BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. Institutional
mechanisms for cybersecurity will be created in Azerbaijan,
Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
This is reflected in the draft law on amendments to the law "On
information, informatization and information protection", which was
discussed at today's session of the parliament.
During the discussions, it was noted that the draft law was
prepared with the aim of improving legal regulation in the field of
information security and cybersecurity, protecting information
infrastructure from cyber threats, establishing institutional
mechanisms for cybersecurity, and determining the legal basis for
digital development processes.
The draft adds information infrastructure, information
infrastructure subject, cybersecurity, cyberspace, cyber hygiene,
digital evidence, digital research, computer incident response
center (CERT), Security Operations Center (SOC), National CERT,
State CERT, and other new concepts to the law.
The draft law defines the rights and obligations of state
bodies, information infrastructure entities, CERTs, and SOCs in the
field of cybersecurity, and establishes mechanisms for detecting,
preventing, investigating, and eliminating cyber threats, cyber
attacks, and cyber incidents.
The draft also establishes provisions on ensuring the
cybersecurity of information infrastructure, conducting
cybersecurity monitoring and audits, exchanging information on
cyber incidents, conducting digital research, financing digital
development projects, and implementing a regulatory test
environment for the purpose of testing digital solutions.
At the same time, new obligations in the field of cybersecurity
are established for information infrastructure entities, internet
providers, host providers, and owners of internet information
resources, and the directions of activity and powers of the
National CERT are expanded.
The adoption of the draft law will serve to improve the
information security and cybersecurity system in the country,
increase the effectiveness of the fight against cyber threats,
strengthen the resilience of the information infrastructure, and
more efficiently organize digital development processes.
The draft law was put to a vote after discussions and passed in
the first reading.
