Nov 22 2024

Significance of ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 for Cloud Services

Category: Cloud computingdisc7 @ 9:26 am

ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 are critical standards for enhancing information security, specifically in cloud environments.

  • ISO 27017: This standard provides guidelines for information security controls in cloud services. It extends the general ISO 27001 framework to address cloud-specific risks, such as shared resources, multi-tenancy, and data location. It offers recommendations for both cloud service providers (CSPs) and customers to ensure the security of cloud infrastructure, operations, and data. Key areas include responsibilities of CSPs, customer monitoring, and cloud-specific risk management.
  • ISO 27018: This standard focuses on protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in cloud computing environments. It ensures CSPs comply with privacy laws and practices by offering controls specifically tailored for PII processing. These include requirements for data access, consent management, incident notification, and restricting data usage for marketing without explicit approval. It promotes trust by addressing privacy in a structured and transparent way.

Together, these standards build confidence in cloud adoption by mitigating risks associated with data security and privacy in shared digital ecosystems. They are particularly valuable for organizations handling sensitive data, such as financial institutions and healthcare providers.

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Sep 07 2022

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Sep 14 2015

Code of practice for protection of Personally Identifiable Information

Category: ISO 27kDISC @ 2:39 pm

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ISO 27018 Code of practice for protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors

by Microsoft Azure

ISO/IEC 27018 was published in July 2014 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as a new component of the ISO 27001 standard. ISO 27018 adds controls to the ISO/IEC 27001/27002 standards to address processing personally identifiable information (PII) in a cloud computing environment.

The code of practice provides guidance for Cloud Service Providers (CSP) that act as processors of PII and recommends a set of controls. Furthermore, ISO 27018 provides guidance on what CSPs need to achieve in terms of contractual obligations related to processing PII.

ISO 27018 provides controls that reflect considerations specifically for protecting PII in public cloud services. For example, new controls prohibit the use of customer data for advertising and marketing purposes without the customer’s express consent. ISO 27018 also provides clear guidance to CSPs for the return, transfer and/or secure disposal of PII belonging to customers leaving their service. And it provides guidance to the CSP to identify any sub-processor before their use, and inform customers promptly of new sub-processors, to give customers an opportunity to object or terminate their agreement.

ISO 27018 is the first international set of privacy controls in the cloud, and Microsoft Azure was the first cloud computing platform to adopt ISO 27018 as validated during an independent audit by the British Standards Institution (BSI). Office 365, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Intune have also adopted ISO 27018.

Maintaining compliance with this and similar international standards is part of a broader commitment from Microsoft to protect the privacy of our customers, as described in this Microsoft on the Issues post from Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President.

Microsoft will continue to conduct annual audits by independent third parties to confirm Azure compliance, which can then be relied upon by the customer to support their own regulatory obligations.

We understand that security and compliance are extremely important to our customers so we make it a core part of how we design and manage Azure. As we rapidly innovate in productivity services with Azure, we will continue to invest in fielding a service that emphasizes security and compliance with global as well as regional and industry specific standards and regulations.




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