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ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
Implementing a Privacy Information Management System as an extension to ISO 27001: the structure and its GDPR mapping, planning with scope, risk to the data subject and the Statement of Applicability, the controller and processor control sets, and monitoring through to a two-stage certification audit.
What you get
Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.
What the exam covers
| Privacy information management concepts and planning the implementation | Not published |
| Implementing the management system, monitoring and preparing for the certification audit | Not published |
Two sample questions
1. What is the role of the privacy function or officer where one is established?
- Carrying out the certification audit against the requirements of the privacy standard
- Encrypting the personal data the organisation holds and transmits
- Approving the security controls, but not the privacy ones as well
- Overseeing privacy compliance and advising the organisation on its obligations — correct
Why: A privacy function or officer provides oversight and advice on obligations, coordinating the organisation approach to protecting personal data.
2. Why does ISO 27701 build on ISO 27001?
- Privacy relies on security — correct
- Privacy needs no security controls
- The two standards conflict
- Security is a subset of privacy law
Why: Protecting PII depends on information security, so the PIMS extends the ISMS rather than replacing it.
The real ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer exam
| Length | 180 minutes |
|---|---|
| Questions | 12 essay-type questions across the syllabus domains |
| Pass mark | 70% |
| Price | Bundled with accredited training; the exam alone is priced by PECB |
| Recommended before you sit it | None for the exam; certification additionally requires demonstrated implementation experience. |
| Valid for | 3 years, maintained with continuing professional development |
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