Cyber ​​Security: What are the National Guidelines

In conjunction with the development of digital and the internet, online criminal actions have also increased, so much so that legislators are increasingly asking themselves how to protect the user from the dangers to which they may be subjected once they access the web.

What are the risks

The web facilitates particular crimes that differ from offline crimes. In fact, online crimes can be committed anywhere in the world and at any time without a necessary physical connection between user and system. Cyber ​​crime can therefore involve:

• Breach of computer systems
• Attacks on property or personal property
• Dissemination of private content online
• Cyber ​​terrorism

The protection of data and personal information has therefore become a topic that has recently found a lot of space within the politics of the European Union.

The guidelines in Italy

Since July 2019, Italy has been equipped with a new tool for national cyber security.
As required by the European NIS (Network and Information Security) Directive and Legislative Decree No. 65 of 18 May 2018, these are guidelines on risk management and the prevention, mitigation and notification of cyber incidents and attacks.

The guidelines were developed by the Competent Authorities – with the coordination of the DIS (Department of Information for Security) – and subsequently forwarded to the 465 Essential Service Operators (OSE). The organizations that are part of it concern the transport, energy, banking, healthcare, supply and distribution of drinking water sectors. The Ose will have between four and twelve months to comply with the guidelines, based on the reference sector. The competent Authorities will assist the Operators with the application of cyber risk management, prevention and mitigation measures, with consequent inspection activities.

With these new guidelines on cybersecurity, implemented by the European NIS Directive, Italy is also structured to be increasingly reactive towards cyber threats, in the context of a European cybersecurity architecture based on: coordinated approach, increased awareness and public-private partnership. Essential Service Operators thus have essential tools at their disposal to increase the security of networks and systems. The objective is to guarantee the entire country is impervious to cyber attacks.

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