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Key Facts: ISO 27701 Transition Exam

40Q, 1 hour

Exam Format

PECB

70%

Passing Score

PECB

USD 500 exam-only

Exam Fee

PECB

PECB ISO/IEC 27701 Transition Exam certification exam evaluates candidates on official PECB domains and standards. Note: this practice set is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

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1What does ISO/IEC 27701:2025 specify?
A.Requirements and guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a privacy information management system (PIMS)
B.Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of privacy information management systems
C.Technical specifications for encrypting personally identifiable information at rest and in transit
D.A code of practice for information security controls based on generally accepted good practices
Explanation: ISO/IEC 27701:2025 is the management system standard for privacy information management. It specifies requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a PIMS for organizations acting as PII controllers, PII processors, or both.
2In ISO/IEC 27701, what does the abbreviation 'PII' stand for?
A.Personal internet identifier
B.Personally identifiable information
C.Private internal information
D.Protected individual identity
Explanation: PII means personally identifiable information: any information that can be used to establish a link between the information and the natural person to whom it relates. It is the central concept the PIMS is designed to protect.
3What is the most significant structural change introduced by ISO/IEC 27701:2025 compared with the 2019 edition?
A.It converted the PIMS requirements into a technical specification with no certifiable requirements
B.It removed all management system clauses and kept only privacy control guidance
C.It is now a stand-alone management system standard whose application no longer depends on implementing ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27002
D.It merged ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 into a single combined standard
Explanation: The 2025 edition transforms ISO/IEC 27701 from an extension of ISO/IEC 27001 into a stand-alone management system standard. Its clauses 4-10 are now independent, so an organization can implement and certify a PIMS without first having an ISMS.
4How does ISO/IEC 27701 define a PII controller?
A.Any organization that stores PII on servers it owns or leases
B.A natural person to whom the PII relates
C.A third party that processes PII strictly on documented instructions from another organization
D.The privacy stakeholder (or privacy stakeholders) that determines the purposes and means for processing PII
Explanation: The PII controller is the party that determines the purposes (why) and means (how) of the processing of PII. Determining purposes and means is the decisive test of controllership, regardless of where the data is physically stored.
5How does ISO/IEC 27701 define a PII processor?
A.The privacy stakeholder that processes PII on behalf of and in accordance with the instructions of a PII controller
B.The privacy stakeholder that determines the purposes and means of PII processing
C.Any employee of a PII controller who handles PII during their duties
D.An independent auditor who assesses the PIMS of a controller
Explanation: A PII processor processes PII on behalf of a PII controller and according to the controller's documented instructions. The processor does not determine the purposes or essential means of the processing.
6An organization with no ISO/IEC 27001-certified ISMS wants to certify its privacy program. Under ISO/IEC 27701:2025, what is its situation?
A.It must adopt ISO/IEC 27002 in full but does not need ISO/IEC 27001 certification
B.It can implement and certify a PIMS independently, because the 2025 edition is a stand-alone management system standard
C.It must first certify an ISMS to ISO/IEC 27001 before any PIMS certification is possible
D.It can implement the PIMS but certification remains impossible without ISO/IEC 27001
Explanation: Because ISO/IEC 27701:2025 is stand-alone, PIMS certification no longer requires an existing ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS. This is one of the headline changes, making privacy certification accessible to organizations such as pure processors that may not maintain an ISMS.
7How are the controls in Annex A of ISO/IEC 27701:2025 organized?
A.By legal basis of processing under the GDPR
B.By the lifecycle stage of the PII: collection, storage, use, deletion
C.Into categories for PII controllers, for PII processors, and a shared category applicable to both
D.Strictly by the four themes of ISO/IEC 27002:2022 (organizational, people, physical, technological)
Explanation: In the 2025 edition, controls are categorized for PII processors, PII controllers, and a shared category for both, instead of guidance being linked directly to ISO/IEC 27002 as in 2019. These categories can still reference ISO/IEC 27002 where applicable.
8In ISO/IEC 27701 terminology, what is a 'PII principal'?
A.The senior executive accountable for the PIMS
B.The lead organization in a joint controllership arrangement
C.The main customer whose data dominates a processing system
D.The natural person to whom the PII relates
Explanation: A PII principal is the natural person to whom the personally identifiable information relates. Many privacy regulations use the term 'data subject' for the same concept; ISO/IEC 27701 uses PII principal.
9What is the relationship between ISO/IEC 27701:2025 and ISO/IEC 27002:2022?
A.The Annex A control categories are aligned with ISO/IEC 27002:2022 and may still reference it where applicable, even though using ISO/IEC 27002 is no longer mandatory
B.ISO/IEC 27002:2022 must be fully implemented before any ISO/IEC 27701:2025 control can be applied
C.ISO/IEC 27701:2025 has no connection to ISO/IEC 27002:2022 whatsoever
D.ISO/IEC 27002:2022 is withdrawn and replaced by ISO/IEC 27701:2025
Explanation: The 2025 edition restructured its controls to align with ISO/IEC 27002:2022, and the controller/processor/shared categories can still reference ISO/IEC 27002 where applicable. The difference from 2019 is that this linkage is optional rather than a structural dependency.
10When was ISO/IEC 27701:2025 published, and what is its edition status?
A.Published in May 2018 alongside the EU GDPR as the first edition
B.Published in October 2025 as the second edition, replacing ISO/IEC 27701:2019
C.Published in January 2022 as the first edition of the standard
D.Published in October 2025 as the third edition, replacing a 2021 edition
Explanation: ISO and IEC published the revised, stand-alone second edition of ISO/IEC 27701 in October 2025. It replaces the 2019 first edition, which had been designed as a privacy extension to ISO/IEC 27001.

About the ISO 27701 Transition Exam

The PECB ISO/IEC 27701 Transition Exam certification evaluates professional competence in governance, implementation, auditing, and management according to PECB standards.

Questions

40 scored questions

Time Limit

1 hour

Passing Score

70%

Exam Fee

USD 500 exam-only (PECB (Professional Evaluation and Certification Board))

ISO 27701 Transition Exam Content Outline

~25%

Overview & Key Revisions of ISO/IEC 27701

Background of PIMS standard, integration with updated ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27002:2022 framework.

~30%

PIMS Requirements for Controllers & Processors

Clause 5 PIMS extensions to ISMS, Clause 6 guidance for 27002 controls, Clause 7 PIMS controls for PII Controllers, Clause 8 for PII Processors.

~25%

Transitioning PIMS Policies & Controls

Updating privacy risk assessments, revising Privacy Statement of Applicability (PSoA), mapping PIMS controls to global privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA).

~20%

Audit & Certification Transition Considerations

Internal auditing of transitioned PIMS, managing third-party PII processor compliance, and preparing for external PIMS recertification audits.

How to Pass the ISO 27701 Transition Exam

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  • Passing score: 70%
  • Exam length: 40 questions
  • Time limit: 1 hour
  • Exam fee: USD 500 exam-only

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