--- title: DPDP Compliance Gaps: ISO 27001 Doesn’t Cover | daily.dev description: ISO 27001 certification does not fully satisfy India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 obligations. Seven key compliance gaps are identified:... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dpdp-compliance-gaps-iso-27001-doesn-t-cover-hgcht1o2a twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DPDP Compliance Gaps: ISO 27001 Doesn’t Cover | daily.dev og:description: ISO 27001 certification does not fully satisfy India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 obligations. Seven key compliance gaps are identified:... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dpdp-compliance-gaps-iso-27001-doesn-t-cover-hgcht1o2a og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hgcHT1o2a.png og:image:alt: DPDP Compliance Gaps: ISO 27001 Doesn’t Cover og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DPDP Compliance Gaps: ISO 27001 Doesn’t Cover **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ISO 27001 certification does not fully satisfy India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 obligations. Seven key compliance gaps are identified: consent management (ISO 27001 has no consent framework), individual privacy rights and notices, purpose limitation beyond data classification, regulator-specific breach notification timelines, cross-border data transfer restrictions, accountability structures for Data Fiduciaries vs. processors, and time-bound data erasure tied to purpose fulfillment. Organizations must layer dedicated privacy governance on top of their ISO 27001 ISMS to meet DPDP requirements and avoid penalties up to Rs 250 crore. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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