Cybersecurity Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Responses to Cybersecurity Threats and Incidents
24. Appointment of cybersecurity technical experts
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint any of the following as a cybersecurity technical expert for a specified period to assist any incident response officer in the course of an investigation under section 21 or 22 —
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(1);
a public officer or an employee of a statutory body;
an individual (who is not a public officer or an employee of a statutory body) with suitable qualifications or experience to properly perform the role of a cybersecurity technical expert.
The role of a cybersecurity technical expert is to provide such advice of a technical nature as the incident response officer may require in the course of an investigation under section 21 or 22.
cybersecurity
“cybersecurity” means the state in which a computer or computer system is protected from unauthorised access or attack, and because of that state — (a) the computer or computer system continues to be available and operational; (b) the integrity of the computer or computer system is maintained; and (c) the integrity and confidentiality of information stored in, processed by or transmitted through the computer or computer system is maintained;
The Commissioner may, for any reason that appears to the
Commissioner to be sufficient, at any time revoke the appointment of an individual as a cybersecurity technical expert.
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The Commissioner shall issue to each cybersecurity technical expert an identification card which shall be carried at all times by the cybersecurity technical expert when performing the role of a cybersecurity technical expert.
A cybersecurity technical expert whose appointment as such ceases shall return any identification card issued to the cybersecurity technical expert under subsection (4) to the Commissioner.
Terms defined in s 2
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(1);
cybersecurity
Defined · s 2“cybersecurity” means the state in which a computer or computer system is protected from unauthorised access or attack, and because of that state — (a) the computer or computer system continues to be available and operational; (b) the integrity of the computer or computer system is maintained; and (c) the integrity and confidentiality of information stored in, processed by or transmitted through the computer or computer system is maintained;
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