ISO/IEC 29151:2026

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Controls, requirements, and guidance for personally identifiable information protection ISO/IEC 29151:2026

Publication date:   Jul 24, 2026

Scope

This document specifies controls, purpose, and guidance for implementing controls, to meet the requirements identified by a risk and impact assessment related to the protection of personally identifiable information (PII).
In particular, this document specifies requirements and guidance based on ISO/IEC 27002, taking into consideration the controls for processing PII that can be applicable within the context of an organization's information security risk environment(s).
This document is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations acting as PII controllers (as defined in ISO/IEC 29100), including public and private companies, government entities and not-for-profit organizations that process PII, in particular, organizations that do not establish or operate a privacy information management system.