Germany requests a cyberattack protection law
A law on cyberattack protection for important equipment and companies, as requested by Germany to the European Union, could come into force in 2026
Germany wants to make the protection of important equipment and companies against cyberattacks a law, and has therefore submitted the corresponding request to the European Union.
According to Claudia Plattner, President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the German Ministry of the Interior is actively promoting this issue.
Plattner told the German Press Agency that the German official expects the legislation to come into force in early 2026, after “consultation with the federal states and affected associations on the draft, which, among other things, establishes the obligation to conduct risk analyses and report security incidents.”
The implementation of the European NIS 2 Directive seeks to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies and institutions. Major companies are considered, among others, to include large firms in the “energy, transport, drinking water, food production, wastewater, and telecommunications” sectors.
In the event of a cyberattack, these companies would cease to operate and cause profound harm to the population. For this reason, the German government is insisting on legislation on the subject, which would allow for the implementation of security measures to “prevent and manage cyberattacks. This will affect approximately 29,000 companies in the future, which is a considerably higher number than until now.”
M.Pino
Source: deutschland.de
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