China: Opened consultation on draft Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guidelines - Cybersecurity Assessment Guidelines for Large Internet Platforms

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Opened consultation on draft Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guidelines - Cybersecurity Assessment Guidelines for Large Internet Platforms

On 23 December 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) opened a public consultation on the Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guidelines - Cybersecurity Assessment Guidelines for Large Internet Platforms until 5 January 2024. The guidelines aim to provide standardised practice guidance on network security laws, regulations, policies, standards, and current issues. Large internet platforms include intermediary platforms with over 50 million users in the last year, offering services such as instant messaging, social networks, e-commerce, live streaming, short videos, and online payments. The guidelines are designed to assist large-scale internet platforms in assessing, discovering, and preventing cybersecurity risks that may affect social stability and public interests. The guideline outlines the risks that platforms should pay attention to, as well as the methods for cybersecurity assessment.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-12-23
in consultation

On 23 December 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) …

2024-01-05
processing consultation

On 5 January 2024, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) c…

2024-06-25
adopted

On 25 June 2024, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) iss…

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