[105A Duty to take security measures]
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

[Security of public electronic communications networks and services]

[105A  Duty to take security measures]

[(1)     The provider of a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service must take such measures as are appropriate and proportionate for the purposes of—

(a)     identifying the risks of security compromises occurring;

(b)     reducing the risks of security compromises occurring; and

(c)     preparing for the occurrence of security compromises.

(2)     In this Chapter “security compromise”, in relation to a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service, means—

(a)     anything that compromises the availability, performance or functionality of the network or service;

(b)     any unauthorised access to, interference with or exploitation of the network or service or anything that enables such access, interference or exploitation;

(c)     anything that compromises the confidentiality of signals conveyed by means of the network or service;

(d)

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