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ARTICLE · 01 FEBRUARY 2011

Report Published On Mandatory Data Breach Notification In The EU

In light of the imminent EU-wide requirement for mandatory notification of data breaches in the telecommunications sector, the European Network and Information Security Agency ("ENISA") - the agency charged with improving network and information security in the EU - has published a report in order to better understand the challenges posed by this requirement.

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In light of the imminent EU-wide requirement for mandatory notification of data breaches in the telecommunications sector, the European Network and Information Security Agency ("ENISA") - the agency charged with improving network and information security in the EU - has published a report in order to better understand the challenges posed by this requirement.

Currently, most Member States do not have a mandatory data breach notification requirement.  In the UK, for example, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") - the UK's data protection authority - issued a guidance note in 2008, advising that it should be notified of serious data breaches.  Importantly, however, there is no legal obligation to do so.  This is set to change.

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