חוק להסדרת הביטחון בגופים ציבוריים (תיקון מס' 9), התשע"ו-2016Law on Security Arrangements in Public Bodies (Amendment No. 9), 2016 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Security for Public Bodies Law, 1998 regulates the security instructions given to various bodies, primarily public bodies. The Law defines three types of security activities for which security instructions are given: physical security activities; information security activities; and activities for securing critical computerized systems. Under the Amendment to the Law, the authority to issue instructions regarding the security of critical computerized systems will be transferred from the Israel Security Agency (ISA) to the National Cyber Security Authority, except for instructing communications bodies, which will remain under the authority of the ISA. The instructing authority for each of the bodies listed in the Law will be transferred gradually until 31 July 2017, by an order issued by the Prime Minister. As a result of the transfer of authority, the Head of the Authority will be able to appoint one of the Authority's employees as an authorized officer, who will, among other things, be able to approve the appointment of a critical security systems officer in the instructed bodies and to enter the instructed body at any time to oversee compliance with his instructions. In addition, it is established that in bodies instructed by the ISA both regarding the security of critical computerized systems and regarding information security, the authority to instruct regarding information security will also be transferred to the Authority. However, it is established that when the authorized officer on behalf of the Authority issues instructions in the field of information security, for information classified up to the level of "Restricted", the instructions will be given according to the principles established under the Israel Security Agency Law. For classification levels higher than Restricted, instructions will be given in accordance with directives issued by the ISA. A further arrangement concerns the instructing powers of the cyber array, composed of the National Cyber Authority and the Cyber Headquarters. It is established that the Head of the National Cyber Security Authority, or someone he has authorized, will serve as the authorized officer of the cyber array with regard to information security and the security of critical computerized systems, and he will be the one to appoint the security officer and the security personnel in the array. This arrangement was established as a temporary provision until 31 December 2018.

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