​The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) will become the competent authority at the national level in the field of cyber intelligence and will have the role of informing, preventing and countering attacks that threaten national security, according to a draft law released to the public. advice.

CyberInt_SRIPhoto: Scientific Research Institute

The new draft law on cyber security was submitted for public discussion on November 4 by the Ministry of Digitalization, which is headed by Sebastien Bourduya (PNL).

The draft law aims to regulate the legal and institutional framework in the spheres of security and cyber protection, as well as cooperation mechanisms and responsibilities of institutions that have powers in these spheres.

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We will remind, in 2015 the cybersecurity law was ruled unconstitutionaland the Constitutional Court ruled that the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) should not be a national cybersecurity authority.

The Explanatory Note states that this draft law is a milestone provided for in the PNRR and it is said that he would take into account the criticism formulated in 2015 by the Constitutional Court.

What role will the DRI play in the new draft law. Data to which he will have access

The new draft law provides for Art. 13 that the Romanian Information Service (SRI) is the competent authority at the national level in the field of cyber-intelligence, as well as for knowledge, analysis, prevention and countermeasures against incidents and cyber-attacks that represent threats, risks and vulnerabilities for the national security authorities of Romania.

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