FENDING OFF ATTACKS: Central and local government agency heads would be required to appoint deputies to monitor and lead information protection tasks

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 30, 2018
By: Lee Hsin-fang  /  Staff reporter

The Executive Yuan’s Department of Cyber Security has drafted six sets of regulations to complement the Information and Communication Security Management Act (資通安全管理法) passed by the Legislative Yuan in May.

The regulations are to take effect on Jan. 1 next year alongside the act.

The regulations are: enforcement rules for the information and communication security management act; regulations governing information security levels and the distribution of responsibilities; regulations governing the reporting of information security incidents and response measures; regulations on the assessment of the execution of information security safeguarding plans; regulations exchanging information security intelligence; and regulations on rewarding and punishing civil servants tasked with safeguarding information security.

The regulations were made available for public viewing for 60 days and were discussed at public hearings, which proceeded smoothly, the department said.
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