Spain: Guide on cyber incidents establishes a “one-stop notification system”

The Government of Spain announced, on 23 January 2019, that it had issued a guide on the notification and management of cyber incidents (‘the Guide’), according to the requirements of Royal Decree-Law 12/2018, of September 7, on the Security of Network and Information Systems.

In particular, the Guide creates a framework for the notification of incidents relating to the security of network and information systems by operators of essential services based on a series of impact criteria, as well as a management scheme on the same.

Source: Spain: Guide on cyber incidents establishes a “one-stop notification system”