SwitzerlandProtection of Electricity Installations Against Cyber Threats
In force since .
A sector security regimes rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Security
As of .
What it requires
- Applies to network operators, producers and storage operators in electricity supply. Reached by declaring that you operate an essential service.
- Take measures for an adequate protection of your installations against cyber threats (Article 8a(1)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
What this law does
Article 8a(1) StromVG requires network operators, producers and storage operators to take measures for an adequate protection of their installations against cyber threats. Article 8a(2) StromVG allows the Federal Council to provide exceptions and, where necessary to secure supply, to extend the duty to other service providers in electricity supply. Article 8a StromVG was inserted by the Federal Act of and took effect on .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app runs an essential service.