Brazil: Cybersecurity Obligations For PPPs Holding Critical Infrastructure Enter Into Public Consultation
By Cyber Era NG Correspondent
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) will receive, until February 4, 2022, contributions to the public consultation that addresses the scope of the Cyber Security Regulation Applied to the Telecommunications Sector , approved by Resolution No. 740/2020. By Anatel’s proposal , some Small Business Providers (PPP) that own critical infrastructure would be subject to complying with the Regulation’s obligations.
The proposal expands the incidence of the resolution for PPPs holding submarine cables with international destination and for mobile telephony providers holding their own network. Anatel also proposes the incidence of obligations for PPP holders of a support network for the transport of interstate traffic in the wholesale market.
In addition, manufacturers of products for telecommunications for the deployment d es s the critical infrastructure shall be subject to compliance with the principles, guidelines and the development of obligation and implementation of a Cyber Security Policy provided for in Cybersecurity Regulation Applied to Industry of Telecommunications.
Contributions to public consultations can be made through Anatel’s Public Consultation Monitoring System .
