National Information Security and Safety Authority (الهيئة الوطنية لأمن وسلامة المعلومات) NISSA
Who they are
Libya's national information-security body, created in 2013 by turning the Information Security and Safety Department of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics into a national authority. It hosts LibyaCERT, the national computer emergency response team.
What they do
Sets information and communications security policies and standards, monitors the national network, reviews systems against international standards and licenses cybersecurity service providers (Decision No. 150 of 2024). It is also the authority for electronic authentication under Law No. 6 of 2022.
Key laws & regulations issued
- Regulation قرار رقم 150 لسنة 2024 بشأن تنظيم مزاولة نشاط خدمات الأمن السيبراني (Decision No. 150 of 2024 on Regulating the Activity of Practicing Cybersecurity Services) 2024
- Act القانون رقم 5 لسنة 2022 بشأن مكافحة الجرائم الإلكترونية (Law No. 5 of 2022 Regarding Combating Cybercrimes) 2022
- Act القانون رقم 6 لسنة 2022 بشأن المعاملات الإلكترونية (Law No. 6 of 2022 Concerning Electronic Transactions) 2022
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