ISO IEC 27557-2022 PDF

Full title and description

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Application of ISO 31000:2018 for organizational privacy risk management. This international standard gives guidance on applying the ISO 31000 risk management framework specifically to privacy risks arising from processing personally identifiable information (PII), including organizational consequences such as reputational damage and other privacy-related events.

Abstract

Provides guidelines for integrating privacy risks (PII processing) into an organisation’s overall risk management using the principles, framework and process of ISO 31000:2018. It explains how to assess impacts on individuals and the resultant organisational consequences, and how to incorporate those considerations into risk assessment, treatment, governance, communication and monitoring as part of a risk‑based privacy programme applicable to organisations of all sizes and sectors.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: November 2022 (published 2022‑11 / listed as 4 November 2022 by some distributors)
• Publisher: Joint ISO/IEC publication (ISO in cooperation with IEC; developed under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27)
• ICS / categories: 35.030 (IT security)
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2022)
• Number of pages: 19 (official ISO listing)

Scope

Guidance for organisations to integrate risks related to processing personally identifiable information (PII) into their organisational risk management using the ISO 31000:2018 approach. The standard covers identification and assessment of privacy impacts to individuals, assessment of organisational consequences (for example reputational harm or operational loss), and how to incorporate those outcomes into an organisation’s overall risk assessment, risk treatment and privacy programme. It is intended for all types and sizes of organisations including product and service providers, public bodies and non‑profits.

Key topics and requirements

• Application of ISO 31000:2018 principles and framework to privacy risk management.
• Identification and analysis of privacy risks arising from PII processing.
• Assessment of impacts to individuals and corresponding organisational consequences (e.g., reputational, legal, operational).
• Integration of privacy risk assessment into organisational risk registers and risk treatment planning.
• Governance, accountability and roles for privacy risk management within the organisation.
• Communication, monitoring, review and continual improvement of privacy risk processes.
• Guidance to support alignment of privacy risk practices with broader information security and compliance efforts.

Typical use and users

Used by privacy officers, risk managers, information security managers, compliance teams, internal auditors and senior management to design, embed and maintain a risk‑based privacy programme. Applicable to organisations of all sizes and sectors that process PII or develop products/services that may process PII, including private companies, public sector bodies and non‑profit organisations.

Related standards

Commonly used alongside ISO 31000:2018 (risk management guidelines) for the risk framework; ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management requirements) and ISO/IEC 27005 (information security risk management) for ISMS alignment; and privacy‑specific standards such as ISO/IEC 27701 (privacy information management). These standards are maintained and published within the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 family (information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection).

Keywords

privacy risk management, ISO 31000, PII, organisational risk, privacy governance, information security, risk assessment, risk treatment, privacy programme

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: An ISO/IEC international standard (ISO/IEC 27557:2022) that provides guidance on applying ISO 31000:2018 risk‑management principles and processes specifically to privacy risks arising from processing personally identifiable information (PII).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers integrating privacy‑related risks into organisational risk management — identifying privacy impacts to individuals, evaluating organisational consequences, and incorporating those findings into risk assessment, treatment, governance, communication and monitoring activities.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Privacy officers, risk and information security managers, compliance and legal teams, senior management and others responsible for managing privacy and information risks across organisations of all sizes and sectors.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Current — ISO/IEC 27557:2022 is published (first edition, 2022). Users should check national adoption or updates from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 for any future revisions.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it sits within the broader ISO/IEC information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection family (standards produced under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27) and is intended to be used in coordination with related standards such as ISO 31000, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27005 and ISO/IEC 27701.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Privacy risk management; PII; ISO 31000; risk assessment; risk treatment; privacy governance; organisational consequences; information security; privacy programme.