Digitalswitzerland welcomes amendments to the Telecommunications Ordinance
After the deadline for consultation on the amendment of the Telecommunications Service Ordinance has expired, the IT industry association Digitalswitzerland proposes some changes to the Federal Council's proposal.
Swiss telecommunications networks are to be made more secure. One of the measures proposed by the Federal Council includes, for example, a reporting obligation in the event of unauthorized manipulation. The industry association Digitalswitzerland welcomes the direction proposed by the Confederation, but mentions suggestions for improvement in individual points.
Four Federal Council measures
In summary, the Federal Council proposes four measures to ensure the network security of 5G mobile networks and to combat the misuse of telecommunications equipment. For example, providers of Internet access should be required to filter spoofing attempts, improve the security of the devices made available to customers, and inform customers about the blocking of Internet access or addressing elements, as well as report unauthorized manipulation of telecommunications equipment and take appropriate defensive measures within a reasonable period of time.
The majority of Digitalswitzerland agrees with the proposed revision. agree. However, when it comes to incident reports, the association recommends reporting them to the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC). This is because the upcoming Information Security Act also provides for the NCSC to be the reporting point for cyber incidents involving critical infrastructure. However, the term "end of life" should be used consistently in the provisions on protective measures for equipment provided to customers.
Source: Digitalswitzerland/Bakom
