OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
Sensitive Information and Privacy

OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025 OWASPLLM-3: Sensitive Information Disclosure and Privacy (LLM02)

Address OWASP LLM02:2025 Sensitive Information Disclosure + Privacy and Lawful Basis for LLM Processing. Sensitive Information Disclosure occurs when LLM systems disclose training data + user data + system data including PII + credentials + intellectual property + trade secrets to unauthorised parties via memorisation + leakage + inference + side-channel attacks. Mitigations include (a) classify data flowing into + through LLM systems + apply appropriate protection per classification + (b) implement data minimisation in training + fine-tuning + retrieval + (c) implement differential privacy + sanitisation + redaction for training data + (d) implement access controls + output filtering against unauthorised disclosure + (e) implement appropriate legal basis + consent + DPIAs for personal data processing per applicable regulation (GDPR + CCPA + APPI + similar) + (f) maintain data subject rights handling including erasure consideration for trained models.

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This control maps to 225 controls across 96 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

GDPR · 5 controls

  • GDPR-Art.10 Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions
  • GDPR-Art.11 Processing which does not require identification
  • GDPR-Art.15 Right of access by the data subject
  • GDPR-Art.19 Notification obligation regarding rectification, erasure or restriction
  • GDPR-Art.9 Processing of special categories of personal data
  • NISTPF-3 Control-P - Privacy Controls, Data Management, and Disassociated Processing
  • NISTPF-4 Communicate-P - Privacy Notice, Transparency, and Individual Awareness
  • NISTPF-5 Protect-P Access Control (PR.AC-P)
  • NISTPF-7 Protect-P Maintenance and Protective Technology (PR.MA-P, PR.PT-P)
  • NISTPF-8 Protect-P Information Protection Processes (PR.PO-P)
  • NDPA-1 Applicability, Scope, and Carve-Outs
  • NDPA-2 Consumer Rights - Access, Correct, Delete, Portability, Appeal
  • NDPA-4 Sensitive Data Processing Consent and Childrens Protections
  • NDPA-5 Privacy Notice, Data Minimisation, and Purpose Limitation
  • NDPA-7 Data Protection Assessments and Processor Contracts
  • NG-NDPA-1 Scope, Applicability, and Establishment of Nigeria Data Protection Commission
  • NG-NDPA-2 Lawful Basis, Consent, and Data Protection Principles
  • NG-NDPA-4 Data Subject Rights and Automated Decision-Making
  • NG-NDPA-5 Security of Processing, Breach Notification, and DPIA
  • NG-NDPA-7 Cross-Border Data Transfers and International Cooperation

South Korea ISMS-P · 4 controls

  • ISMSP-AC-03 Authentication Mechanisms
  • ISMSP-PI-01 Personal Information Collection
  • ISMSP-PI-04 Cross-Border Transfer
  • ISMSP-SYS-02 Encryption Implementation

APPI · 3 controls

  • APPI-A23 Security Control Measures
  • APPI-A24 Supervision of Employees
  • APPI-A33 Request for Disclosure of Retained Personal Data
  • APP-1 APP 1 - Open and transparent management of personal information
  • APP-3 APP 3 - Collection of solicited personal information
  • APP-5 APP 5 - Notification of the collection of personal information
  • AT-DSG-11 Sections 42-45 - Data subject rights (law enforcement)
  • AT-DSG-13 Section 36 - Scope of law enforcement processing
  • AT-DSG-14 Section 38 - Lawfulness of law enforcement processing
  • AZ-DPA-12 Article 13 - Cross-border transfer
  • AZ-DPA-14 Article 16 - Liability for violations
  • AZ-DPA-15 Article 17 - Dispute resolution

Bahrain PDPL · 3 controls

  • BB-DPA-14 Section 15 - Right to Data Portability
  • BB-DPA-16 Section 22 - General Principle for Transfers
  • BB-DPA-21 Sections 61-69 - Data Privacy Officer
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.10 Data Protection Officer (DPO) (UAE PDPL Article 10)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.18_19_20_21 Security measures, controller/processor relationship, DPIA (UAE PDPL Articles 18-21)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.4_5 Lawful basis and principles for processing personal data (UAE PDPL Articles 4-5)
  • FDBR-ControllerObligations-DPA-Notice Controller + Processor Obligations + Data Protection Assessments (Fla. Stat. 501.707, 501.708, 501.71, 501.711)
  • FDBR-Scope-Defs Scope, Applicability Thresholds and Definitions (Fla. Stat. 501.701, 501.702, 501.703, 501.704)
  • FDBR-SensitiveData-Children-VoiceFacial Sensitive Data, Children's Privacy and Voice/Facial Recognition (Fla. Stat. 501.711, 501.1735)

ISO/IEC 27400:2022 · 3 controls

  • 27400-5.4 Data and privacy risks
  • 27400-6.1 Secure Device Design
  • 27400-7.3 Data minimization and purpose limitation

ISO/IEC 29100:2024 · 3 controls

  • 29100-6.10 Information security
  • 29100-6.5 Use, retention and disclosure limitation
  • 29100-6.9 Accountability
  • 29115-11 Mapping other authentication schemes
  • 29115-12.1 Exchanging authentication results
  • 29115-12.2 Controls for mitigating threats

ISO/IEC 29134:2023 · 3 controls

  • 29134-1 Scope
  • 29134-3 Terms and definitions
  • 29134-9.1 PIA report structure

MARS-E · 3 controls

Malaysia PDPA 2010 · 3 controls

  • MY-PDPA-Cross-Border-Transfer-Section-129-Whitelist-Abolition-2024-Adequacy-SCC-BCR-Processor-Direct-Marketing Malaysia PDPA Cross-Border + Section 129 + Whitelist Abolition 2024 + Adequacy + SCC + BCR + Processor + Marketing
  • MY-PDPA-Data-Subject-Rights-Access-Correction-Portability-Withdraw-Consent-Prevent-Marketing-Sections-30-43 Malaysia PDPA Subject Rights + Access + Correction + Portability + Withdraw Consent + Prevent Marketing + Sections 30 to 43
  • MY-PDPA-Seven-Personal-Data-Protection-Principles-General-Notice-Choice-Disclosure-Security-Retention-Data-Integrity-Access Malaysia PDPA Seven Principles + General + Notice and Choice + Disclosure + Security + Retention + Data Integrity + Access

NIST SP 800-122 · 3 controls

  • NISTSP122-4 PII Minimisation, Purpose Limitation, and Pseudonymisation
  • NISTSP122-5 PII Security Controls - Encryption, Access Control, Storage, Audit
  • NISTSP122-6 PII Breach Response and Incident Handling
  • NHPA-5 Privacy Notice, Data Minimisation, and Purpose Limitation
  • NHPA-6 Reasonable Data Security and Breach Response
  • NHPA-7 Data Protection Assessments and Processor Contracts
  • NGOB-1 Open Banking Registry Participation, Tiered Categorisation, and KYP
  • NGOB-2 Customer Consent Management and Lifecycle
  • NGOB-5 Fraud Monitoring, Incident Notification, and Reporting to CBN
  • OREGONCPA-3 Consent, Sensitive Data, Children and Teen Protections
  • OREGONCPA-5 Data Protection Assessments, Privacy by Design, Security Practices
  • OREGONCPA-7 Processor Contracts, Cross-Border Transfers, DPAs
  • RUSPD-1 Scope, Definitions, Principles under 152-FZ
  • RUSPD-2 Lawful Basis, Consent, Notice
  • RUSPD-4 Special Categories, Biometric Data
  • ASD37-20 Multi-factor authentication (Essential)
  • ASD37-23 Protect authentication credentials (Excellent)
  • FTC-Safeguards-9-Elements 9 Safeguard Elements - Access, Inventory, Encryption, Secure-Dev, MFA, Disposal, Change-Mgmt, Monitoring, Pen-Test (16 CFR 314.4(c))
  • FTC-Safeguards-Scope-Defs Scope, Definitions and Financial Institution Applicability (16 CFR 314.1, 314.2)
  • 27557-3 Terms and definitions
  • 27557-4.3 Individual impact consideration
  • BIPA-SEC5-1 Biometric Identifier Definition
  • BIPA-SEC5-2 Biometric Information Definition

Mauritius DPA · 2 controls

  • MU-DPA-Data-Subject-Rights-Sections-26-33-Access-Rectification-Erasure-Restriction-Portability-Objection Mauritius DPA Subject Rights + Sections 26 to 33 + Access + Rectification + Erasure + Restriction + Portability + Objection
  • MU-DPA-Seven-Principles-Section-21-Lawfulness-Purpose-Minimisation-Accuracy-Storage-Integrity-Accountability Mauritius DPA Seven Principles + Section 21 + Lawfulness + Purpose + Minimisation + Accuracy + Storage + Integrity + Accountability

Mexico LFPDPPP · 2 controls

  • MX-LFPDPPP-Governance-Officer-Reglamento-47-50-Security-Manual-57-Risk-Assessment-61-Self-Regulation-Parameters-2014 Mexico LFPDPPP Governance + Officer + Reglamento 47 + Security Manual 50 + Risk Assessment 57 + Self-Regulation Parameters 2014
  • MX-LFPDPPP-Sensitive-Article-3-VI-Genetic-Health-Sexual-Religious-Article-9-Minors-18-Parental-Consent Mexico LFPDPPP Sensitive Data + Article 3 Section VI + Genetic + Health + Sexual + Religious + Article 9 Minors + Parental Consent
  • MN-CDPA-Enforcement-AG-Ellison-Section-325O-10-USD-7500-Per-Violation-Data-Broker-Registration-325O-13-Sunset-25-Jan-2026 Minnesota CDPA Enforcement + AG Ellison + Section 325O.10 + USD 7,500 Per Violation + Data Broker Registration + Sunset 25 January 2026
  • MN-CDPA-Processor-Contract-Security-Section-325O-08-Pseudonymisation-Section-325O-09-De-Identification Minnesota CDPA Processor + Section 325O.08 + Security + Pseudonymisation + Section 325O.09 + De-Identification
  • MT-CDPA-Privacy-Notice-MCA-30-14-2806-Categories-Purposes-Rights-Email-Online-Mechanism-Appeal Montana CDPA Privacy Notice + MCA 30-14-2806 + Categories + Purposes + Rights + Online Mechanism + Appeal
  • MT-CDPA-Scope-SB-384-Gianforte-19-May-2023-Effective-1-October-2024-MCA-30-14-2801-AG-Knudsen-50K-Threshold Montana CDPA Scope + SB 384 + Gianforte 19 May 2023 + Effective 1 October 2024 + MCA 30-14-2801 + AG Knudsen + 50K Threshold
  • NAIC-1 NAIC Model Law Adoption, Scope, and Licensee Definitions
  • NAIC-6 Cybersecurity Event Investigation and Notification - Sections 6 and 7
  • NISTSP82-2 OT Risk Assessment and Threat/Vulnerability Identification
  • NISTSP82-4 OT Access Control, Identity, Authentication, and Remote Access
  • NJDPA-2 Consumer Rights - Access, Correct, Delete, Portability, Appeal
  • NJDPA-8 AG Platkin Enforcement, 18-Month Cure Sunset, and Division of Consumer Affairs

OWASP Top 10:2025 · 2 controls

  • OWASPTOP10-2 A02:2025 Cryptographic Failures and Secret Management
  • OWASPTOP10-7 A07:2025 Identification and Authentication Failures
  • OMANCS-3 Identity and Access Management, Authentication, Privileged Access
  • OMANCS-4 Data Protection, Cryptography, and Privacy Alignment
  • AUPRV-4 APP 10-11 Quality, Security of Personal Information
  • AUPRV-7 Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme, Incident Response
  • USMCADIGITAL-1 Cross-Border Data Flows and Localisation
  • USMCADIGITAL-2 Personal Information Protection and Consumer Protection
  • VIETNAMCYBER-2 Prohibited Acts (Access, Interception, Forgery, Content)
  • VIETNAMCYBER-4 Incident Reporting and Cooperation
  • AMLCTF-35 Identity Verification Standard
  • AL-DPA-12 International Data Transfers
  • DS-2 Ensure software supply chain security

BSI IT-Grundschutz · 1 control

  • BSI-03 Multi-factor authentication requirements
  • CA-10 Selects and Develops Control Activities
  • CTDPA-1 Definitions
  • DSO-3 Data Access Management

FIDO2 / WebAuthn · 1 control

ISO 27799:2025 · 1 control

  • ISO27799-12 Unique user identification and authentication

ISO/IEC 23837:2023 · 1 control

  • 23837-1.7.3 Authentication and classical post-processing

ISO/IEC 23894:2023 · 1 control

  • ISO23894-A.5 Privacy and Data Protection in AI

ISO/IEC 27043:2015 · 1 control

  • ISO27043-13 Authentication and password management

ISO/SAE 21434 · 1 control

  • ISO21434-13 Authentication and password management
  • MDS2-Person-Node-Authentication-Authorization-Auto-Logoff-AUTH-PAUT-NAUT MDS2 Authentication + Authorization + Auto Logoff + PAUT + NAUT + AUTH + Identity Management

MITRE ATT&CK · 1 control

MTCS (Singapore) · 1 control

  • MTCS-Asset-IAM-Cryptography-Multi-Tier-Asset-Inventory-RBAC-MFA-PAM-FIPS-HSM-Quantum-Safe MTCS Asset Mgmt + IAM + Cryptography + Asset Inventory + RBAC + MFA + PAM + FIPS + HSM + Quantum-Safe
  • NISTAI600-7 Confabulation, Bias, Information Integrity, Privacy, IP (Risks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • NISTSP115-8 Operational Considerations - Tools, Reporting Templates, ISMS Integration, Annex Material

NIST SP 800-123 · 1 control

  • NISTSP123-3 Authentication, Access Control, and Account Management

NIST SP 800-137 · 1 control

  • NISTSP137-6 Malware, Identity Access, and Network Boundary Monitoring

NIST SP 800-144 · 1 control

  • NISTSP144-1 Cloud Governance, Risk Assessment, and Provider Trust Evaluation

NIST SP 800-145 · 1 control

  • NISTSP145-8 Governance, Reporting, and Stakeholder Education on Cloud Definition

NIST SP 800-146 · 1 control

  • NISTSP61-5 Containment, Eradication, and Recovery

NIST SP 800-63-4 · 1 control

  • NISTSP63R4-3 Authentication: Authenticator Types, MFA, Phishing-Resistance, and Syncable Authenticators

NIST SP 800-66 · 1 control

  • NISTSP66-6 Technical Safeguards: Access Control, Audit Controls, Integrity, Person Authentication

NIST SP 800-88 · 1 control

  • NISTSP88-1 Media Sanitization Policy, Roles, and Decision Framework

NIST SP 800-92 · 1 control

  • NISTSP92-4 Log Management: Time Synchronisation, Parsing, Storage, Integrity, Access Control
  • NRFCS-7 Detection, Logging, Incident Response, Breach Notification, and Fraud Detection
  • NGCB-7 Patron and Employee Data Protection + Data Inventory + Vendor Management
  • NGNDPR-2 Governing Principles, Lawful Basis, and Consent under NDPR Section 2.1-2.3
  • AUNDB-A3 Eligible Data Breach Determination and Serious Harm Threshold
  • ORANWG11-2 O-RAN Interface Security: E2, A1, O1, O2, Open Fronthaul

OECD AI Principles · 1 control

  • OECDAI-5 Data Governance, Training Data Quality, Privacy, and Bias Mitigation

OWASP MASVS · 1 control

OWASP SAMM · 1 control

  • OWASPSAMM-2 Design: Threat Assessment, Security Requirements, Security Architecture

OpenSSF Scorecard · 1 control

  • OSSFSC-3 Build, CI/CD Security, Workflow Permissions, Dangerous Patterns
  • PAKPDPB-8 Enforcement, Penalties, Complaints, Retention, Training
  • EHDSREG-6 Phased Application and Enforcement
  • RIDTPPA-2 Consumer Rights (Access, Correction, Deletion, Portability, Opt-Out)

SWIFT CSCF · 1 control

South Korea PIPA · 1 control

  • PIPA-Data-Subject-Rights-Access-Correction-Erasure-Portability-Automated-Decisions-Articles-35-37-2 Korea PIPA Data Subject Rights + Access + Correction + Erasure + Portability + Article 35-37
  • TEFCAREC-1 Common Agreement Conformance and Onboarding

Turkey KVKK · 1 control

  • TURKEYKVKK-2 Information Notice and Data Subject Rights
  • CPSC-CS.2 Authentication and Access Controls
  • USSDWA-2 Cybersecurity Practices (Assessment, Access, Network, IR)
  • VERMONTAICDA-3 Bias Testing, Discrimination Prevention, Transparency

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