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Malaysia PDPA 2010
Malaysia
v2010
8 domains
8 controls
Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia
Verified
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Framework Domains (8)
Cross-Border Transfer and Processor - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Data Subject Rights - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Enforcement Sanctions and Remedies - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MY-PDPA-Enforcement-PDPC-Investigation-RM1M-Fine-3-Year-Prison-Class-Action-Section-104-2024-Amendment | Malaysia PDPA Enforcement + PDPC Investigation + RM1M Fine + 3 Year Prison + Class Action + 2024 Amendment |
Governance DPO Registration DPIA - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MY-PDPA-DPO-Designation-Class-Data-User-Registration-DPIA-Code-Practice-Section-43A-2024-Amendment | Malaysia PDPA Governance + DPO Section 43A + Class of Data User Registration + DPIA + Code of Practice |
Scope and Authority - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MY-PDPA-Scope-Act-709-Parliament-2010-Effective-15-November-2013-PDPC-JPDP-2024-Amendment-Act-A1709 | Malaysia PDPA Scope + Act 709 + Parliament 2010 + Effective 15 November 2013 + PDPC + JPDP + 2024 Amendment |
Security Retention Breach Notification - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MY-PDPA-Security-Principle-Retention-Data-Integrity-Breach-Notification-72-Hour-Section-12B-2024-Amendment | Malaysia PDPA Security + Retention + Data Integrity + Breach Notification 72 Hour + Section 12B + 2024 Amendment |
Sensitive Data and Children - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MY-PDPA-Sensitive-Personal-Data-Section-40-Health-Religious-Political-Sexual-Children-Explicit-Consent | Malaysia PDPA Sensitive Personal Data + Section 40 + Health + Religious + Political + Children + Explicit Consent |
Seven Personal Data Protection Principles - Malaysia PDPA
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with Malaysia PDPA 2010, you already cover:
Turkey KVKK
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →+ 140 more: Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (88%), Mexico LFPDPPP (88%)
See all 143 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 143 other frameworks
8 total controls
Turkey KVKK
7 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
88%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
Mexico LFPDPPP
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
Mauritius DPA
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
88%
Azure Security Benchmark
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
Bahrain PDPL
7 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
88%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
7 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
88%
South Korea PIPA
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
75%
ISO 27001:2022
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
75%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
75%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
75%
APPI
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
75%
MTCS (Singapore)
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27018
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27017
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
63%
MARS-E
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
50%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
50%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
NIST Privacy Framework
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
50%
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
GDPR
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
APRA CPS 234
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
OWASP Top 10:2025
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27799
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
ISO 20000-1
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 13485
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 45001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22000
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP MASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
OWASP ASVS
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
MITRE D3FEND
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
MITRE ATT&CK
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Malaysia PDPA 2010?
Malaysia PDPA 2010 is a compliance framework from Malaysia with 8 domains and 8 controls. Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does Malaysia PDPA 2010 have?
Malaysia PDPA 2010 has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Cross-Border Transfer and Processor - Malaysia PDPA (1 controls), Data Subject Rights - Malaysia PDPA (1 controls), Enforcement Sanctions and Remedies - Malaysia PDPA (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does Malaysia PDPA 2010 map to?
Malaysia PDPA 2010 maps to 143 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Turkey KVKK (88% coverage), Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) (88% coverage), Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (88% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I get started with Malaysia PDPA 2010 compliance?
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