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PDPA Singapore

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Singapore
v2020
8 domains
8 controls

Personal Data Protection Act of Singapore

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Framework Domains (8)

Accountability and Governance

1 controls
Controls in the Accountability and Governance domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-1Accountability, Records, DPO Appointment, and Training

Breach Response and Enforcement

1 controls
Controls in the Breach Response and Enforcement domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-8Data Breach Notification, Incident Response, and Enforcement

High-Risk Processing

1 controls
Controls in the High-Risk Processing domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-4Children's Data, DPIA, and Privacy by Design

Individual Rights

1 controls
Controls in the Individual Rights domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-3Access, Correction, Data Portability, and Individual Rights

Lawful Processing

1 controls
Controls in the Lawful Processing domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-2Notification, Consent, Purpose Limitation, and Lawful Basis

Lifecycle and Marketing

1 controls
Controls in the Lifecycle and Marketing domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-7Retention Limitation, Do Not Call, Compliance, Complaints

Protection and Security

1 controls
Controls in the Protection and Security domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-5Protection, Accuracy, and Security of Personal Data

Transfer and Processor Management

1 controls
Controls in the Transfer and Processor Management domain of PDPA Singapore — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PDPASG-6Transfer Limitation, Cross-Border Safeguards, and Data Intermediary Oversight

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with PDPA Singapore, you already cover:

Turkey KVKK

100%

8 controls mapped

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Privacy Act 2020

100%

8 controls mapped

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Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)

100%

8 controls mapped

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+ 133 more: Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven) (100%), Bahrain PDPL (100%)

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Maps to 136 other frameworks

8 total controls
Turkey KVKK
8 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
100%
Privacy Act 2020
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
100%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
8 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
100%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
100%
Bahrain PDPL
8 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
100%
South Korea PIPA
8 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
100%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
8 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
100%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
Azure Security Benchmark
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
APPI
7 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
88%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
75%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
75%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27018
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27017
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
NIST SP 800-190
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
63%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
63%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
GDPR
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
NIST Privacy Framework
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
63%
Brunei Personal Data Protection Order 2022 (PDPO)
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 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
38%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
ISO 13485
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27799
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
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%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20000-1
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22000
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 45001
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%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
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%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
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/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 26000:2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Paraguay Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 6534/2020)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
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%
ISO 14001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27043
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
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%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP SAMM
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%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 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 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 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 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
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%
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%
Compare PDPA Singapore with Turkey KVKK

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PDPA Singapore?

PDPA Singapore is a compliance framework from Singapore with 8 domains and 8 controls. Personal Data Protection Act of Singapore It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does PDPA Singapore have?

PDPA Singapore has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Accountability and Governance (1 controls), Breach Response and Enforcement (1 controls), High-Risk Processing (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

What frameworks does PDPA Singapore map to?

PDPA Singapore maps to 136 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Turkey KVKK (100% coverage), Privacy Act 2020 (100% coverage), Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) (100% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

How do I get started with PDPA Singapore compliance?

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