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Provides telecom services, in Senegal

Electronic Communications Code, Notification of Security Breachesin force4 lines

Art. 16 notification of breaches of security, Loi n° 2018-28 portant Code des communications électroniques · Read the law's page

  • This binds an operator, meaning any legal person that operates an electronic communications network open to the public or provides an electronic communications service to the public (reached by declaring that you provide telecom services).
  • As soon as you become aware of it, inform the Minister of the Interior of any breach of security or loss of integrity having a significant impact on the operation of your networks or services (article 16).
  • Where the breach or loss results or may result from a computer attack, also inform the authority competent for the defence of information systems (article 16).
  • Once you have analysed the causes and consequences, report to the government authority, and to the defence authority where it was informed, on the measures taken to avoid a recurrence (article 16).
Electronic Communications Code, Security and Integrity of Networksin force5 lines

Art. 16 security and integrity of networks, Loi n° 2018-28 portant Code des communications électroniques · Read the law's page

  • This binds an operator, meaning any legal person that operates an electronic communications network open to the public or provides an electronic communications service to the public (reached by declaring that you provide telecom services).
  • Take all appropriate measures to ensure the integrity of your networks and to guarantee the continuity of the services you provide (article 16).
  • Take the technical and organisational measures necessary to ensure the security of your network and services at a level adapted to the existing risk, including measures to prevent or limit the consequences of breaches of security for users and interconnected networks (article 16).
  • Comply with the technical security prescriptions the government authority may issue (article 16).
  • Where there is a particular risk of breach of the security of your networks, inform subscribers of that risk, of any means of remedying it and of its cost (article 16).

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