISO 27018 compliance helps organisations build a comprehensive and robust security program that takes into account the unique risks associated with storing and processing personal data in the cloud. Additionally, ISO 27018 provides guidance on how to effectively implement technical and organisational measures to protect personal data in the cloud, and how to ensure that these measures are appropriate to the risks posed.

ISO 27018 works by augmenting existing ISO 27002 controls (ISO 27002 provides a detailed explanation of ISO 27001 security controls) with specific items for cloud security and data privacy, and it also provides completely new security controls for personal data.

Why Us?

Awards

Our team have won numerous industry awards, including 'Cyber Business of the Year' at the National Cyber Awards 2024 and 'Best Cyber Security Company of the Year' at the Cyber Security Awards 2023.

Certifications

Our people and services are highly accredited by leading industry bodies including CREST, the NCSC, and more. Our SOC holds extensive accreditations from CREST (including for CSIR and SOC2) and works closely with our cyber consultancy services.

Partnerships

As a Microsoft Partner, we also hold advanced specialisms in Cloud Security and Threat Protection. We’ve also implemented some of the UK’s largest deployments of the Microsoft Security stack, inc. Sentinel, Defender, Purview and more.

Accreditations and Certifications

We hold the most NCSC assured services of any cyber security services provider. Our cyber security consultants and services are globally recognised for meeting the highest standards of accreditation and have leading industry certifications.

ISO 27018 Consultancy

The Importance of ISO 27018