Consultation for new National Infrastructure Safety Bill

• The roles the Department of Home Affairs and the responsible authorities will play in setting and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards for the National Infrastructure.
• A tiered model to categorise entities as essential or important, or unclassified depending on their criticality and size, to apply requirements proportionately.
• An approach to setting resilience and cyber security standards.
• The creation of a technical authority to monitor, advise and coordinate responses to cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• A proposal to create a structured timeline to notify and report security incidents.
• The proposed enforcement framework.

Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Jane Poole-Wilson MHK said: ‘The National Infrastructure Security Bill will enhance our Island’s cyber-resilience and protect the services our residents rely on daily."

The consultation document is available to view and complete HERE