NorwaySecurity and Preparedness Duty of Electronic Communications Providers
Lov om elektronisk kommunikasjon (ekomloven), § 3-1
In force.
A sector security regimes rule binding private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Security, Governance
As of .
What it requires
- Applies to providers of electronic communications networks and services in Norway. Reached by declaring that you provide telecom services.
- Offer networks and services with adequate security for users in peace, crisis and war, maintain adequate preparedness and secure adequate protection of communication and data (section 3-1).
- Prevent and minimise the effects of security incidents, secure rapid recovery, follow up security and preparedness systematically and document an adequate level of security (section 3-1).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
What this law does
Section 3-1 of the Electronic Communications Act requires a provider to offer electronic communications networks and services with adequate security for users in peace, crisis and war, to maintain adequate preparedness and to secure adequate protection of communication and data. Section 3-1 also requires the provider to prevent and minimise the effects of security incidents, to secure rapid recovery and to document an adequate level of security. Section 15-12 of the Act lets the ministry impose an administrative fine for a breach of section 3-1(1), (3) or (4).
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app provides telecom services.