Pursuant to the recently adopted Law on the Security of
Network and Information
Systems (L. 89(I)/2020) and
relevant secondary legislation, Digital Service Providers that are
seated in the Republic should now register with the Cyprus Digital
Security Authority (the ‘DSA'). The obligation to
register concerns the following types of Digital Service
Providers:
- Online marketplaces (e.g. online shops);
- Online search engines, and;
- Cloud computing services.
In addition to the obligation to register with the DSA, Digital
Service Providers must also take several further actions within the
context of cybersecurity law compliance, including:
- Undertaking appropriate and proportionate technical and
organisational measures to manage cybersecurity risks;