Unified Information Security Standards In The Public Sector

A set of new pieces of legislation introduced unified information security standards into the public sector, which affects private companies offering IT services to the public sector. 

New legislation

Public entities and authorities falling under the scope of the new Hungarian Information Security Act must inspect their electronic information systems by 1 July 2014 to assess whether those systems meet the security criteria laid down by the new act and a ministerial decree by the National Development Ministry (NFM).

The unified information security standards in the public sector were introduced by a new act as of 1 July 2013 (Information Security Act). The Information Security Act applies to most governmental, administrative, and municipal authorities and entities.