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Act on Protection of Personal Information (Japan)

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APPI is a compliance framework from Japan with 7 domains and 30 controls that map to 268 other frameworks. The largest domains are APPI: Rights of Identifiable Persons (Articles 32 to 39) (8 controls), APPI: Purpose Specification and Acquisition (Articles 17 to 21) (5 controls), APPI: Security Control and Supervision (Articles 22 to 26) (5 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (7)

APPI: Anonymized Personal Information (Articles 43 to 46)

4 controls
Controls in the APPI: Anonymized Personal Information (Articles 43 to 46) domain of APPI4 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A43Preparation of Anonymized Personal Information
APPI-A44Disclosure When Providing Anonymized Personal Information
APPI-A45Prohibition on Re Identification
APPI-A46Security and Proper Handling of Anonymized Personal Information

APPI: Complaint Handling (Article 40)

1 controls
Controls in the APPI: Complaint Handling (Article 40) domain of APPI1 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A40Processing of Complaints

APPI: Pseudonymized Personal Information (Articles 41 and 42)

2 controls
Controls in the APPI: Pseudonymized Personal Information (Articles 41 and 42) domain of APPI2 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A41Preparation and Handling of Pseudonymized Personal Information
APPI-A42Restriction on Providing Pseudonymized Personal Information

APPI: Purpose Specification and Acquisition (Articles 17 to 21)

5 controls
Controls in the APPI: Purpose Specification and Acquisition (Articles 17 to 21) domain of APPI5 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A17Specification of the Purpose of Use
APPI-A18Restriction on Handling Beyond the Purpose of Use
APPI-A19Prohibition of Improper Use
APPI-A20Proper Acquisition and Special Care Required Personal Information
APPI-A21Notice or Public Announcement of the Purpose of Use

APPI: Rights of Identifiable Persons (Articles 32 to 39)

8 controls
Controls in the APPI: Rights of Identifiable Persons (Articles 32 to 39) domain of APPI8 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A32Matters Concerning Retained Personal Data to Be Made Accessible
APPI-A33Request for Disclosure of Retained Personal Data
APPI-A34Request for Correction, Addition or Deletion
APPI-A35Request for Cessation of Use, Erasure or Cessation of Third Party Provision
APPI-A36Explanation of Reasons for a Response to a Request
APPI-A37Procedure for Receiving Requests
APPI-A38Fees for Disclosure and Notification of Purpose
APPI-A39Prior Demand Before Litigation on a Request

APPI: Security Control and Supervision (Articles 22 to 26)

5 controls
Controls in the APPI: Security Control and Supervision (Articles 22 to 26) domain of APPI5 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A22Accuracy and Deletion of Personal Data
APPI-A23Security Control Measures
APPI-A24Supervision of Employees
APPI-A25Supervision of Trustees
APPI-A26Report of Leakage to the Commission and Notification to the Person

APPI: Third Party Provision and Records (Articles 27 to 31)

5 controls
Controls in the APPI: Third Party Provision and Records (Articles 27 to 31) domain of APPI5 controls
CodeTitle
APPI-A27Restriction on Provision to Third Parties
APPI-A28Provision to Third Parties in Foreign Countries
APPI-A29Records When Providing Personal Data to a Third Party
APPI-A30Confirmation and Records When Receiving Personal Data from a Third Party
APPI-A31Provision of Personally Referable Information

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with APPI, you already cover:

Maps to 268 other frameworks

30 total controls
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
27 source controls mapped|34 target controls covered
90%
SOC 2
25 source controls mapped|27 target controls covered
83%
GDPR
25 source controls mapped|30 target controls covered
83%
ISO 27701:2019
24 source controls mapped|35 target controls covered
80%
APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System
23 source controls mapped|50 target controls covered
77%
CCPA/CPRA
21 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
70%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
21 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
70%
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1
20 source controls mapped|28 target controls covered
67%
ISO 27001:2022
18 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
60%
ISO 27002:2022
16 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
53%
Australia My Health Records Act 2012
16 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
53%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
14 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
47%
NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1
12 source controls mapped|23 target controls covered
40%
FedRAMP Moderate
10 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
33%
FedRAMP High
10 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
33%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
9 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
30%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
9 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
30%
CIS Controls v8
9 source controls mapped|16 target controls covered
30%
Virginia CDPA
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Vietnam PDPD
9 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
30%
Uruguay DPL
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Turkey KVKK
9 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
30%
Texas Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Taiwan PDPA
9 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
30%
Qatar DPL
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Privacy Act 2020
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
POPIA
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Peru DPL
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
PDPA Thailand
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
PDPA Singapore
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
NIST SP 800-122
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
9 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
30%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
30%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
9 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Mexico LFPDPPP
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Mauritius DPA
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
9 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
30%
Liechtenstein DPA
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
LGPD
9 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
30%
Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)
9 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
30%
Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
9 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
30%
Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
Indonesia PDP Law
9 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
30%
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
9 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
30%
India DPDP Act
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
30%
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
9 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
30%
30%
Bahrain PDPL
9 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
30%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
9 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
30%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
9 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
30%
ISO/IEC 42001:2023
9 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
30%
C5 (Germany)
8 source controls mapped|21 target controls covered
27%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
8 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
27%
South Korea PIPA
8 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
27%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
8 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
27%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
7 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
FedRAMP Rev 5
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
23%
UK Open Banking Standard
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
23%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
South Korea ISMS-P
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
23%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
HIPAA Security Rule
6 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
20%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
6 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
20%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
20%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
6 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
20%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
6 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
APRA CPS 234
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
6 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
6 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
NIST Privacy Framework
6 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
20%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
20%
Azure Security Benchmark
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
17%
ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0)
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
17%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
5 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
HITECH Act
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
MARS-E
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
17%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
PCI DSS 4.0
5 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
17%
CMMC 2.0
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
17%
NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
17%
PSD2 SCA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
OSFI B-13
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Open Banking Security
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
13%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
HKMA SPM
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
GLBA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Ghana Cybersecurity Act
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
FISMA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
ISO 20000-1
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
PCI SSF
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
PCI P2PE
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
Belgium CyberFundamentals
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
PCI PIN Security
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Kenya Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 800-146
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 800-145
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 800-144
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
MTCS (Singapore)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISMAP (Japan)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
IEEE 1686
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27018
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 800-190
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ITIL 4
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27017
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
UK AI Regulation Framework
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
SASB Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
OECD AI Principles
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Japan AI Guidelines
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Israel Protection of Privacy Law (5741-1981)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
IEEE 7000
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
10%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Belgium Data Protection Act (Wet van 30 juli 2018, Loi du 30 juillet 2018)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
UK Data Protection Act 2018
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
NERC CIP
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Laos Law on Prevention and Combating Cybercrime (2015)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-171
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
SLSA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
PTES
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
OWASP SAMM
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
OWASP MASVS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
OWASP ASVS
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
OpenSSF Scorecard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-92
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-88
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-66
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-63-4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-61
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-137
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NIST SP 800-123
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
MITRE D3FEND
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
MITRE ATT&CK
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 27799
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
7%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
7%
ISO 13485
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
US ITAR and EAR - Export Control and Data Security
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 13485:2016
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
HL7 FHIR Security Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
3%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 27005
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
3GPP 5G Security Architecture (TS 33.501)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
OWASP Top 10:2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%

What is APPI and who does it apply to?

APPI is a compliance framework from Japan with 7 domains and 30 controls. Act on Protection of Personal Information (Japan) It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does APPI actually require?

APPI has 30 controls organised across 7 domains. The largest domains are APPI: Rights of Identifiable Persons (Articles 32 to 39) (8 controls), APPI: Purpose Specification and Acquisition (Articles 17 to 21) (5 controls), APPI: Security Control and Supervision (Articles 22 to 26) (5 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of APPI do I already cover?

APPI maps to 268 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (90% coverage), SOC 2 (83% coverage), GDPR (83% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

How do I implement APPI?

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