Security breaches and loss of integrity of electronic communications networks and services

By determination of 12 December 2013, ANACOM has approved the final decision on the circumstances, format and procedures applicable to the requirements of reporting security breaches or losses of integrity with significant impact on the functioning of public communications networks and publicly available electronic communication services; the decision also governs respective public disclosure, by companies offering public communications networks or publicly available electronic communication services, of security breaches or losses of integrity as may occur on their networks and as part of their services.

Approval was likewise given to the report of the prior hearing and consultation held on the corresponding draft decision (determination of 22 December 2011); in response to these procedures, comments were received, on a timely basis, from the following undertakings: AT&T/COLT/Verizon Business, Cabovisão, CTT, Grupo ONI (Onitelecom, Knewon, and F300), Optimus, Grupo PT (Portugal Telecom, S.G.P.S, PTC and TMN), Vodafone Portugal and ZON (ZON TV Cabo, ZON TV Cabo Madeirense and ZON TV Cabo Açoreana), APRITEL, ACOP - Associação dos Consumidores de Portugal (Consumer Association of Portugal), UGC - União Geral de Consumidores (General Union of Consumers), DGC - Direção-Geral do Consumidor (Directorate General for the Consumer) and Secretaria Regional da Educação e Recursos Humanos do Governo Regional da Madeira (Regional Education and Human Resources Secretariat of the Regional Government of Madeira).