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Trestnoprávna zodpovednosť manažéra kybernetickej bezpečnosti v českom a slovenskom právnom poriadku
Criminal Liability of a Cyber Security Manager in the Czech and Slovak Legal System

Author(s): Jozef Čentéš, Michal Rampášek
Subject(s): Criminal Law, International Law, Public Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: information cybersecurity manager; ciso; statutory body; legal entity; cybersecurity; liability; criminal offense

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the authors focus to the cybersecurity manager (CISO), who is responsible for cybersecurity in the company’s organization from the point of view of the Slovak and Czech legal system. In the introduction of the paper, the roles and responsibilities of the CISO in dealing with a cyber security incident and the relationship with the statutory representative (CEO) are characterized. The next part of the paper analyzes selected cases from the USA in which liability has been invoked against managers of legal entities (CISO, CEO) when dealing with an incident. Finally, the criminal liability of CISOs is analysed from the perspective of the Slovak and Czech legal system.

  • Issue Year: 32/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 483-513
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Slovak
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