About the certification
The ISO/IEC 27018 establishes commonly accepted control objectives, controls and guidelines for implementing measures to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in line with the privacy principles in ISO/IEC 29100 for the public cloud computing environment. The ISO/IEC 27018 specifies guidelines based on ISO/IEC 27002, taking into consideration the regulatory requirements for the protection of PII which can be applicable within the context of the information security risk environment(s) of a provider of public cloud services. The Cloud Privacy Foundation (ISO/IEC 27018) is certification intended for professionals seeking to validate their knowledge of the ISO/IEC 27018. This certification exam is based on the ISO/IEC 27018 International Standard.
The exam includes topics such as Scope of the ISO/IEC 27018, Normative References, Terms and Definitions, Information security policies, Organization of information security, Human resource security, Asset management, Access control, Cryptography, Physical and environmental security, Operations security, Communications security, System acquisition, development and maintenance, Supplier relationships, Information security incident management, Information security aspects of business continuity management, and Compliance, and Annex A.
The Cloud Privacy Foundation (ISO/IEC 27018) certification exam is an online, closed-book, and remotely-proctored exam. It includes 20 questions and the passing score is 70%. Candidates will have 30 minutes to complete the exam.
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Exam details
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Exam code |
ITC-083 |
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Launch date |
January 23, 2023 |
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Exam description |
The Cloud Privacy Foundation (ISO/IEC 27018) Foundation exam tests the candidate knowledge in the ISO/IEC 27018 Standard. |
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Current version |
1.0 |
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Exam format |
Multiple choice; Computer-based; Closed Book; Online Proctored Exam. |
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Number of questions |
20 questions |
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Passing score |
70% (14 out of 20) |
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Exam duration |
30 minutes |
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Level |
Foundation |
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Languages |
English and Portuguese |
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Exam description |
The exam covers topics such as Scope of the ISO/IEC 27018, Normative References, Terms and Definitions, Information security policies, Organization of information security, Human resource security, Asset management, Access control, Cryptography, Physical and environmental security, Operations security, Communications security, System acquisition, development and maintenance, Supplier relationships, Information security incident management, Information security aspects of business continuity management, and Compliance, and Annex A - Public cloud PII processor extended control set for PII protection. |
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RECOMMENDED HOURS OF STUDY |
16 hours |
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Bloom's Taxonomy |
Level 1 (Remembering), Level 2 (Understanding) and Level 3 (Applying) |
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Recommended reading |
• ISO/IEC 27018:2019 Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors |
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Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites for this certification |
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Recommended experience |
Six months of work experience in Risk Management |
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Validity period |
Lifetime |
Exam Content Outline
| Domains | Weight |
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1. Scope of the ISO/IEC 27018 |
5% |
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2. Terms and definitions |
20% |
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3. Control categories |
60% |
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4. Annex A Public cloud PII processor extended control set for PII protection |
15% |
Total | 100% |
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Which languages are the exams available in?
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