On December 12th, 2023, the Chamber of Deputies approved in the second constitutional procedure the bill that “Establishes a Framework Law on Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure” (the “Bill“). On the same date, the Bill was sent to the Senate and advanced to the third constitutional stage, with all the amendments of the reviewing chamber being approved. Thus, the Bill will be sent to the President of the Republic for its promulgation, without prejudice to the preventive control to be carried out by the Constitutional Court.
The main objectives of the Bill are to establish the institutionality, principles and general regulations to structure, regulate and coordinate the cybersecurity actions of State bodies and between them and individuals, as well as to establish the requirements for the prevention, containment, resolution and response to cybersecurity incidents and cyberattacks.
The Bill involves a series of relevant aspects and changes in cybersecurity matters. Some of these are highlighted below: Read more
