What You Need to Know About Germany’s Cybersecurity Law

Monika Kuschewsky writes:

Whilst the discussions on the proposed Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive at European level are still ongoing (see Update on the Cybersecurity Directive − over to Luxembourg?, InsidePrivacy, June 12, 2015), less has been said about Germany new national Act to Increase the Security of Information Technology Systems (the “IT Security Law”). The IT Security Law was published in the Federal Official Gazette on July 24, 2015 (see here) and entered into force the following day.