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The Digital Services Act (DSA) and combating disinformation – 10 key takeaways

The scale of online disinformation is widely considered to be one of the most important challenges in terms of providing users with a “safe, predictable, and trusted online environment”.

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The Act on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication: new obligations for telecommunications operators and e-mail providers

On 25 August 2023, the Act on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication (CAECA) was published in the Polish Journal of Laws. While the act was enacted in full over a long period (starting on the next day after promulgation and continuing for twelve months from the day it took effect), the obligations under the new legislation will mostly begin to apply from 25 September 2023.

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Proposal for the new NIST Cybersecurity Framework now revealed

The U.S. NIST recently released an update of a tool of its own design, the Cybersecurity Framework. This upgrade comes as the rate of growth in the field of cybersecurity is increasing, in terms of both legislation and norms, and cyberthreats. The important role played by the NIST means that this upgraded version has major implications for the entire cybersecurity sector.

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The draft amendment to the Act on the National Cybersecurity System was submitted to the Sejm

On 3 July 2023, a government bill amending the Act on the National Cybersecurity System and certain other acts (amendment to the ANCS) was submitted to the Sejm. This happened after nearly 33 months of work on the wording of the amended legislation. The adoption of the amendment continues to face new obstacles – work on it has now been postponed, due to its referral to a public hearing to be held on 11 September 2023.

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The next in a series of proposals for amendment of the National Cybersecurity System Act (NCSSA). Is the NCSSA close to being enacted?

On 7 June, 2023, another version of the proposed amendment to the NCSSA was posted on the Ministry of Digital Affairs public bulletin website. This is now the twelfth version of the proposal. The proposal has been approved by the Council of Ministers, and therefore the amendment can be expected to be passed in the coming weeks.

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A new version of the National Cybersecurity System Act close to being passed

On 3 October, 2022, the Government Legislation Centre published what is now the eighth version of a bill amending the National Cybersecurity System Act. The bill does not make any changes to the previously proposed group of entities that form the national cybersecurity system or those entities’ obligations. This group includes electronic communication undertakings and the Financial Supervision Authority, the President of the Office of Electronic Communication, and external SOCs. The new provisions on the national system of cybersecurity certification and instructions issued for security purposes also continue to be applicable.

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NFTs and cybersecurity

Like other digital solutions, an NFT (non-fungible token) is exposed to the danger of cyberthreats.

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Envisaged new rules on cybersecurity – legislative proposal for combating abuses in electronic communication

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Another seventh, new legislative proposal to amend the National Cybersecurity system act

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Council of the European Union proposals for the NIS2 Directive and CER Directive

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Amendment to Act on National Cybersecurity System

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Cybersecurity changes envisaged in a proposal for NIS Directive 2