ISO/IEC 27010:2015vsFederal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
See exactly how ISO/IEC 27010:2015 controls map to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.
According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:
ISO/IEC 27010:2015 maps to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) with 14% coverage across 8 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 28 ISO/IEC 27010:2015 controls identifies 38 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Clause 17-18 and Annexes: Continuity and Compliance.
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Control Mappings
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Cryptography(1 mappings)
Clause 9-10: Access Control and Cryptography(3 mappings)
Continuity(2 mappings)
Clause 14-16: System Development, Supplier Relations, and Incident Management(2 mappings)
Access Control(2 mappings)
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What are the key differences between ISO/IEC 27010:2015 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
ISO/IEC 27010:2015 has 28 controls across its framework, while Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) covers 12 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 8 overlapping controls (14% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Clause 17-18 and Annexes: Continuity and Compliance, where 6 ISO/IEC 27010:2015 controls have no direct Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) equivalent.
How many controls map between ISO/IEC 27010:2015 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
Of 28 total ISO/IEC 27010:2015 controls, 8 map directly to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls — representing 14% coverage. The remaining 38 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.
What are the compliance gaps when mapping ISO/IEC 27010:2015 to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
38 ISO/IEC 27010:2015 controls have no direct equivalent in Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). The highest concentration of gaps is in Clause 17-18 and Annexes: Continuity and Compliance with 6 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.
Which control domains have the most gaps between ISO/IEC 27010:2015 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?
The domain with the highest gap count is Clause 17-18 and Annexes: Continuity and Compliance (6 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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